As far as I know, every society has some form of music. Music is universal, however its meaning is not. Music, through a Universal phenomenon, gets...
Rob Allen Deep 4 Chambered alder body Hawaiian koa top Bolt-on 5 piece birdseye maple/ebony neck Lined gaboon ebony fingerboard Fishman undersaddle piezo pickup Master volume...
Hello and welcome back. This month will be our last look at bass chords, and it will involve some of the 7th chords we’ve looked at...
Joy Luck, featuring Peter Erskine on drums, Vardan Ovsepian on piano, and Damian Erskine on bass is a beautiful CD. I’m always a bit torn...
I am fortunate to have an appointment to meet with an amazing teacher each week. This teacher has the remarkable ability to show me positives of...
This tune is a dedication to the band’s amazing drummer Dennis Chambers. This tune is from the 1997 CD by John McLaughlin called “The Heart of...
HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT EAR TRAINING. THE EXERCISE I SUGGESTED LAST TIME IS THE FIRST PART OF...
Rufus Reid, Hues of a Different Blue… Rufus Reid has been nothing less than a household name in Jazz history for quite some time now. His...
The last two lessons I’ve presented in Bass Musician Magazine have hopefully made it clear that you can use the harmonic minor scale for the ii/V/i...
John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension: To The One… The first time I heard Etienne M’Bappe playing, he was jamming with Hadrien Feraud in the F...
When I got “the CD, Forever” by Corea, Clarke & White in my hands my initial thought was…. This review will be short and sweet. All...
Shadow Eden… Maybe it is the musician in me, but my life has a Soundtrack! We all have that song that reminds of significant moments in...
Reader Submission: Rob Collier, May 2011… The Hand That Rocks the Radle With bass virtuosos, session super-heroes, and low end innovators from Jamerson to Jaco getting...
Welcome back to part 3 of our Chords for Bass Lesson. This lesson is really a continuation of last months lesson where we focused on 7th...
This month’s transcription is Jimmy Garrison’s Bass line from “Crescent”, off John Coltrane’s album Crescent. Open rescent – Coltrane Pt 1 I started the transcription at...