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In the summer of 2006 I was fortunate enough to attend Victor Wooten’s Bass/Nature Camp. It was an experience that hugely influenced my practice and performance mindset. Victor Wooten’s newest instructional DVD “Groove Workshop” is an extension of his teaching approach used at Bass/Nature Camp. It is nice to see Victor finding his voice as [...]
Victor Little “Inner Portrait” www.victorlittlemusic.com You may not be familiar with Victor LIttle but in my humble opinion, you should be. I met Vic while living in the Bay Area about 6 years ago and I’ve been a fan ever since. I’ve long been interested in some of his collaborations with different Bay Area heavies [...]
Rob Gourlay “Let’s Do It” www.robgourlay.com Although a relatively brief encounter (31 minutes), there is plenty within these 6 tracks to chew on. This is a real power trio with both drummer Dave Dicenso and guitarist Tim Theriault just blazing all of the way through (these guys are really phenominal and should be checked out!). [...]
Doug Johns “Pocket Fulla Nasty” www.dougjohns.com You may recall from my review of Doug’s previous self-titled CD that I was really impressed with both his playing and writing. Well, I’m happy to report that “Pocket Fulla Nasty” is exactly what is says and blows the first release out of the water! Doug’s also recruited some [...]
David Fiuczynski’s KiF – (Steve jenkins) “KiF Express” www.torsos.com & www.stevejenkinsbass.com I’ve known Steve for a while now and one of the things I’ve always liked about him is how cool, calm and collected he is. He’s a mellow cat and a good hang (apologizing for the dated vernacular). That comes through in his playing [...]
Darin Clendenin “Revenir” www.darinclendenin.com PIanist Darin Clendenin may not be a household name, but has a wonderful reputation in the NorthWest as a versatile and sensitive musician that always operates on the highest of levels. This album displays in very clear terms, what we know to be true. While there is a distinct lack of [...]
Here is a book suitable for all musicians wanting to do the “Band Thing”. Touted as the “Road Map for any musician”, I would call it more of an “Atlas”! Loaded with a wealth of detailed information, this book can take you from the initial moment you start to consider joining a band up to [...]
I found this book one day I was wandering through Costco (A huge warehouse store here in the US). Since you almost never find any Bass stuff at Costco I grabbed it right up at a super price. You get a book with a CD (On a practical note, if you do find this at [...]
The phrase “A starting Point” is the best description I can give for these educational materials. The 2 CD relative pitch training course is perfect if you haven’t ever played the bass before by ear. The exercises are well structured and will help build manual dexterity as well as improve pitch recognition. The pace is [...]
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