Stories By Jake Kot
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Editor's Notes
Bass Musician Magazine 4th Anniversary… Some Thoughts
August 1, 2011What came to mind for me immediately when I considered writing to this auspicious occasion for...
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Bass Musician Magazine Featuring Steve Bailey – August 2011 Issue
August 1, 2011Bassist supreme and educator Steve Bailey has been one of the mainstays in the bass community...
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Bass CDs
Yiorgos Fakanas – Maestro
July 1, 2011Yiorgos’s latest effort, Maestro, was a project years in the making. He was hired to create...
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Editor's Notes
Get off the Screen, Get Out, and Learn!
July 1, 2011I can’t remember where I heard the comment, (I think it was a Facebook comment) but...
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Bass CDs
Terri Lyne Carrington, Mosaic
June 8, 2011Terri Lyne Carrington, Mosaic… For those of you not familiar with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, let...
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Bass Books
Trading Fours—The Golden Years of the Musicians Institute by Pat Hicks
June 8, 2011Trading Fours by Pat Hicks is a step back in time chronicling the beginnings of the...
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Bass CDs
Joy Luck – Peter Erskine New Trio
June 1, 2011Joy Luck, featuring Peter Erskine on drums, Vardan Ovsepian on piano, and Damian Erskine on...
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Bass CDs
Rufus Reid, Hues of a Different Blue
June 1, 2011Rufus Reid, Hues of a Different Blue… Rufus Reid has been nothing less than a household...
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Editor's Notes
The Bass Community, Social Networking, and You
June 1, 2011First off, I hope you are enjoying and making the most of our upgraded Bass Community...
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Bass Musician Magazine Featuring Damian Erskine / June 2011 Issue
June 1, 2011Damian Erskine… Climbing the ladder to greater exposure in this industry is more than ever a complicated...
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Bass CDs
Yellowjackets: Timeline
May 1, 2011Yellowjackets: Timeline… It’s the 30th anniversary for Yellowjackets…a milestone in itself. They’ve had 17 Grammy nominations,...
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Bass CDs
Corea, Clarke, & White: Forever
May 1, 2011After the triumphant return of Return to Forever in 2008, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny...
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Bass CDs
Slippin’ ‘n’ Trippin’ by Victor Bailey
May 1, 2011Slippin’ ‘n’ Trippin’ is classic Victor Bailey, a Tour de Force of grooves, catchy tunes, stellar...
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Editor's Notes
Strengths vs. Weaknesses
May 1, 2011As of late, I’ve been working on a new project called Applied Imagination. I’m giving two...
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Bass Musician Magazine Featuring Victor Bailey / May 2011 Issue
May 1, 2011Right on the release of his fourth Solo CD, Slippin’ ‘n’ Trippin’, Victor Bailey reminds us...
