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Victor Wooten is listed as a bassist, jazz musician and guitarist. Victor Wooten was born on September 11, 1964 in Mountain Home, Idaho, United States. That works out to 62 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Denbigh High School.
My Take
Victor Wooten is one of those musicians where you hear him play for thirty seconds and immediately question everything you thought you knew about the bass guitar. Born in 1964 in Mountain Home, Idaho, he's been the secret weapon of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since 1988, and that band alone would cement his legacy — but Wooten keeps going further. His thumb technique and slap speed are genuinely inhuman, and he pulls it off with this effortless, almost meditative calm that makes you feel like he's not even trying. He also wrote The Music Lesson, a philosophical novel about music that bassists pass around like a sacred text. Five Grammy wins, collaborations with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller in the supergroup SMV — the resume speaks for itself, but honestly, just watch him play live. The bass is supposed to be in the background; Wooten never got that memo.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Victor Wooten
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィクター・ウッテン
- Reading
- ゔぃくたー・うってん
- Born
- September 11, 1964 (age 62)
- Origin
- Mountain Home, Idaho, United States
- Occupation
- bassist / jazz musician / guitarist / composer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Denbigh High School
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.victorwooten.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/victorwooten/
- Xhttps://x.com/VictorWooten
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor%20Wooten
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355512
4. About this entry
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Frequently asked questions
When was Victor Wooten born?
Victor Wooten was born on September 11, 1964 and is 62 years old.
Where is Victor Wooten from?
Victor Wooten is from Mountain Home, Idaho, United States.
What does Victor Wooten do?
Victor Wooten works as bassist, jazz musician, guitarist, composer.
Which high school did Victor Wooten attend?
Victor Wooten attended Denbigh High School.
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