Music, the universal language, is full of the richness and diversity of the people and cultures it represents. I often marvel how limited our exposure to...
The National Jazz Workshop Needs a Bass Player… The National Jazz Workshop needs a bass player for the week of July 7-12. The workshop schedule can...
Foreigner’s Jeff Pilson: Rock Journeyman by Rick Suchow: Bass Musician Magazine June 2013… It’s been nearly a decade since bassist Jeff Pilson joined Mick Jones’ re-tooled...
Billy Sheehan, Hard Work and All Play by Steve Gregory: Bass Musician Magazine May 2013… It is inevitable that some musicians will be tempted to search...
Jiro Okada! Jiro Okada was born in 1967 in Japan. He started studying bass at the age of 12, however he did not take music seriously until...
VIEW Jiro Okada Time Warp Transcription Jiro Okada! Jiro Okada was born in 1967 in Japan. He started studying bass at the age of 12, however he...
There are few albums by bass players that come along and seem to say “This is who I am, and this is what I do,” opting...
Chris Squire Takes A Straight And Stronger Course… by Rick Suchow: Bass Musician Magazine March 2013 I’m not really sure when the term “progressive rock” came...
Considering that music is an Art form, and that “Art” is probably the most sublime way to express the very essentials of our existence, then it...
Jennifer Young is bass player extraordinaire for the Travis Larson Band – an award winning progressive rock trio that hails from the central coast of California. ...
Andrew Gouche – The Power of Soul by Steve Gregory: Bass Musician Magazine January 2013… It would be completely understandable if Mr. Andrew Gouche came across...
John Patitucci – Jazz Icon Goes Interactive by Rick Suchow: Bass Musician Magazine December 2012… We are bass players living in the Internet age. Information comes to...
International Bass Player Janek Gwizdala Visits the Institute… November 13th saw the return of established jazz bassist and visiting faculty Janek Gwizdala. The London born International...
Aerosmith Bassist Tom Hamilton: Time Traveler by Rick Suchow – Bass Musician Magazine November 2012… First things first. For those who might want to refer to...
Lucas Taranto by Kilian Duarte: Bass Musician Magazine October 2012… Lucas Taranto: Holding the fort for the sensation that is Gotye. Lucas Taranto may be the man...