The Ibanez SR 756 6-string Bass is one of very few 6-strings that I have seen in a P/J pickup configuration. This is one of the...
Hey there, worship low-enders! I hope this column finds you doing great. I thought that I’d share a fun party trick with you, as the basis...
Hello bass players and fans of bass playing! Here I have the bassline that I recently recorded for Hammer Tone Records. The song is called “The...
Perhaps best known as the bassist with killer acid jazz and fusion chops, Rufus Philpot has developed a remarkable career as a well-respected musician and educator. His...
Just when you thought the SansAmp Bass Driver from TECH 21 NYC couldn’t get any better, it does. I’m not sure how they do it, as...
The Bassics BPA-1 Bass Pre-Amp is something that I have never seen before and offers so much control over tone and frequency. This pre-amp is designed...
In this issue, we interview bassist Joe Wallace, shortly after completing the national tour of “Newsies”. Photo: Rossen Nedelchev Visit online at www.josephwallacemusic.com
Justin Time Records is proud to announce the November 4th album release “Blue Canvas” from JUNO-award winner, Brandi Disterheft, who joins forces with hard bop veteran...
PR – Coinciding with its upcoming PBS broadcast and coming off a critically-acclaimed premiere at SXSW earlier this year, the star-studded, groundbreaking music documentary series Soundbreaking: Stories...
PR – Marshall Blonstein’s Audio Fidelity will be releasing Weather Report, “Tale Spinnin’” and Return to Forever, “Musicmagic” on Hybrid SACD. Both recordings are considered essentials from...
Great improvisers reveal a lifetime of experience and artistry in every note. For both pianist Satoko Fujii and bassist Joe Fonda, that brings to bear an estimable history of...
PR – Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release–as a 2LP, CD or digital album–Mike Watt’s “ring spiel” tour ’95,...
It is rare to come across a musician whose vision for his instrument is so vastly expansive as that of Swiss-born Nicolas Meier. Even rarer still...
For the first time in its 30-year history, the Philadelphia Music Alliance (PMA) will go “All Jazz’’ with the additions this month of Christian McBride, Jaco Pastorius, Joey DeFrancesco, Benny Golson, and...
PR – Prolific and earnest bassist/composer, Matt Ulery, helps to spearhead a musical movement of art and beauty emerging out of the vibrant, blossoming scene in...