There are several approaches to learning the latest hit songs. The first, my favorite, is to lift the tune by ear. I enjoy the challenge of this...
Song Surgeon Professional – Version 4 This month I am reviewing Song Surgeon, another software product from TMJ, Inc. Song Surgeon provides the user/musician with a...
MOTEMA MUSIC RELEASES AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER RUFUS REID’S QUIET PRIDE – THE ELIZABETH CATLETT PROJECT, A STAR-STUDDED, LARGE-ENSEMBLE SUITE, ON FEBRUARY 11, 2014 The inspiration for the...
Keyboardist Mistheria (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Rock, Roy Z, Mark Boals, John West, etc.) and bassist Alberto Rigoni (solo artist, TwinSpirits,) are proud to announce that a...
Thurman & Tinnin Debut with “Origins” & “Humility: Purity of My Soul” Respectively; “Balance” Is the 2nd Hot Tone CD by Jones, The Label’s Founder/President The...
Edo Castro’s Jazz Compositions for Small Ensemble… This book is a culmination of the music that I have written over the past 36 years. This is...
The Blues & Beyond Quartet features Yannick Robert on guitar, Sébastien Charlieron harmonica, Dominique Di Piazza on bass, and Yoann Schmidt on drums. This is a...
Although typically considered an off-shoot band for Genesis legend Phil Collins, UK prog-fusion group Brand X was much more than that. Featuring several virtuosic musicians (as...
The best way to recognize that the holidays are upon us is simply listening to see if you can hear Christmas music in the air. I...
In this issue, I had the great pleasure of interviewing the very talented Juan Garcia-Herreros, AKA The Snow Owl. I mentioned that I have been listening...
Since May this year Avishai has been touring with his new strings project, performing new compositions and arrangements from ‘Almah‘. Avishai is very pleased to share...
Nova Rex, with Bassist Kenny Wilkerso, released a documentary called “Nova Rex: Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy” that was picked up by The Documentary Channel. It started airing...
The House of Blues in Los Angeles was the place to be for the BandFuse: Rock Legends Launch Event… Slash, Bootsy Collins, Evan Ross, Corbin Bleu, Gilby Clarke,...
Bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding has just released “We Are America,” a new music video highlighting the injustice of prolonged indefinite detention at the prison at...
At this time in our bass musical history, I suppose I am rather unique as I don’t ‘slap’ my bass often at all. I am more...