Tales from the Pit: Blyss Gould and West Side Story by Jonathan Moody… I have always held Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece, West Side Story, on a pedestal. It was...
Study Without Light by Jimi Durso… Living in the northeast, I was one of the people who didn’t have electricity for a bit after hurricane Sandy. Though...
Bass Lines with Jaime Vazquez – Grooving with Led Boots… Hello BMM Readers! Thank YOU for a GREAT YEAR! We’re here for YOU! We’re close to...
Jazz Improvisation with Andrea Fascetti: Bebop Part 8, Your Voice! HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT MY LAST LESSON,...
The Sorcerer – A Bass Transcription by Alex Wilkerson… This transcription comes from a Herbie Hancock composition entitled “The Sorcerer”. It can be found on Herbie’s album:...
Freelancing in a College Town: Respect the Genre… By a show of hands (figuratively, of course), how many of you all, when asked the question “What kind of...
10 Obsessive Tips for Improving Your Rhythmic Abilities by Igor Saavedra… Believe me, I’ve done all this crazy stuff myself throughout the years…. well, I am a...
BASS LINES BY JAIME VAZQUEZ: TOMMY SHANNON’S STYLE! Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month we have a master of the blues bass, Tommy...
Just the Two of Us – Bass Transcription by Andreas Farmakalidis… “Just the Two of Us” is a Grammy award winning R&B song that was written by Bill...
Finding Your Own Voice Stealing Ideas by Jimi Durso… A phrase I commonly use with students is: “Don’t steal the lick, steal the idea”. Just like...
Jazz Improvisation with Andrea Fascetti: Bebop Special for Bass… HI MY BASS FRIENDS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT BEBOP FOR BASS. THE...
G.A.S Rehab Center Online… Have Gear Acquisition Syndrome? We can help you! by Igor Saavedra… Dear G.A.S patients, your doctor talking…. I assume all of you have...
Our reader question this month comes from bassist Jeremy King: “When soloing on bass, I want to be able to incorporate chord substitutions, but don’t really...
Brad Russell Bass Video Lesson – Soloing over Mixolydian… some cool sweep patterns over a mixolydian sound of “Shapes of Things.”
Brad Russell Bass Video Lesson – Soloing Over Low Rider… different scales you can use to solo over the groove to “Low Rider.”