US jazz bassist born 1985 is from an island off the coast of Maine, where he was introduced to bass playing at age 10. When studying at the New England Conservatory of Music, Cass received personalized instruction from several virtuoso musicians including George Garzone, Ran Blake, Joe Morris and Joe Maneri. Cass has performed with the likes of Matt Mitchell, Tyshawn Sorey, John Zorn, Jason Palmer, Dan Weiss, Noah Preminger and Bill McHenry.