Bass Players and Bass Guitar Fans, Bass Musician Magazine Online
|
Bass Players and Bass Guitar Fans, Bass Musician Magazine Online
Bass Musician Magazine Q&A with Bassist David Banjy Name: David Banjy, Singer composer and bass player. Born In What City: Bujumbura (Burundi) Current Band(s) I Play With: Banjy’s Afro Former Bands I Have Played With: Paco Diatta Band (Senegalese music), Ruth Rutebe (Afro beat), etc. CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of: Paco Diatta Describe The… [Continue Reading]
Bass Musician Magazine Q&A with Bassist Lenny Sasso… Name: Lenny Sasso Born In What City: Red Bank, NJ Current Band(s) I Play With: June Divided CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of: June Divided – ‘Backbone’ 07/10/2012 Describe The Way You Play Bass: If you’re talking “technicality,” I picked up the ’3 fingers-style’ technique from… [Continue Reading]
Bass Musician Magazine Q&A with Bassist Brandon Asraf… Born In What City: Somewhere in Florida Current Band(s) I Play With: Brick + Mortar Former Bands I Have Played With: The Black Rhythm (although it was the same band – LOL) CD’s I’ve Released/Been a Part Of: “7 Years In The Mystic Room” E.P. - “Heatstroke” Maxi… [Continue Reading]
Bassist Justin Gray Marries Tradition and Invention with the Bass Veena by Tatiana Kostiak… When Toronto bass musician Justin Gray hit a limitation in his quest to perfect the bass sound in the Indian Raga music he was studying, he moved on to a fretless bass. Two years later, the limitation of that instrument became evident…. [Continue Reading]
Joseph “BEARCLAW” Burcaw – Bass Musician Magazine Q&A… Name: Joseph “BEARCLAW” Burcaw Born In What City: Akron, Ohio Current Band(s) I Play With: “GI Blythe” “Black 47″ Former Bands I Have Played With: Mascot’s Distance, Erene Mastrangeli, Angry Salad, Emiko just to name a few. CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of: 1) IRAQ by… [Continue Reading]
Keithen “Bassman” Foster… Being born into a military family that moved a lot seems like the perfect set up for life as a touring bassist. After a year of touring with Jordan Knight and his band Elevation Theory, I finally got to talk to Keithen about life on the road and how ‘growing up’ and… [Continue Reading]
Oteil Burbridge: Playing Life by Steve Gregory – Bass Musician Magazine July 2012 Issue… When Oteil Burbridge is asked about bass, bands, and songs, his responses reveal a unique perspective. Rather than focus on minutiae that would confine him, Oteil’s expansive answers are steeped in history, connection, emotion, and spirituality. Each response has a thread of… [Continue Reading]
Mikel vk – Bass Musician Magazine Q&A Name: Mikel vk Born In What City: I was born in Pasadena, CA but lived most of my life in Templeton, CA. Current Band(s) I Play With: PK is the only band I play for, though I’m working on a side project called “DBP”. Very experimental and volatile, though I still… [Continue Reading]
Meet Bassist Jaymz Marcc in this Bass Musician Magazine Q&A… Name: Jaymz Marcc Born In What City: Pueblo, CO Current Band(s) I Play With: Awaken the Empire Former Bands I Have Played With: I’ve played with a band called Thoz 1 Guyz and From Here to LA but mostly did a lot of solo stuff… [Continue Reading]
Meet Bassist Brian Southall in this Bass Musician Magazine Q & A… Name: Brian Southall Born In What City: Warren, MI Current Band(s) I Play With: The Company We Keep Former Bands I Have Played With: The Receiving End Of Sirens, Isles and Glaciers, Boys Night Out, Fordirelifesake CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of:… [Continue Reading]
Mark King – Bass Musician Magazine Q&A by Bob Considine… Many of the faces were the same when Level 42 front man and slap bass legend Mark King took to the intimate stage of the infamous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London this past winter. But despite being flanked with his long-time band mates, these shows… [Continue Reading]
Meet Bassist Matthew Jurasek in this Bass Musician Magazine Q & A… Name: Matthew Jurasek Born In What City: Bergenfield NJ Current Band(s) I am playing with: D & M Former Bands I Have Played With: Zero Strikes Back, The Matthew Curran Band, MTM Trio, Outside The Box CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of:… [Continue Reading]
