Manel Fortià, Despertar… Barcelona-born bassist Manel Fortià bridges his Mediterranean and Spanish roots with the sounds of modern New York jazz on his trio album Despertar, available...
Martin Wind presents the double bass in an entirely new way with his New York Bass Quartet album AIR – available February 25, 2022 via Laika Records…...
By David C. Gross and Tom Semioli Interview with David Swift… A SWIFT KICK! TALKING BASS (AND LIFE) WITH THE UK’s REIGNING PLAYER: DAVID SWIFT! In...
Keith Collins presents his new custom hotrod, a Ray Ramirez Baby Bass, designed and built in Puerto Rico. Join us as we discover all the great...
By David C. Gross and Tom Semioli Larry Grenadier… Absolutely Larry Grenadier: September 2021 Issue Absolutely: with no qualification, restriction, or limitation; totally: used to emphasize...
Jim Kerwin… I am always happy to have the opportunity to chat with an upright bass player. I was even more stoked to chat with Jim...
Bassist and composer Adi Meyerson is proud to unveil her new full-length album I Want To Sing My Heart Out in Praise of Life. On her...
Thumb Position… In this issue we’ll take a look at the upper register of the upright bass, often called thumb position. A link to my book...
Nate Sabat, arist update… I am sure a lot of you will remember Nate Sabat from his interview in May 2019. In this time there has...
Bassist Jorge Roeder… I am always excited to have the opportunity to talk to upright bass players in our community. It so happens that Jorge Roeder...
Matthew Jamal Releases Itinerant… After performing with artists Wycliffe Gordon, Damien Sneed, and Billy Childs, Matthew Jamal is releasing his debut solo EP titled Itinerant on...
Hot Club Of Cowtown Goes Wild On First Album Of Original Material In Ten Years: Wild Kingdom Something magical happens when the sultry hot jazz made famous...
String Instrument Setups: 10 Setups That Will Make Your Instrument Louder, Better and Easier to Play Every bass player, upright or electric, is on a lifelong...
Bassist Joe Policastro is a Chicago-based performer, composer, educator, and bandleader. Get to know more about Joe in this in-depth interview… [svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5dLRpzfY1U[/svp] Make shure to watch...
This month we got to experience the 12′ Octobass, with a staggering low of 16 Hz! We were treated to an exclusive demonstration of the Octobass at...