There are a number of musical devices that can be used to build deep, meaningful worship experiences. One such device that is often used in both...
When a melodic line can have as much as a “Bass Taste” than the Bass Line itself… In my opinion, one of the best albums of...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! This month I want to show you some excerpts of what I’m playing with Kimary Carrero “The...
Kilian Duarte reviews the PJB Bass Cub for Bass Musician Magazine!
Yiorgos’s latest effort, Maestro, was a project years in the making. He was hired to create music for the play, “Fantasy and Fuge”, based on the...
Used for educational reasons This is another of my bass line transcriptions from the musical RENT (Which I was assistant director for in Hollywood). A “minimalistic” bass line...
HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS! SUMMER IS COMING AND FOR MANY OF US IT IS REALLY HARD PRACTICING BASS. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW THAT I’M CRAZY, AND I...
Hi everyone. Last time we looked at the dorian, phrygian and lydian modes in the altered tuning of C-G-D-A. This month we will finish up with...
Hello and welcome back, hope you’ve enjoyed studying scales and chords relationships with me. This month, because of the amount of questions I get from my...
This month’s transcription is the final half of Jimmy Garrison’s Bass line from “Crescent”, off John Coltrane’s album Crescent. It starts at 4:21 as noted at...
Even at the earliest of ages, it was clear to those around him that Pat Hicks was destined for something great. In his memoir “Trading Fours:...
Terri Lyne Carrington, Mosaic… For those of you not familiar with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, let me update you quickly with a few of the people...
Trading Fours by Pat Hicks is a step back in time chronicling the beginnings of the Musicians Institute. This is a great and historic read about...
Cecil McBee “Saxophone Summit – Seraphic Light”For the first time since Michael Brecker’s all too early departure, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman have reconvened the...
That’s a very important question don’t you think so? Well, I think the same, so in this month’s article I will mention very briefly the subjects...