When considering the possibilities for a musical duet, the interaction between saxophone and acoustic bass doesn’t leap to the forefront of the imagination. That’s one of many reasons why “Weights and ...

Viewers of Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when each new episode comes out. Filmmaker Sam Dunn and Rush icon Geddy Lee have teamed up ...

Many of us know the great guitarists of Africa: Mali’s Ali Farka Toure, Guinea’s Sekou “Diamond Fingers” Diabate, the great bass players of South Africa (Bakhiti Kumalo who played with Paul Simon on ...

The post All That Jazz: Watch Nandi Bushell Play Guitar, Bass, Drums and Saxophone on John Coltrane Cover appeared first on Consequence. As she approaches her 12th birthday, Nandi Bushell continues to ...

The bass is crucial. In many ways, it leads the band. Talk to any bass player and they’ll tell you, if he or she changes up the bass line or rhythm, the group will follow along almost hypnotically, ...

Tina Weymouth can hold her own among the best bass players in the world. That's been the case for quite a long time. Weymouth’s punk-tinged, funk-infused bass lines have influenced countless women to ...

Since the 1840s, when the saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax, the wind instrument named after him has become a key component of jazz groups ranging from big bands to small combos. It was also a ...