Meet Bassist Rob Marshall in this Bass Musician Magazine Q & A… Name: Rob Marshall Born In What City: West Bend, WI Current Band(s) I Play With: Via Coma CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of: Figures – June 12, 2012 Bridges EP – March 9, 2009 Describe The Way You Play Bass: Being the lead vocalist… [Continue Reading]
Janek Gwizdala: The Bass Mogul by Steve Gregory – Bass Musician Magazine June 2012 Issue… Welcome to Bass Mogul Magazine? Perhaps a name change is in order to appropriately accommodate the work of Janek Gwizdala. The number of different hats that Janek wears – bassist, producer, author, podcast host, educator, website creator, social media expert,… [Continue Reading]
Meet Bassist Nathan Joiner in this Bass Musician Magazine Q & A… Name: Nathan Joiner Born In What City: Denver, Colorado Current Band(s) I Play With: I play bass for Let It Happen. CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of: I have not worked on any other albums with other bands, but I have… [Continue Reading]
Get to Know Bassist Jonathan Moody… What Made Me Decide to Play Bass: It’s a family thing. My mom played string bass in college and after in the community orchestra, up until I was born. When we were in 6th grade orchestra and had the ability to switch to string bass, I just had to do it. My… [Continue Reading]
Mark Evans: A Life of Rock and Roll by Kilian Duarte… Few people in this world are fortunate enough to say they have fulfilled their dreams of doing what they love to do for a living and having stories of their accomplishments and triumphs. Even fewer can say they can do that with music, and a near… [Continue Reading]
The third featured artist in this series, “From Bedroom to Business” is bassist Derek Jones. Over the years, he has performed with such notable musicians as Bela Fleck, The Pete Escovedo Orchestra, Jeff Sipe, Orestes Vilato, Dori Caymmi, Crystal Gayle, and Kai Eckhardt. Derek has also performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The… [Continue Reading]
Hutch Hutchinson: The Groove King by Rick Suchow – Bass Musician Magazine May 2012 Issue / Cover Photo: Manny Alvarez With all the easiness of a tropical wind headed mainland, a relaxed Hutch Hutchinson prepares to depart Hawaii for Los Angeles for an upcoming week of rehearsals with Bonnie Raitt. From there it will be on… [Continue Reading]
Bassist Charlie Roberts – Bass Musician Magazine Interview… Get to know Bassist Charlie Roberts from The Suburbians in this Bass Musician Magazine Q&A! Name: Charlie Roberts Born In What City: Chelmsford, England Current Band(s) I Play With: The Suburbians (www.thesuburbians.co.uk) CD’s I’ve Released/ Been a Part Of: “Follow The Lights” The Suburbians first album. Describe The Way… [Continue Reading]
Bassist Brandino – Bass Musician Magazine Interview… Get to know Bassist Kevin “Brandino” Brandon in this Bass Musician Magazine Q&A! Name: Kevin “Brandino” Brandon My Family Is From: New Orleans, Louisiana Was Born In: South Central Los Angeles Current Band(s) I Play With: Brandino and Friends Former Bands I Have Played With: Aretha Franklin 22 Years… [Continue Reading]
Bassist Ben Zwerin – Bass Musician Magazine Interview… Get to know Bassist Ben Zwerin in this Bass Musician Magazine Q&A! Name: Ben Zwerin Born In What City: Nimes, France but grew up in Paris. I moved to the states when I was 19 and then went to Boston first to go to the Berklee College of… [Continue Reading]
Bassist Tom Garnett – Bass Musician Magazine Interview… Get to know Bassist Tom Garnett from the Oceanics in this Bass Musician Magazine Q&A! Name: Tom Garnett Born In What City: Bangkok, Thailand Current Band(s) I Play With: Oceanics Former Bands I Have Played With: Formerly played as a fill-in bassist for whoever needed one and also a… [Continue Reading]
How to Danko: A Lesson in the Style of Rick Danko by Rob Collier… The late 1960s was the era of the “supergroup.” Cream. The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Traffic. Blind Faith. It was a time when bands were built around a group of individuals with superior instrumental prowess. Guitar virtuosos reigned. Drummers demanded (and were granted)… [Continue Reading]
The second featured artist in this series on how to successfully make the transition from home bassist to concert hall virtuoso is Dave Marks. A freelance musician living and working out of London, Dave has worked as a professional musician, producer, writer, arranger, teacher, gear demonstrator and journalist since 1997. Aside from his full playing,… [Continue Reading]
