An all-bass Latin Jazz band

Idea: Create a Latin-Jazz band composed solely of bass instruments.

How It Works: Well, you've got all these instruments, see? And a lot of them can play bass parts, but they're pretty different other than that.

You start with a call to action for people who love the sound of the bass and Latin Jazz. You wait for the calls to start pouring in.

You've got your bass guitar. Your double bass. A bass clarinet. A bass drum! Maybe a keyboard is hidden in there, with the "instrument" setting configured to "Bass" at the moment. (Someone might try to sneak in with a bass - as in the wide-mouthed bass, a fish you might come across in your travels - but that would just be silly.) You round out the whole thing with a vocalist who sings bass.

Then you combine all of these various explorations in bass-itude and start jamming out to your favorite Latin Jazz tune. Maybe some Tito Puente or something.

Why It's a Terrible Idea: Uh, I'm not even sure there is a bass part in most Latin Jazz pieces.

I'll be honest here: I'm not even sure what defines Latin Jazz as a genre. I hear the horns and the beat the upbeat tempo. I don't hear much bass, though.

(Can that many bassists even be in the same room without causing a bass-tastrophe?)

Then there's the fact that I neither know that many bass players, nor do I even know where to begin finding them.

Anybody out there play some form of bass?