Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine Emilio Solla & the Tango Jazz Conspiracy “Bien Sur!” www.emiliosolla.com Argentinean pianist Emilio Solla has really brought forth an astounding mix of...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine Michael Janisch “Purpose Built” www.michaeljanisch.com Bass players, jazz lovers, music lovers… you all owe it to yourselves to check this album out!...
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine Derek Frank “Let the Games Begin” www.dfrank.net Derek Frank was the baddest bass player (bar none) in my high school. I haven’t...
Meet Joshua Barnhart Welcome to the first installment of a multi-part practice session where we look at Scales and Modes, their functions in music, and some...
Review by Raul Amador Everything I have reviewed so far has been pretty well directly Bass related with the exception of the Les Paul Book. So,...
By the time you read this the winter NAMM show will be over, but I am on my way out tomorrow morning. Looking forward to a...
Meet Doug Johns So, I’ve wanted to write this article for quite some time, and no, it doesn’t have anything to do with opening the slap...
Review by Editor, Jake Kot Our fearless CD reviewer for BMM, Damian Erskine, just released his newest effort “So To Speak”, which I had the great pleasure...
Meet Tim Seiser I have been a fan of Michael Manring’s solo work for years now and have never had the chance to see him perform...
Meet Jason Heath Double bassist Dean Ferrell is a performer that you’ve got to see to believe. Putting a label on what Dean does in simply...
Review by Raul Amador Thanks to all of you that have been submitting your new CD’s to us for inclusion in Bass Musician Magazine! From so...
Meet Willis Hey Willis, On my GWB1 basses I play with EXL D’addario strings but not with the exactly same gauge. I’m using the EXL 170: 045...
Meet Steve Gregory When I was younger, I had a very cynical view of worship bassists. I imagined that playing bass in a worship setting meant...
Meet B.A. Johnson When I was first asked by my friend Jake Kot to write a piece about the importance of music, I wasn’t sure how...
Meet Brad Houser I am a procrastinator. This issue’s column was to be about “The Flaming Lips.” I kept trying to get started on it, and…....