For their fifth album, the Oregon-based Rhythm Dogs took advantage of the pandemic downtime to create their finest effort, aptly titled “Rewired.” The band fuses the...
REVIEW THROWBACK: The Complete Book of Bass Essentials… The Complete Book of Bass Essentials is a very well-thought-out book on a subject that can be quite...
On “The Dogfather,” the Rhythm Dogs’ first album in seven years, the Portland band returns with an unusual blend of groove-based jazz, funk, ska, blues, Latin,...
Bass Aerobics by Jon Liebman… This is an excellent manuscript. It has always been my contention that quote-unquote technique work/exercises should be a 2 for 1 endeavor....
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...
The Goat Rodeo Sessions: Edgar Meyer, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile This CD showcases bassist Edgar Meyer, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, mandolinist Chris Thile, and fiddler...
Seven string Italian bassist Andrea Fascetti has just released his latest CD, Cinema, which I’m sure will catch a lot of attention in the bass community....
On “Cosmic Dog,” the Rhythm Dogs, a Portland band, serve up a brilliant blend of groove-oriented jazz, funk, reggae, ska, blues, Latin, and Afro pop. From...
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...
Let me start by using a quote on Edgar Meyer that I actually referred to in one of my questions in our interview. The New Yorker...
Christian McBride has released his first big band album, Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling. Christian, a true master of musical diversification, brings together...
The Blues & Beyond Quartet features Yannick Robert on guitar, Sebastien Charlier on harmonica, Yoann Schmidt on drums, and Dominique DiPiazza on bass. This is a...
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...
Cheikh Ndoye broke on the scene not that long ago with his debut CD A Childs Tale. It featured a pretty amazing lineup including Russell Ferrente from...