HI MY FRIENDS, AND “BASS BROTHERS”! HOPE THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE FOR YOU AND FOR YOUR BASS… THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VERY INTERESTING QUESTIONS YOU’VE...
Welcome back for more modal mayhem. This article we’re going to get into something that I’ve been looking into recently. I’ve been digging through some of...
On “Cosmic Dog,” the Rhythm Dogs, a Portland band, serve up a brilliant blend of groove-oriented jazz, funk, reggae, ska, blues, Latin, and Afro pop. From...
When you think of Reggae, who is the first musician that jumps into your head? The iconic Bob Marley would be my first choice. Now, as a...
I listened to the first minute of Sound Ground by Gary Ogan and I wondered, “Who are these guys?” As I was driving at the time,...
Christian McBride has released his first big band album, Christian McBride Big Band – The Good Feeling. Christian, a true master of musical diversification, brings together...
The Blues & Beyond Quartet features Yannick Robert on guitar, Sebastien Charlier on harmonica, Yoann Schmidt on drums, and Dominique DiPiazza on bass. This is a...
Basso Ridiculoso announces today the debut e-pub “The Book of Triads” is available to bass players around the world for immediate download on either IOS devices...
Check out the Hartke Bass Lounge Tour Videos featuring Larry Hatke…
The first few bars of The Life Electric by P.W. Farrell (aka Patrick Farrell) immediately got my attention. This up-and-coming bassist from Australia is a talent...
AMPEG SVT 7PRO Review submission by BMM Reader Rod Lowe 1000w @ 4 ohms 600 @ 8ohms approx.15lbs Class D with tube pre amp. This is...
The song/lesson for this month is the standard Body and Soul (Cuerpo y Alma) – music by Johnny Green. It’s inspiration is taken from Esperanza Spalding’s...
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...
Welcome to the next article in my “Worship Bassist’s Toolkit” series. In this series, we are thinking about tools that worship bassists must have available, maintained,...