Geezer Butler & Black Sabbath Return With New Album… Rock legends Black Sabbath have announced the title of their new album, 13, which will be released this...
RICK’S PICKS: Alicia Keys: Girl On Fire ( RCA Records ) / Bassists: Bruno Mars, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Steve Mostyn, James “Malay” Ho The Album: Girl...
RICK’S PICKS: Marvin Gaye: Trouble Man 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Hip-O-Select / Motown) / Bassists: Wilton Felder, Ron Brown, others The Album: Forty years...
Marcus Miller’s tour bus flipped over yesterday, killing the driver and injuring Miller and members of his band. Currently on tour in Switzerland, the band was...
Jimmy Haslip: Modern Improvisation For Bass (Instructional Book: Alfred Music) In his introduction to this excellent book, Jimmy reveals some of his deepest thoughts on improvisation:...
RICK’S PICKS: Van Morrison: Born To Sing: No Plan B (Exile) / Bassist: Paul Moore The Album: The Belfast songmaster’s first new album in four...
RICK’S PICKS: Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos (Reprise) / Bassists: Lincoln Schleifer, Freddie Washington, Joe Martin The Album: Three things need to be intact for any Donald...
RICK’S PICKS: Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll (Verve) / Bassist: Dennis Crouch The Album: If you can allow yourself room to get out of any...
RICK’S PICKS: Michael Jackson: Bad 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (MJJ/Epic Records) / Bassists: Nathan East, Don Boyette The Album: The essence of Michael Jackson’s solo...
Jaco Pastorius: 25 Years Ago Today… “In Wilton Manor, Fla., a tiny town near Fort Lauderdale, detectives describe the death of the former bass player for...
Grammy Winning Bassist Charles Flores Dead At 41: Jazz bassist Charles Flores, perhaps best known for his work with pianist Michel Camilo, has died at age...
Paul McCartney’s Rickenbacker Remixed On Restored Magical Mystery Tour Movie: October will see the release of the Beatles’ newly restored Magical Mystery Tour film on both DVD...
Elton John Bassist Bob Birch Found Dead: In what is being reported as an apparent suicide, longtime Elton John bassist Bob Birch was found dead in Los...
View the video for the Tom Kennedy Interview w/ Rick Suchow for Bass Musician Magazine March 2012…