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Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we will discuss the descarga in latin music, also known as descarga cubana. The descarga was originated in Cuba and is a form of music that consist of improvisation over a melody or rhythm. It can be played as a vamp. What is a vamp? [...]
Welcome to 2012! This month is for the metalheads! We’re going to study some heavy metal (often referred to simply as metal) basslines. The bass in metal music is frequently supporting and doubling the guitar lines. But there’s some space for bass players to add more notes. There are bass players that are pushing the boundaries [...]
This is it! The last article for the 2011. What a wonderful year! Thank you to all the BMM staff & the Community. I told you, Bass Musician Magazine is taking over the world. Latin music has been influencing music since a long time ago. You can hear latin grooves in jazz, rock, pop, etc. [...]
Jaime Vazquez Jam Band Comfirmed! December 10 - “Jaime Vazquez Jam Band” (Overall Instrumental Music Project). Playing Live at the competition: ”The Strongest Man of Puerto Rico.” Coliseo Ismael Delgado – Aguada, P.R. Free Entrance! www.puertoricosp.com
Hello BMM & Community! This time we’ll work on bass lines using one of the most popular modes used in jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, etc. The Dorian mode! In Western music, the Dorian mode is the 2nd diatonic mode of the major scale. This minor mode is symmetric, meaning that the pattern of tones and [...]
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! For this month, we will work with the “odd time” Bossa Nova. We all know that one of the most popular song forms from Brazil is called the Bossa Nova. For decades it has been part of the rhythmic language of popular music around the world, especially [...]
Hello Everybody! Thanks for all your comments and support! It’s good to know that you are learning! That’s the idea and our goal at BMM! Together we are making history. Last month, we had been studying several exercises for developing the thumb slap and the thumb pop techniques. For this month, we will start to [...]
Hello Bass Players! Here we are celebrating the anniversary of BMM. It’s a great honor for me to be a part of the Family! For this special issue, I have some basic and easy to understand exercises for developing an accurate performance for thumb slapping and thumb popping. Both techniques are very popular for bass [...]
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month I want to show you some excerpts of what I’m playing with Kimary Carrero “The New Voice of Salsa.” Her debut album called “Desahogo” is making a difference in the salsa music scene. The music is modern, passionate, youthful and full of energy. I’m having a [...]
Erick Seda, better known as “Jey” started his musical career as a bass player in 1982 with “Nirvana”. The band published their first record (45rpm) “Don’t wait” early in the eighties followed by “On the Radio” in the same decade and “Generacion Espontanea” in 1991. At that time, local bands in general were suffering a [...]
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