The Three Tonic System by David C. Gross… Having been fascinated by the John Coltrane tune “Giant Steps” for years, David decided to take a serious...
Bassist Michael Olatuja Enlists a Star-studded Line-up to Celebrate the Intertwinings of West African Afrobeats and Jazz on New Cinematic Album, Lagos Pepper Soup… Whirlwind Recordings is proud to announce the June...
The jazz fusion group Theorcolus is lead by 6-string bassist David C. Gross, and includes: trumpeters Erik Jakobson and Lewis Barnes (of the Little Huey Orchestra);...
Bajista Natalie Santibañez Pellegrini… El mundo esta repleto de bajistas! Es un placer muy especial para mi poder charlar con la bajista chilena Natalie Santibañez Pellegrini atraves...
Modal Color… If you take your time in music learning there are nice surprises that await your hearing senses. It would seem to be an obvious...
A review of the Arkham Sound Oracle Preamp… Arkham Sound recently released their pedalboard-friendly Oracle Preamp, following the success of their fully-featured Zephyr rack preamp, and...
This month I got to sit down with Vail Johnson, the youngest and ‘Seventh Son’, in a family of musicians. Vail began his career right out...
“Small Moments,” a new solo bass release from Michael Manring… The digital version of “Small Moments” was released on April 30, with a physical CD release...
Double bass player and bandleader Ferdinando Romano has just released his new project, “Totem,” featuring trumpet star Ralph Alessi. Best described as somewhere between ECM sounds,...
’11 Dimensions’ by Bassist CH Straatmann… With more than 20 years of career and accumulating an extensive portfolio as a bass player, producer and versatile composer...
After a 9-year break, legendary bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (QUADVIUM, SALAZH TRIO, ex-PESTILENCE) has rejoined the German progressive death metallers OBSCURA as a permanent member. Thesseling, known for his signature...
LA-based musician, Sullivan Marsters will be releasing a new music video for his whimsy, reggae-tinged single, “Frequent Flyer” on May 1st. The 24-year-old multi-instrumentalist, who originally...
Bassist Dean Back… Musicians are the voice of humanity and sing out our truths, our emotions and our hopes. Theory (Previously known as Theory of a...
In this issue, I take a closer look at the tonal possibilities of the MG Bass… Visit online at mgbassguitars.com
The chromatic scale is a fun scale to learn but it is easy to play and understand. It is composed of 13 that are all a...
