Joseph Thomas Fine, known professionally as Yossi Fine, was born on December 7, 1964, in Paris, France, and is an Israeli bassist and producer. He began his career at age 16 as a session musician in Israel and moved to New York City in 1985, where he performed with a wide range of artists and worked regularly with the Gil Evans Orchestra from 1985 to 1991. In 1991, Fine received a Grammy nomination for his composition "Always Knows," featured on Stanley Jordan’s album Cornucopia. He returned to Israel in 1995 and, in 1997, formed Ex-Centric Sound System, whose debut album Electric Voodooland was released in 2000. In 2007, he released his solo album Live in Jerusalem. Fine has collaborated extensively with Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré, notably producing and playing bass on Touré’s 2009 album Fondo.
