All photos provided courtesy of John Ferrara, with Photographer credits, where applicable. Bassist John Ferrara… I first became aware of John Ferrara while covering the Felix...
Interview With Brand New Heavies Bassist Andrew Levy Interview With Bassist Andrew Levy… The Brand New Heavies band has been bringing us serious Acid Jazz and...
The Romantics – “Talking In Your Sleep” Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! “Talking in Your Sleep” is a song by Detroit...
Article reposted courtesy of School of Rock The Ultimate Guide to Performing Onstage… Remember the first time you went to a concert and thought, “I want...
Victor Wooten on “The Spirit Of Music”… Everybody in the bass community (and many others as well) knows Victor Wooten. We have heard Victor Wooten’s amazing...
Arpeggio Inversions Part 2… My previous lesson entitled “Arpgeggio Inversions” introduced four different variations of inversion patterns (root position, first, second, and third inversion). We covered...
Interview With Bassist Yuka Tadano… As you might imagine, I get a lot of e-mails about what kind of music bands are playing across the world....
Debut EP: Move Like Creatures “Space Case” With Bassist Brian Bello… Southern California female-fronted band Move Like Creatures has released the music video for powerful and effervescent “Space...
Scale/Chord Relationships for Melody/Improv; Chord-Scale System; Compatibility Principle Hi friends! In this episode we’ll discuss scale and chord relationships for melody and improvisation, the chord-scale system,...
Interview With Bassist Roberto Delgado – En Español Roberto Delgado… Mi familia se mudo para Puerto Rico en 1970. Fue excitante descubrir una nueva cultura, nuevas...
Review of the Devon J5 Modern 24 from Devon Bass Guitars… The modern 5-string jazz bass market is a mighty tough room to make your mark...
Virgo Pollution – “Beautiful Darkness” Bass Line… Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! “Beautiful Darkness” is the second single from the Empty Skies project....
Bassist Dave Young… Bob Bakert, the Editor of our sister publication Jazz Guitar Today, did a great interview with bassist Dave Young about his time with...
Tonality, Tonal Center, Tonic Vs. Root, Atonality, Reharmonization, Tonal Center Vs. Key Welcome back, friends! In this episode of Music Mechanics, we’ll explore tonality, the tonic,...
Interview With Bassist Orlando Le Fleming… Header photo, Luke Marantz Every once in a while I get the opportunity to talk to a player that is...