Chuck Goff, longtime bassist for country music star Toby Keith, has died after a car crash in Oklahoma two days ago. Keith released this statement on...
If there were ever a bassist who excelled at thinking outside the box, it’s Tony Levin. A session veteran with over 500 album credits, he has...
Chris Squire Takes A Straight And Stronger Course… by Rick Suchow: Bass Musician Magazine March 2013 I’m not really sure when the term “progressive rock” came...
RICK’S PICKS: Robben Ford: Bringing It Back Home (Provogue) / Bassist: David Piltch The Album: Guitarist Robben Ford returns to his blues roots on this...
RICK’S PICKS: Various Artists: 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief (Columbia) / Bassists: Darryl Jones, Willie Weeks, Pino Palladino, Greg Smith, others. The Album:...
RICK’S PICKS: Steve Lukather: Transition (Mascot Records) / Bassists: Lee Sklar, Tal Wilkenfeld, Nathan East, Renee Jones, John Pierce The Album: Toto co-founder and...
Early Allman Bros. With Bassist Berry Oakley To Be Released… The Allman Brothers Band is set to release two high-quality vintage recordings of their early incarnations on...
RICK’S PICKS: Joe Lovano w/ Us Five: Cross Culture (Blue Note Records) / Bassists: Esperanza Spalding, Peter Slavov The Album: This is Lovano’s third...
Geezer Butler & Black Sabbath Return With New Album… Rock legends Black Sabbath have announced the title of their new album, 13, which will be released this...
The John Patitucci Interview, Part Two (Click to Read Part 1 in the December 2012 Issue of Bass Musician Magazine) Last month’s Bass Musician featured Part One of...
RICK’S PICKS: Alicia Keys: Girl On Fire ( RCA Records ) / Bassists: Bruno Mars, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Steve Mostyn, James “Malay” Ho The Album: Girl...
RICK’S PICKS: Marvin Gaye: Trouble Man 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Hip-O-Select / Motown) / Bassists: Wilton Felder, Ron Brown, others The Album: Forty years...
John Patitucci – Jazz Icon Goes Interactive by Rick Suchow: Bass Musician Magazine December 2012… We are bass players living in the Internet age. Information comes to...
Marcus Miller’s tour bus flipped over yesterday, killing the driver and injuring Miller and members of his band. Currently on tour in Switzerland, the band was...
Jimmy Haslip: Modern Improvisation For Bass (Instructional Book: Alfred Music) In his introduction to this excellent book, Jimmy reveals some of his deepest thoughts on improvisation:...