This month’s transcription is the final half of Jimmy Garrison’s Bass line from “Crescent”, off John Coltrane’s album Crescent. It starts at 4:21 as noted at...
Even at the earliest of ages, it was clear to those around him that Pat Hicks was destined for something great. In his memoir “Trading Fours:...
Terri Lyne Carrington, Mosaic… For those of you not familiar with drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, let me update you quickly with a few of the people...
Trading Fours by Pat Hicks is a step back in time chronicling the beginnings of the Musicians Institute. This is a great and historic read about...
Cecil McBee “Saxophone Summit – Seraphic Light”For the first time since Michael Brecker’s all too early departure, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman have reconvened the...
That’s a very important question don’t you think so? Well, I think the same, so in this month’s article I will mention very briefly the subjects...
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...
Rob Allen Deep 4 Chambered alder body Hawaiian koa top Bolt-on 5 piece birdseye maple/ebony neck Lined gaboon ebony fingerboard Fishman undersaddle piezo pickup Master volume...
Hello and welcome back. This month will be our last look at bass chords, and it will involve some of the 7th chords we’ve looked at...
Joy Luck, featuring Peter Erskine on drums, Vardan Ovsepian on piano, and Damian Erskine on bass is a beautiful CD. I’m always a bit torn...
I am fortunate to have an appointment to meet with an amazing teacher each week. This teacher has the remarkable ability to show me positives of...
This tune is a dedication to the band’s amazing drummer Dennis Chambers. This tune is from the 1997 CD by John McLaughlin called “The Heart of...
HI MY “BASS” FRIENDS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT EAR TRAINING. THE EXERCISE I SUGGESTED LAST TIME IS THE FIRST PART OF...
Rufus Reid, Hues of a Different Blue… Rufus Reid has been nothing less than a household name in Jazz history for quite some time now. His...
The last two lessons I’ve presented in Bass Musician Magazine have hopefully made it clear that you can use the harmonic minor scale for the ii/V/i...