Editing Darryl Jenifer (section)

{{Short description|American musician (born 1960)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Darryl Jenifer
| image           = Darryl Jenifer playing with Bad Brains on 2012-04-16 at the Paradise in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 01.jpg
| caption         = Jenifer playing with [[Bad Brains]], 2012
| genre           = [[Hardcore punk]]
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1960|10|22}}
| birth_place     = [[Washington, D.C.]], United States
| instrument      = [[Bass guitar]]
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Bad Brains]]
* [[The White Mandingos]]
* [[Ric Ocasek]]
}}
}}

'''Darryl Jenifer''' (born October 22, 1960) is an American musician, widely known as the bassist for the [[hardcore punk]] band [[Bad Brains]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3606/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Bad Brains|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=May 6, 2010}}</ref> and for the [[rap-rock]] group [[The White Mandingos]].<ref name="npr">{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Frannie|title=The White Mandingos - Music that defies definition|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2013/08/13/211396093/the-white-mandingos-music-that-defies-definition|publisher=National Public Radio|date=August 13, 2013|accessdate=August 13, 2013}}</ref> He appeared in ''TV's Illest Minority Moments presented by [[Ego trip (magazine)|ego trip]]'' and the three-part ''[[Ego trip (magazine)|ego trip]]'s Race-O-Rama'' on [[VH1]].

Jenifer credits numerous musicians and bands for inspiring and influencing his playing, including the [[Al Di Meola]], [[James Jamerson]], [[Geezer Butler]], [[Larry Graham]], [[Stanley Clarke]], [[Percy Jones (musician)|Percy Jones]], [[Aston Barrett]], [[Lloyd Parks]], [[Errol Holt]], [[Bob Marley]], [[Mahavishnu Orchestra]], [[999 (band)|999]], [[Eater (band)|Eater]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Paul Simonon]], the [[Ramones]], [[Return to Forever]], [[Brand X]], [[Weather Report]], [[Earth, Wind, and Fire]], [[Lonnie Liston Smith]], [[Roy Ayers]], the [[Dickies]], the [[The Damned (band)|Damned]], [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]], the [[Buzzcocks]], [[Sly and the Family Stone]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Peter Frampton]], and [[Black Sabbath]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/darryl-jenifer-i-understand-the-locomotion-of-rhythm-when-i-play-bass-i-know-how-to-anchor-to-the-music |title=Bad Brains' Darryl Jenifer: 'I understand the locomotion of rhythm. When I play bass, I know how to anchor to the music' |last=Harvie |first=Calum |publisher=musicradar |date=May 27, 2019 |access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2022/12/bad-brains-interview-darryl-jenifer.html |title=Bad Brains Interview, Darryl Jenifer: 'The Youth Are Getting Restless' Reissue |last=Breznikar |first=Klemen |publisher=It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine |date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

Jenifer released his first solo album entitled ''In Search of Black Judas'' on October 26, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 25, 2010 |title=In Search of Black Judas - Darryl Jenifer|url=https://imposemagazine.com/reviews/in-search-of-black-judas-darryl-jenifer|access-date=May 31, 2021 |website=IMPOSE Magazine|language=en}}</ref> The album had been in development for nearly a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/OutsightRadioHoursDarrylJenifer|title=Outsight Radio Hours interviews Darryl Jenifer|last=Schulte|first=Tom|publisher=Outsight Radio Hours|accessdate=November 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>Sacha Jenkins liner notes on Bad Brains album 'The Omega Sessions.'</ref>