James Jamerson was the unsung hero of Motown, and his work on "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough" is pure magic. While the ...

Let’s face it—we all want to read about Bill Evans. I know I did. The book does not disappoint. Chuck played with him over six years and made some classic recordings that I studied when I was starting ...

Thirty years ago, a simple pairing changed the trajectory of bass. Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten, bonded by their mutual fretboard wizardry, sharp wit, and teaching philosophies, formed Bass Extremes ...

HEARD the one about the double bass player from the Metropolitan Opera who takes a night off to attend a performance of “Carmen”? Afterward, he rushes backstage to see his colleagues from the bass ...

Other commercial styles, such as Drum and Bass, often treat the kick/bass relationship a little bit differently. Many drum ...

The greatest bass lines of all time have been revealed – with Queen taking four of the top 10 spots. ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ and ‘Under Pressure’, played by John Deacon, came first and third in ...

It's the day of the big game -- before heading out to the field, you put on your headphones and blast some music to pump you up. The music seemingly empowers you to do great things. This effect is not ...

For years, the truism ran that drum and bass, despite pockets of true believers across the nation, would, in America, remain a specialty taste within electronic music, never mind pop. But, over the ...