Stories By B.A. Johnson
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Features
Interview With Bassist Craig Schoedler: Bass Legacy
April 11, 2022Interview With Bassist Craig Schoedler: Bass Legacy… Craig Schoedler’s third release, Bass Legacy, marks a decided...
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Features
Interview with Mark Wade… Symphonic Swing
April 13, 2020Bassist Mark Wade was born to present music from a beautifully profound place that has led...
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Gear Reviews
Trickfish Trilobite Preamp Pedal Review
February 18, 2019Trickfish Trilobite Preamp Pedal Review… The design team at Trickfish has released (September 2018) the amazing...
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Bass Books
Review: Jason Raso – Improvising On Electric Bass, A Chord Tone Approach
February 11, 2019Jason Raso’s book, Improvising On Electric Bass, A Chord Tone Approach, is truly designed to, “help improve...
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Features
Jimmy Haslip – The Common Denominator
January 28, 2019Jimmy Haslip – The Common Denominator By Brent-Anthony Johnson “Everything happens for a reason!”, laughs bassist/producer/composer Jimmy...
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Bass CDs
Review… Basil Fearrington – Kameerijano: Looking Straight Ahead
January 14, 2019Basil Fearrington – Kameerijano: Looking Straight Ahead Review If the name Basil Fearrington isn’t familiar to...
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Bass Books
Review – Bass Line Continuum By Jason Raso
October 29, 2018Bass Line Continuum is an in-depth face-to-face (bass-to-bass) conversation between bassist/composer/author Jason Raso and his many...
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Features
Interview with Bassist Peter Baskovich, Theme & Scene
August 6, 2018Peter Boskovich is the delightfully profound “evil” composer/bassist behind the instrumental power trio BISONwar, which combines...
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Bass CDs
Review – BISONwar’s Tribes, Written by Bassist Peter Boskovich
August 6, 2018Since its foundation in 2015, the Pasadena, CA trio, BISONwar, continues to be a much needed...
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Bass CDs
Jason Raso Funktet – Live at The Jazz Room
December 24, 2017Bassist Jason Raso Funktet – Live at The Jazz Room… On Thursday evening, November 16th at...
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Bass CDs
Bruce Gertz – Singularity and Blue Cube CD Reviews
September 10, 2017Listening to bassist/composer Bruce Gertz is one life’s simple pleasures without a doubt! So, I was...
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Bass CDs
Mike Claiborne – 15/16
August 1, 2017For his forthcoming 2017 full release, Nashville-based bass guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Mike Claiborne presents the 5-song EP 15/16....
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Features
Elvin Bironien – The Great Journey
February 3, 2017French born Bassist/Composer Elvin Bironien is one of the most exciting bassist to happen onto the...
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Bass CDs
Review – Mitchell Coleman Jr., Perception
August 1, 2016Mitchell Coleman Jr. makes his radio friendly, thumb-style fueled, smooth jazz return with Perception, which hit...
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Features
Bassist Roland Pritzger – Why Is Music Important (The Panel Experiment) by Brent-Anthony Johnson
June 1, 2016Bassist Roland Pritzger – Why Is Music Important (The Panel Experiment) by Brent-Anthony Johnson… Who are...