Bootsy Collins Joins BandFuse: Rock Legends… Realta Entertainment today announced that legendary bass guitarist Bootsy Collins has joined the upcoming music video game BandFuse: Rock Legends as an in-game...
Victor Wooten Huge Holiday Sale AMAZING sales in the Victor Wooten Vix Merch store! SMV Gift Pack – $25 SMV Tour T-shirt SMV Tour Photo Book Variety pack...
Esperanza Spalding wins Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Award… Smithsonian Magazine Editor-In-Chief Michael Caruso has announced that bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding has won a Smithsonian Magazine American Ingenuity Award...
RICK’S PICKS: Marvin Gaye: Trouble Man 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Hip-O-Select / Motown) / Bassists: Wilton Felder, Ron Brown, others The Album: Forty years...
Revolution by House of Waters… It is always a good sign when you listen to about the first minute of a CD and find yourself immediately drawn...
International Bass Player Janek Gwizdala Visits the Institute… November 13th saw the return of established jazz bassist and visiting faculty Janek Gwizdala. The London born International...
Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society Wins Soul Train Award… The Concord Music Group is proud to announce that Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society has won a Soul Train Award...
Marcus Miller’s tour bus flipped over yesterday, killing the driver and injuring Miller and members of his band. Currently on tour in Switzerland, the band was...
Jimmy Haslip: Modern Improvisation For Bass (Instructional Book: Alfred Music) In his introduction to this excellent book, Jimmy reveals some of his deepest thoughts on improvisation:...
Bassist Avishai Cohen Receives NADAV Peoplehood Award… The 2012 NADAV Peoplehood Award was presented to Professor Elie Wiesel and Jazz musician Avishai Cohen at a ceremony in Jerusalem with hundreds of...
RICK’S PICKS: Van Morrison: Born To Sing: No Plan B (Exile) / Bassist: Paul Moore The Album: The Belfast songmaster’s first new album in four...
Casey Abram’s Self Titled Debut Album Casey Abrams… Before I get into my review of Casey Abram’s self titled debut album “Casey Abrams”, I feel compelled to...
The Epic Proportions Tour… Are there any opportunities left for unsigned bands?… Today’s music scene is inundated by an abundance of new bands and artists desperately...
RICK’S PICKS: Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos (Reprise) / Bassists: Lincoln Schleifer, Freddie Washington, Joe Martin The Album: Three things need to be intact for any Donald...
Maceo Parker/Soul Classics Featuring Bassist Christian McBride… I first started listening to Maceo Parker when my son (the sax player) was in fifth grade and brought home...
