Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – I know you know is the second track on Esperanza Spalding’s self- titled project. In general this album combines elements of Latin...
Meet Joshua Barnhart – Welcome back to the last chord scale of the Church Modes, Locrian. Locrian is in its self, ambivalent. Once you get the...
Meet Alex Lofoco – A warm welcome to all the readers of Bass Musician Magazine. In this second lesson on ‘Double Thumbing’ we will see some...
Meet Lucas Pickford – This CD of the John McLaughlin Trio is from 1992 and it was the first time most bass players ever heard the...
Acclaimed as a power-prog trio, Bang Tower, featuring Percy Jones on bass, Neil Citron on guitars, and Walter Garces on percussion totally encapsulates their trio status....
Knowing fingers caress a sleek neck, both taut and long; Constant pressure evokes an eerie, soul-haunting song. Exacting hands produce a plethora of intricate sounds; Their...
It use to be that, “What Happened in Vegas, stayed in Vegas.” But with the magic of technology and my most recent trip to Sin-City, what...
Meet Jaime Vazquez – Hello Bass Players… Hope you’re grooving a lot! Last month we played and studied the Intro and Section A of my version...
Meet Joshua Barnhart – Part six; we’re looking at Aeolian this time. Aeolian aka natural minor is one of the other tonic function tonal centers in...
Skjold Design 6-String Fretless Peter Skjold (pronounced Shold) has spent almost twenty years as a professional bass player and has been been on the constant quest...
Meet Igor Saavedra – After many years of experience, after many mistakes, after many experiments, and finally after many conclusions, I think I have something to...
Alfred Music Publishing, the leader in educational music publishing since 1922, expands its Pro Audio catalog with Choosing the Right DAW for YOU, a new DVD designed...
Bassist Jayen Varma (who recently wrote an article on Indian Slap Bass for Bass Musician Magazine) has released a new Indian Slap Bass Video: Visit online...
Review by Raul Amador – British bassist Terry Packs’ “Palimpsest” intrigued me when I first heard it because it combines Jazz and World music. Lucky for...
Meet Andreas Farmakalidis – We are well into the 21st century and “Thrust”, by Headhunters, still impresses the new generations of musicians. This Jazz fusion album...