Finding Your Own Voice by Jimi Durso – Extended Techniques… “Extended techniques” is a term generally applied to any unconventional approach the instrument. Of course, a...
With the ever-shrinking budgets of most civic theatres and playhouses, the music director finds themselves hiring a smaller pit than what the original orchestration calls for. Suddenly the...
Creating an Experience by Allee Futterer… We’ve all seen these YouTube videos of Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, the list goes on… but what’s up? Why...
BASS LINES BY JAIME VAZQUEZ: THE SIXTEENTH-NOTE GROOVE PART V – GARY WILLIS’ STYLE…Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This is Part v! Dedicated...
HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES! HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE YOU’RE OK, BECAUSE TODAY WE WILL DO A VERY INTENSIVE LESSON! SO IT’S TIME FOR...
From Associate Editor Rick Suchow… I’d like to introduce a new regular feature in Bass Musician Magazine beginning this month. Ed Lucie is the Associate Professor of the...
DOWNLOAD TRANSCRIPTION FOR John Entwistle’s Bassline on Young Man’s Blues Taken from 1970s Live at Leeds, “Young Man’s Blues” is the Ox at his most ferocious,...
Cool tapping tech on min 9 chords!
This month’s article won’t be a long one, and it will be dedicated to emphasizing which, in my opinion, is the most important aspect within the...
Being aware that your movements on stage can add an extra area to consider (especially if it is a particularly demanding gig), as this is essential...
Inversions can be a real fun way of using the fourth and fifth elements of the bass line hierarchy (from my column back in November). If...
Hello friends. I though I’d really give you bass players out there something you can test just how good you think you are with for this...
HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS! HOW ARE YOU? HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT SUMMERTIME! NOW AS SUMMER IS ALMOST OVER, WE CAN RESTART TO STUDY OUR EXERCISES…...
BASS LINES BY JAIME VAZQUEZ: THE SIXTEENTH-NOTE GROOVE PART IV – Rocco Prestia’s STYLE… Hello BMM and Community! I know that you’ve been waiting for the...
Finding Your Own Voice Cross Pollination part 2: Shadow Voice by Jimi Durso… Last month I spoke (or rather wrote) on finding inspiration in other styles....