Warm and familiar, you know this tune by heart. Yet with twists in tempo, his story marches to its own beat. Meet Craig Akin, a versatile bassist whose 3 decades of experience have afforded him the skills to play myriad styles of music with ease. Born into a musical family in the buckle of the Bible Belt and now attuned to the rhythms of the Nashville skyline, he’s a quick study whose talents have taken him across the globe.
Whether he’s playing his upright or electric bass, on stage or in the studio… jazz, pop, blues or rock, Craig is comfortable and creative, and consistently delivers the goods. With a degree in music education and formative years spent cutting his teeth in Kansas City’s jazz & blues scene, followed by 17 years in New York, he can now be found playing and recording with many notable Nashville artists of different genres. Craig has performed well over 5,000 shows and contributed to more than 100 albums.