Jeff Ament

Jeffrey Allen Ament (born March 10, 1963) is an American musician best known as the bassist of rock band Pearl Jam, which he co-founded alongside Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder. Ament wrote or co-wrote many of Pearl Jam's hits, including "Jeremy", "Oceans", "Dissident", "Nothingman" and "Nothing as It Seems". Prior to his work with Pearl Jam, Ament was part of the 1980s Seattle-based grunge rock bands Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog and Three Fish. He is known particularly for playing with the fretless bass, upright bass, and twelve-string bass guitars. Ament is also a member of the band RNDM. In 2008, Ament released his first solo album Tone. His second solo release, While My Heart Beats, followed in 2012, and his third in 2018: Heaven/Hell. Ament was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7, 2017. He was also recognized as one of the top hard rock and metal bassists of all time by Loudwire in 2016, placing at #52 on the list.