Canadian bassist Alain Caron's musical career began at the early age of 11 and he soon discovered the music which would become his life's passion - jazz. In the early 70s he moved to Montreal and s [...]
Clinician, Performer, Engineer, Producer, Musician, Hillbilly, Cultural Nomad
Al started off with trumpet and as a singer/dancer. In 1976 he taught himself bass and landed a gig with 'R.J. [...]
Alex Lofoco is a native Itailan musician based in the UK. As a relative newcomer to the London music scene, he is already surprisingly established. As a bass player Alex possesses an enviable combi [...]
An in-demand session bassist and producer, Brent-Anthony Johnson has exercised his positive attitude, musical knowledge and exceptional playing ability for the soul purpose of experiencing music on [...]
Bill is the owner of Bartolini Pickups and Electronics. He designs and builds magnetic pickups for electric guitars and basses as well as on-board electronics for electric guitars and basses, picku [...]
Bill Dickens is a phenomenal bass talent whose reputation has reached legendary cult status. As one of the top session bassist in the world, Bill can be heard on numerous recordings as well as seen [...]
Bill is a graduate of DePaul University, and has been a performer, teacher and clinician for nearly thirty years. His jazz credits include work with Clark Terry, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Max R [...]
Live Performance: Michael Bolton, Richard Carpenter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, David Foster, Kenny G, Art Garfunkle, Rickie Lee Jones, Ivan Milev, Madonna - Virgin Tour and Live Aid, Th [...]
I am known as "BISCUIT" and I am a self-taught bass guitarist of some 19 years now. I play 5 and 6 string Spector basses exclusively, and have used them all with many bands during live and recordin [...]
Bass guitar virtuoso BRAD RUSSELL has released his debut solo album Let's Hear It! on STEVE VAT's Digital Nations label. Featuring guitar legend JOE SATRIANI, Let's Hear It! explores musical fronti [...]
French bassist born in 1981, Bruno Tauzin is also a composer, percussionist, guitarist and pianist.
He began studying the organ when he was 10 then turned to music more electric at the age [...]
In his short time in the Industry, Carl has developed himself into one of the country's most exciting and all rounded musicians, growing with the metal genre and then broadening his listening and p [...]
Chris Metaxas joins the BMM staff representing the voice of the readers and the “average players” who just love everything about the bass. He comes to BMM with a passion and connection to those [...]
Darren Frate has been playing bass for more than 35 years, including 15 as a teacher.
Frate, who majored in film scoring at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, specializes in electric b [...]
Born in Rapid City, South Dakota in 1965, David was brought to Washington, D.C. by his parents at the early age of two. He began his education in D.C. public schools, later moving to the metropolit [...]
Having participated on well over 1,000 albums, Dennis Moody has established himself at the top of his field. He is highly regarded in the international music scene as a skilled and versatile engine [...]
Don Campbell is a Northwest blues musician, songwriter, producer and complete knucklehead. He cut his teeth in teen bands in Southern Oregon, before finding his way to Eugene, where he went to scho [...]
Doug’s raw presence, energy, and all-around crowd-wowing prowess can be heard on numerous recordings and stages. Believing that a good musician surrounds himself with great musicians, Dou [...]
Associate Professor, Berklee College of Music
"More than anything I want students to get to the point—not sometime in the future, not sometime at the end of the week or [...]
2007 finds Willis relaunching his solo and bandleader career with the release of "Actual Fiction" and the avant-jam-trio "Slaughterhouse 3". Early reviews of "Actual Fiction" describe that it's "ev [...]
A guitarist, bandleader, and former architect, Harvey Citron has been building guitars, basses, and pickups since 1974. He co-founded Veillette-Citron in 1975, and during that partnership’s eight [...]
Jaime David Vazquez was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico and started with classical guitar and music theory lessons at age 16. He entered the Interamerican University to study music education and boug [...]
Jake Kot is the owner and designer for his custom bassline Kot Basses, partner in "Mitchell & Kot Productions", and performing on over 100 CD's, Jake has also written, arranged, and produced tw [...]
Jake Wolf is a professional bassist from Asheville, NC. Originally hailing from the Boston area, he began playing bass in the sixth grade and hasn’t put it down since. Jake graduated from the [...]
Jason Heath is an active double bass performer, educator, blogger, and podcaster. A native of South Dakota, Jason began playing with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and Sioux City Symphony Orch [...]
BehindtheNotes.com is a web site that features video documentaries of some of the worlds most respected and renowned musicians giving live performances and discussing how they approach the creative [...]
