Double Bass Scales… Discover Double Bass founder Geoff Chalmers has just released a great learning tool, Double Bass Scales, that at first seems applicable for upright...
Intervals (Part 1) – Number, Quality, and the Interval Formula… Music Mechanics 17 introduces the beginnings of harmony with intervals, including an interval’s number, quality, major/minor/augmented/double...
Crying For Hope… Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-Winner and original member of The Meters George Porter Jr. has released his compelling music video for “Crying For Hope”,...
Jim Kerwin… I am always happy to have the opportunity to chat with an upright bass player. I was even more stoked to chat with Jim...
Kefas – “Lo Que Es Vivir” Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we are going to cover, Kefas – “Lo...
Marylyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.: Blackbird, Lennon-McCartney Icons… Blackbird, Lennon-McCartney Icons, Featuring Derrick “Dock” Murdock, Rick Taylor, Nick Ornelas, Tim Sonnefeld on Bass. I grew...
Second Edition – The Rickenbacker Electric Bass: 50 Years as Rock’s Bottom… The updated book features 16 bonus pages with up-to-date information on Rickenbacker’s latest electric...
A Conversation with Mr. Ron Carter By David C. Gross and Tom Semioli… An icon of the instrument, a jazz giant, and an insightful educator –...