“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...
Heritage by Silvestre Martinez, a Review by Raul Amador When the Spaniards (and other Europeans) came to the “ New World” (the Americas), they brought African...
It use to be that, “What Happened in Vegas, stayed in Vegas.” But with the magic of technology and my most recent trip to Sin-City, what...
Review by Raul Amador – British bassist Terry Packs’ “Palimpsest” intrigued me when I first heard it because it combines Jazz and World music. Lucky for...
Review by Raul Amador – I have always believed that music is the universal language. When I listened to the CD, “Save the Planet” by Tohpati...
Our readers asked and we listened… Starting this month, Bass Musician Magazine is offering video reviews of bass gear! Check out our very first video review...
A review and conversation started by Raul Amador – This is my first review of anything in the Jazz genre that hasn’t been world-music. When I...
Review by Creative Director, Raul Amador – After just a few bars of the first track on Peace is Freedom, I was hooked! Cameroonian bassist Francis...