Although John Kuhlman has been playing the bass for nearly 20 years, he strongly believes in the maxim: Sometimes a teacher. Always a student.
As a child of the 80s, John grew up idolizing [...]
Born and raised in the city of Chicago, he honed his musical skills as an freelance guitarist and bassist on the city's music scene. From nightclubs to theaters to studio sessions and tours, while [...]
I grew up in both Southern and Northern California and started playing the bass at age 13 after hearing and falling in love with the sound of Jaco Pastorius and Weather Report. My father Loren Pick [...]
Currently working on several projects in London and Milan, Manuel Pino is a italian-venezuelan bass player with over ten years of live and studio experience. Classically trained in double bass (con [...]
Mark Wright is the manager and designer of AccuGroove Speaker Cabinets & Amps. He started playing bass in 1970 in an originals rock band while the last 37 years has seen him play in a variety o [...]
Martin Simpson was born in 1956 in London, England. His musical life began 16 years later with the acquisition of a Columbus bass – "a pretty poor copy of the Fender Jazz". Not coming from a musi [...]
Born and raised in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Michael is a North California based music professional with recording, touring and teaching experience who specializes in Caribbean music. Along with many [...]
Hailed by many as the world's leading solo bassist, Michael Manring has been pushing back the boundaries of whatís possible on the bass guitar for over two decades. While his technical skill and [...]
Mikel Combs is a versatile acoustic and electric bassist currently living and working in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex. He received a BM and MM (fall 2009) in jazz studies from the University of [...]
Raised on the sounds of classical and jazz piano in Bowling Green, Ohio, Mike Pope's musical development began as a pianist at age 7. Through his brother, Pope discovered the electric bass, and by [...]
The world knows Oteil Burbridge as the Allman Bros.' bassist and as a founding member of The Aquarium Rescue Unit. In recent years, Oteil and the Peacemakers have brought more attention to Oteil's [...]
Paul has been playing electric bass avidly since the ripe age of 15. As a young boy, he knew that playing music was the path that had been set for him. The idea of reaching new and unusual peop [...]
For the past twenty years, no Northwest bass player has been in more demand in more capacities than Phil Baker. Phil's mastery of both the acoustic and electric bass as well as his talents as a com [...]
Randall Kertz is a chiropractic physician, acupuncturist, educator, author, and bass player in private practice in suburban Chicago, IL. He treats many local, national, and international musicians [...]
Ray is a highly sought after bassist whose versatile style and dedication to the instrument has earned him world tours and many major CD recording projects. His musical expertise and knowledge of t [...]
Over the last 3 years, Reggie has expanded his horizons & became a leader.
His debut CD; "A Lot of Love, LIVE!" (JammincolorS) is comprised of (2) live trio concerts with saxophonist Ra [...]
Rhayn is a musician whose interest lies in musical spontaneity and improvisation. He is a commercially aware music graduate with in-depth insight into the processes of Indie music obtained through [...]
Ric Fierabracci has performed, recorded and run the gamut for artists like Chick Corea, Billy Cobham, Dave Weckl, Bill Evans, Frank Gambale, Tom Coster, Andy Summers (with Sting as a special guest) [...]
Rob Collier earned his DMA in Music Composition at the University of Maryland in 2010. He holds a BA from Bellarmine University and an MM from the University of Louisville. While a [...]
Leaps of faith can lead you on an amazing journey.
This certainly describes the musical path Steve Gregory has taken. Raised in Virginia, he spent his early years playing in local bands a [...]
Tim Seisser was born in Elgin, Illinois and grew up in Arlington Heights, a suburb of Chicago. He began playing the bass at age 13 and quickly progressed, technically and musically, thru high sc [...]
Todd Johnson is recognized as a pioneer of the six-string bass. With his Zon signature model six-string bass, Johnson uses an innovative technique where he plays chord changes and bass lines simult [...]
Vail Johnson is a solo artist and bassist most well know for his work with Kenny G since 1986.
Vail grew up in Seattle, WA youngest of 6 boys in a musical family.
He started on trum [...]
In 1980 he participated in the historic recording of Manos Hadjidakis'(composer of the Oscar- winning score for the famous film "Never on Sunday") "Lilipoupolis", and since then has taken part [...]
Yves Carbonne was born may 23, 1967 in Auch (Gers - south of France), and grew up close to Bordeaux. His parents were not musicians, but gave him piano lessons when he was 7.
Carbonne has [...]
