A year ago we started with an idea, a few staff members, and a heightened curiosity on where we could take this. At the risk of...
Interview with Bassist Jimmy Haslip – Coming off a 25-year anniversary with Yellowjackets, Jimmy Haslip has proved to be a well-respected and still to this day very...
I can’t say enough about this young musician. I first heard him at my bass booth at Namm 3 years ago—I think he was 19 at...
A seriously gifted vocalist/instrumentalist is a rare breed. That ability, or should I say gift to have command of two voices interchangeably, that capacity to handle...
In a recent conversation I had with bassist Billy Dickens, we talked at great length about the relevance of the bass community’s interaction with each other,...
Interview with Bassist Marcus Miller – It’s amazing to me how Marcus Miller has remained such an integral part of the Bass Community, as well as one...
In my interview with Victor in our February-March issue, Victor and I spent a great deal of time talking about the “instructional process.” His views are...
Damian’s book proves to be another well thought out text on presenting the fundamentals for any player to consider. A commendable array of scales, modes, chords,...
Fretboard Alchemy and Fretboard Arcanum by Scott Hubbell… After conducting many interviews for the magazine, I admittedly have more or less a recurring question I try...
OK—I’ll get right to the “question marks” around “New”. Many years ago in an article in Bass Player Magazine, Alain Caron speaking about the music he...
Interview with Bassist Dominique Di Piazza – Dominique DiPiazza has earned the reputation of being one of the most original voices on bass in modern music, and...
Once a year the stars align (pun intended) and some of us are lucky enough to experience four days of nothing but music (and admittedly a...
Interview with Bassist Victor Wooten – In one of our earlier issues I raised a question to our staff members—that being, who do you feel has more...
I first heard about Rich Brown through Damian Erskine, who handles our CD reviews for the mag. Obviously I trust Damian’s opinion considering the job I...
Discussion With Ric Fierabracci… For those of you who are not familiar with Ric Fierabracci, it would be well worth your time to check this man out....