Last Sunday at church, we had a dilemma; the drummer that was supposed to be playing that day with us was a no-show. While I could...
Considering that music is an Art form, and that “Art” is probably the most sublime way to express the very essentials of our existence, then it...
My whole take on the infamous “Jaco Only Needed 4 Strings” comment that people seem to use as an argumentative point. Weigh in… what do you...
Tales from the Pit: Hair, with Ross Hoekman by Jonathan Moody… There are few shows that, when I hear the title, bring forth a slew of memories...
Back in 1994, a young and cocky upright bass player was planning on traveling to Florida with the high school jazz band. Since the jazz director...
Bass String Favorites – Bass Musician Magazine Writers and Readers Share Their Top Choices… When we reached out to Bass Musician Magazine staff, as well as our...
The last week of working in the theatre has been interesting. During the “warm up” time before the show, the college students in the pit have...
I’ve addressed this issue briefly in couple old articles. But I think it deserves going a little further with the analysis. If I would have to...
How many times have you heard phrases like “This is a Classic Bass Technique”, “I like classic basses”, “Electric Bass Tradition”, and a hundred more phrases that...
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...
This month’s article will address, which in my opinion, is probably the most important asset that we the bass players have when it comes to exercising our profession…...
Meet Igor Saavedra – The word “Professional” is like a rubber band that can be expanded everywhere on its meaning depending on what somebody would like...
Meet Igor Saavedra – If the word Dilettante sounds strange to some of you, here is a classical dictionary definition: “Dilettante comes from the Italian word...
Meet Igor Saavedra – First of all I wish you a superb 2011, full of music and happiness! That being said… I think this article doesn’t...
Applied Techniques With Igor Saavedra: What About the Metronome… is it Important for Developing Fundamental Abilities on an Electric Bass Student? Meet Igor Saavedra – Lately,...
