SMV (band) explained

SMV
Background:	group_or_band
Genre:	Jazz, jazz-funk, funk
Years Active:	2008–2009
Label:	Heads Up International
Current Members:	Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten

SMV was a bass guitar supergroup formed in 2008. The group's name comes from the first initials of each of its members, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten.^[1]

The collaboration gained momentum when the three first played together at a concert held by Bass Player magazine in New York City in 2006, where Miller and Wooten joined on stage to present Clarke with the magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award.^[2]

SMV's debut album, Thunder, was released on August 12, 2008, with a supporting world tour beginning the same month.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Official Website of Stanley Clarke
• Official Website of Marcus Miller
• Official Website of Victor Wooten

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jazz. All About. S.M.V.: Thunder album review @ All About Jazz. 2020-12-24. All About Jazz. 16 September 2008 . en.
2. Web site: Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten Join Forces as SMV . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105200550/http://www.bassplayer.com/article/stanley-clarke-marcus/jul-08/86213 . dead . 5 January 2009 . 2008-09-13 . Chris Jisi . July 2008 . Bass Player .
3. Web site: Marcus Miller News – June 7, 2008 . 2008-06-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120211080533/http://www.marcusmiller.com/news_entry.html?newsid=275&color=0 . February 11, 2012 .
4. Web site: S.M.V. (Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten): Thunder . 2020-12-24. glidemagazine.com. October 14, 2008 . Shawn . Donohue.