Darrius Jamar is no stranger to the smooth jazz and R&B circles. With his latest album, Bounce Back, Jamar steps out from the sideline to the...
Hal Leonard Publishes Business Basics for Musicians… There has never been a greater need for musicians to understand the music business than now, when emerging technologies make...
Machine Language, the Last Album by Bob Belden’s Animation, Featuring Bassist Bill Laswell… Recorded over three days in the autumn of 2014 at Bill Laswell’s Orange...
Review – Igor Saavedra, Organic Bass 1… The Internet has made the world a smaller place! Thanks to the ability to span the globe in a...
Expanding the Slap Bass Vocabulary with Ray Riendeau – Groove #3… Hello fellow bassists! Last month I introduced the “Rake Down”, a technique that involves fanning out...
CD Review – The New Cool with Nathan East and Bob James… I have a “Short List” of the most iconic bassists of our time and...
Interview with Bassist David Pelletier of Mystère {Video}… In this issue, we had the pleasure of interviewing bassist David Pelletier of Mystère™ by Cirque du Soleil®...
While the summer is starting to wind down, and the sound of the breeze is sounding a lot more like school bells than anything else, bassist...
Steve Gordon Updates The Future of the Music Business… New technologies have revolutionized the music business. While these technologies have wreaked havoc on traditional business models, they’ve...
CD Review – Adam Nitti “Not Of This World”… I’ve followed Adam’s releases for quite some time, and I don’t know how he does it, but...
CD Review – Lorenzo Feliciati – “Koi”… Expect the unexpected. Once you think the style is set, it breaks into another. That is one of the...
Bobby Vega’s Gosh Groove from the Basstheworld.com Video… Here we are again with the next lesson… after a broken nose and a marriage (both on my...
Lorenzo Feliciati “Koi” – CD Review… Expect the unexpected. Once you think the style is set, it breaks into another. That is one of the factors...
Adam Nitti “Not Of This World” – CD Review… I’ve followed Adam’s releases for quite some time, and I don’t know how he does it, but...
100 Blues Lessons – Bass Lesson Goldmine Series is another new release in the Bass Lesson Goldmine Series from Hal Leonard. This is one of the...