New from Jake Kot, former Editor of Bass Musician Magazine… Jake Kot, the man who brought you killer interviews with some of today’s top bassists, has...
Life seems to move in phases, and I find myself now in a position where it’s time to move on from this prestigious position that I’ve...
A few players recently went to my blog at neoCreativity.com and got back to me on my most recent subject matter with some comments and interesting...
Last issue I brought up the subject of looking outside of our industry specialists as a way to gain new insight to a problem, and the...
In this issue’s interview with Cheikh Ndoye, I spent some time getting his opinions on what he felt were the necessary steps to be aware of...
What came to mind for me immediately when I considered writing to this auspicious occasion for the magazine was the thought, “You should all be lucky...
I can’t remember where I heard the comment, (I think it was a Facebook comment) but someone was speaking to the value of what he learned...
First off, I hope you are enjoying and making the most of our upgraded Bass Community section. Raul and Val have put serious time into this...
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...
Yellowjackets: Timeline… It’s the 30th anniversary for Yellowjackets…a milestone in itself. They’ve had 17 Grammy nominations, and after listening to Timeline, I’m sure another one is...
Slippin’ ‘n’ Trippin’ is classic Victor Bailey, a Tour de Force of grooves, catchy tunes, stellar sidemen, and some great bass work. Even with appearances from...
As of late, I’ve been working on a new project called Applied Imagination. I’m giving two hour seminars on the topic of Creativity. My need to...
Planted high atop a siege of multi-talented and multi-genre bassists is Etienne Mbappé, who showcases an amazing array of voices on his instrument, and a colorful...
Review by Jake Kot – Pianist Hiromi’s latest recording Voice, is a trio effort featuring Anthony Jackson on bass and Simon Phillips on drums backing some...
Meet Editor Jake Kot – I hope you have been enjoying the continuing NAMM 2011 footage, thanks due to the hard work of our Creative Director...