Brooklyn-born Neil Jason’s turn as a first-call New York session bassist coincided with the profession’s peak period for “players” – a time when the studio inner circle was equally adept at jingles ...

The word bass means bottom. It means support. That's the prime requisite of a bassist, support. Architecturally, it has to be the lowest part of the building, and it has to be strong, or the building ...

Marcus Miller, in concert at the Jazz à la Villette Festival, in Paris, on August 29, 2019. MICHEL MONTEILS / SAIF IMAGES On Saturday, April 2, the Marcus Miller Band made its big return to Europe.

As Zack Sapunor furiously slaps his upright bass I worry he'll forget to breath; that the shade pink he's taken on will turn purple and then the inevitable ambulance call and messy details of a ...

If your image of piano-bass duos is mellow, lounge-y standards, then Mehldau and McBride’s La Jolla outing offered some sharp ...

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T.M. Stevens, the bassist extraordinaire from West Long Branch who played with the greats of music, passed away March 10 at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, said longtime companion Carrie Beehan to ...