The song/lesson for this month is Higher Ground written by Stevie Wonder. It’s inspiration is taken from Marcus Miller’s Marcus album (2008). The key is E...
Seven string Italian bassist Andrea Fascetti has just released his latest CD, Cinema, which I’m sure will catch a lot of attention in the bass community....
What Cha Gonna Do For Me was R&B singer Chaka Khan’s third solo album released in 1981. Produced by Arif Mardin the album’s personnel is veritable...
Sunday night finished a three-week theatre run with a very diverse group of people in the pit. The rhythm section was comprised of “veterans” in the...
Now that we’ve covered rhythm a bit (though there will be much more on that subject) we’re going to explore a means of conceptualizing the note...
Hello BMM & Community! This time we’ll work on bass lines using one of the most popular modes used in jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, etc. The...
Markbass Super Booster Review They say, “Tone comes from the hands of the player.” That’s true…well mostly. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of playing through...
Welcome to the latest installment of the Worship Bassist’s Toolkit series! We have been investigating the tools that worship bassists must have available, maintained, and ready...
Welcome back to our fourth Bass Musician Magazine double thumbing lesson. We have seen in the previous appointment (Lesson3), some examples based on the pentatonic scale,...
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...
