Anthony Setola “Interstellar Appeal” www.anthonysetolamusic.com Although bassist Anthony Setola hails from Baltimore, it’s obvious he has an affinity for the funk majesty of the Bay Areas...
As musicians, we’ve all been listening to music we love for a long time. I used to sit and listen to Weather Report, or Pat Metheny,...
Hi to all, and welcome to my column The Doctor Is In. I’m Randy Kertz, a bass player, chiropractor and acupuncturist, and author of the book...
As a kid growing up in Australia at a time when the “Information Super Highway” was just spawning and music was purchased in either tape or...
Today music fans are not only listening in the comfort of their homes but they are also watching. Thirty years ago, there may have been one...
Hello, Everybody, and welcome to the second installment of Opening the Slap Style Vocabulary. Recently, drummer Chris Ceja and I played at Pete Decuir’s BassQuake in...
Click on the docment below to launch the Slap Triad Arpeggios lesson. Download Ray_Riendeau_Slap_Arpeggios.mov
I have a band called the Traveling Black Hillbilly’s. I play Banjo and Bass in the band. We played for a festival in Ohio in September...
I recall the days when I’d go into the studio as a hired hand and all I needed to ask is “Do you want me to...
Please click on the link below, Jaco-Used to be a Cha Cha, to download the transcription. Jaco-Used_To_Be_a_Cha_Cha
The ability to transcribe, or write down on paper what you hear on a recording, is one of the most valuable tools a musician can possess....
In our last training session (click here to view Part 2) we played, memorized and internalized the eight scales and arpeggios that apply to our “Autumn...
** Note: At the end of this page is the music download of the lesson. Please scroll to the bottom, click to open, and then continue...
Welcome back, folks! Last time around I took a momentary departure from purely technical subjects to introduce to you the importance of melody. Moving forward, I...
Watch out for this young bassist. He’s just breaking onto the scene with his first solo CD featuring such luminaries as Russell Ferrante and Eric Marienthall,...