Jonathan “Silver” Alvear is a bassist shaped by wide horizons and deep tones.

Growing up in the Texas Hill Country, his musical roots took hold early—first in orchestras, with French horn and upright bass, then on the field with the Guardians DCI corps. Those early experiences gave him both discipline and an ear for nuance, laying the foundation for a lifelong pursuit of sound. But it was the bass guitar that pulled him deeper.

In Los Angeles, he refined his craft at Musicians Institute (B.I.T.), not to chase perfection, but to chase truth in tone. From K-pop’s polish to black metal’s chaos, from the tight swing of jazz to the raw edge of the underground, Jonathan doesn’t just cross genres—he lives between them.

Now based in Austin, he moves fluidly across instruments: upright bass, six string fretless, eight string bass, and everything in between—each one a different way to say the unspeakable. His solo albums hum with restless energy, fragments of every sound he’s absorbed, echoes of every room he’s played. All these pieces find their place in every project he’s a part of. Wherever the music goes, his bass is the steady heart.