Born in Oakland, California, on October 2, 1953, Lincoln Goines has had a very busy sideman carreer as on electric and upright-acoustic bass. At 23 years of age he played the New York Kool Jazz Festival with John Handy. His ability to incorporate latin lines with ideas drawn from percussion patterns proved vital to with many latin-influenced jazz groups.

He has established himself strongly in that style having played with Gato Barbieri, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Paquito D'Rivera, Tania Maria, Michel Camilo and Dave Valentin. In association with drummer Robby Ameen, Lincoln has co-written an instructional book entitled "Applying Afro-Cuban Rhythms To Jazz, Funk and Rock For Bass and Drums" which has received rave reviews from such musicians as Will Lee, Dennis Chambers, John Patitucci and Ruben Blades.

He has also been the bass drive of the jazz-funk quartet the Mike Stern/Bob Sheppard Band showing off a more aggressive side of his playing.

Lincoln Goines has earned himself a great deal of respect in the music community, having toured and recorded in the past ten years with such other great jazz artists as: Eliane Elias, Dave Grusin, Bob Mintzer, Bob Moses, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, John Scofield and Leni Stern.

Biography courtesy of EMMECI.