{"id":158,"date":"2025-10-12T21:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexgrube.com\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2025-11-07T15:34:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:34:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alexgrube.com\/?page_id=158","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; padding:0 40px 40px 40px; background:#fff; border-radius:6px; line-height:1.8; font-family:Inter,sans-serif; color:#111; font-size:16px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 16px 0;\">\n    Alex Grube is one of the leading live and studio bassists of his generation. 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