John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension: To The One… The first time I heard Etienne M’Bappe playing, he was jamming with Hadrien Feraud in the F...
When I got “the CD, Forever” by Corea, Clarke & White in my hands my initial thought was…. This review will be short and sweet. All...
Shadow Eden… Maybe it is the musician in me, but my life has a Soundtrack! We all have that song that reminds of significant moments in...
I was just finishing my review of “Pulso” by Marcelo Yakko where I mentioned that there wasn’t a single Tango on the whole CD when “Contratangos”...
Joy by Patrick Andy… Musicians by definition are the gifted individuals that have the ability to express themselves through what I have previously described as the...
The Funky Bass Book… Do you remember when one of the major television networks was hyping the re-runs they were showing with a, “If you haven’t...
Plucking Hand Workout For Electric Bass by Bernard Lackner… Have you ever wanted to play better? Have you identified the problem to be your plucking hand?...
“No Brainer Play Bass” is an entry-level instructional aid just loaded with good information. (I am not too flattered by the suggestion that you don’t need...
On a cold, rainy morning in the great northwest, (27 days raining and counting) the sound of Reggae carries my mind to warmer, sunnier places that...
Just Outside of Normal by Stu Hamm Review by Raul Amador – I met Stu in Anaheim this past January at Winter NAMM. I was standing...
Pulso By Marcelo Yakko, a review by Raul Amador Argentina, I’ve never been there but I hope to visit someday! Nonetheless, I have some Argentine friends...
CD Review by Raul Amador – Let’s face it, making a CD that is entirely instrumental now days is a crap-shoot when it comes to public...
“Brazilian Footprints” by Mary Fettig, a CD review by Raul Amador I have enjoyed Brazilian music for as long as I can remember. My aunt Helen...
The Kala U-BASS is a ground-breaking short scale (20″) bass that produces the same pitches as a standard bass instrument and is tuned in traditional bass...
Bada Boom by Ranjit Barot, a CD Review by Raul Amador I am always excited to discover the musical richness of the world. These sounds may...