Meet Chance Walte From Feerless Welcome to the first installation of The Top Shelf. For this column, I have the enviable task of playing, testing, and gathering...
Meet Dennis Moody Having participated on well over 1,000 albums, Dennis Moody has established himself at the top of the recording field. He is highly regarded...
Meet Willis – Question… One question I have concerning the hands/bass setup relationship is, exactly how low do your set your own action? I’ve always thought...
Meet Bill Bartolini – This article was published in the Tri-Valley Herald (Livermore, CA area) in the late ’60’s or early ’70’s. I have lost the...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – John Patitucci “Line By Line” www.johnpatitucci.com We’ve come to expect greatness from both the NYC jazz scene elite and John Patitucci....
Welcome to the Contrabass Conversations podcast from Bass Musician Magazine! Contrabass Conversations is a weekly podcast produced by double bass blogger Jason Heath. The primary goal of...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Gary Willis “Actual Fiction” & “Slaughterhouse 3” www.garywillis.com www.Slaughterhouse3.com The first few bars of Willis’ new release, “Actual Fiction” (2007) immediately...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine Avishai Cohen “As Is… Live at the Blue Note” www.avishaimusic.com Israel-born Avishai Cohen made quite a splash in 1992 after moving to...
Meet Phil Baker – DONALD BYRD & PEPPER ADAMS MOTOR CITY SCENE Track 2.-Philson Pepper Adams – Baritone Sax Donald Byrd – Trumpet Kenny Burrell –...
Meet Ray Riendeau – I have always loved the sound of slap bass. Early on it was cats like Larry Grahm and Louis Johnson that opened...
Meet Al Caldwell – Why 11 strings? Why MIDI? Because it’s here! When I ventured into the world of extended bass in 1981, I knew that...
Meet Mark Wright – No one escapes the frustration of finding the right tone and gear to meet their unique requirements. For most of us, whether...
Meet David Dyson Little did I realize, at the time, that listening to various genres as a kid would be essential in the licks and lines...
Meet Bill “The Buddha” Dickens – Hey everybody, it’s Bill “The Buddha” Dickens here. I just wanted to say thank you for all of your compliments....
Meet Adam Nitti – Hello, and welcome to my first article for Bass Musician Magazine! I’m excited to be a part of this new online publication,...