Bass Musician Magazine [the face of bass]
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Franck Hermanny, Featured Bassist in the January 2012 Issue of Bass Musician Magazine… Europe has always been known as the birthplace for many top-level contemporary bass guitarists and their upright brethren. From Dominic Di Piazza, Pino Paladino, Linley Marthe, Miroslav Vitous and countless others, the pedigree and quality of European bassists has always been among the hardest [...]
Revisiting the Joni Mitchell years, with new revelations from Peter Erskine “The first time you play, when you’re young and you realize that you’re actually playing, that you’re the one making it happen… to stay aware of that incredible energy and honesty, that’s what it’s about,” Jaco Pastorius once commented. “I take performing for granted, [...]
Let me start by using a quote on Edgar Meyer that I actually referred to in one of my questions in our interview. The New Yorker stated that Edgar “is the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument.” This is quite a statement, but in this player’s opinion, the man walks [...]
Meet Nicole Fiorentino, who is the latest addition to the Grammy award winning band Smashing Pumpkins. Nicole is the fourth female bassist that joins this legendary band. D’Arcy, who was a member of the band since they formed in 1988, spent just over a decade with the band before departing in 1999. Auf der Maur [...]
Cheikh Ndoye broke on the scene not that long ago with his debut CD A Childs Tale. It featured a pretty amazing lineup including Russell Ferrente from the Yellowjackets and Dave Weckl and Eric Marienthall from the Chick Corea band just to name a few, and Cheikh most certainly held his own along with sporting some [...]
Bassist supreme and educator Steve Bailey has been one of the mainstays in the bass community for decades, and he doesn’t seem to be slowing down. He and his long time friend and cohort Victor Wooten have been taking their Bass/Nature camp to new heights on a regular basis, coordinating the camps unique instructional approaches [...]
15 minutes with Les Claypool, by Brad Houser… Late afternoon, Austin, Barton Springs pool. I’m dog-ass tired, been moving all week. Heat & Humidity! I’m going for a swim, walking to the pool half-comatose. A couple of early 20-something cats are walking toward me and……… Dude 1- “Primus!” Dude 2-” Donk-a donk-donk” (waves thumb in [...]
Damian Erskine… Climbing the ladder to greater exposure in this industry is more than ever a complicated paradigm to try to construct. That being said, I fall to a comment that I heard 30 years ago from guitar legend Pat Martino, who basically said that if you persevere and stay true to your art, true to [...]
Right on the release of his fourth Solo CD, Slippin’ ‘n’ Trippin’, Victor Bailey reminds us that he’s alive and well, and a very busy man. He keeps his live straight-ahead band V-Bop at the forefront, while also gigging with his trio featuring Booby Broom on guitar and Poogie Bell on drums, not to mention [...]
by Kilian Duarte – Since their inception in 1999, a unique group of 4 eccentric and creative individuals have made a strong and lasting impact on the world of metal. With an enormous sound fitting their namesake, Mastodon has become one of the bands that are pushing the envelope for both progressive and heavy music. [...]
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