Welcome to the jazz bass studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Bijoux Barbosa is the jazz bass instructor at our college working with students on sound production and ...

In the jazz fusion era of the 1970s, a new breed of jazz superstar was born: the electric bassist. Although electric bass wasn't unheard-of in jazz before jazz-rock fusion, it quickly became an ...

In a captivating showcase of musical virtuosity and creative synergy, pianist Dave Bass' latest album Trio Nuevo transcends the traditional confines of jazz by seamlessly weaving together a variety of ...

And that had me thinking about jazz bass overall: While it might be the most unheralded of all the instruments, no composition resonates without it. This month’s feature is all about jazz bass ...

In a new post on Instagram, Ament told the tale of his 1961 Fender Jazz Bass, which he had rented from none other than Norman Harris of Norman’s Rare Guitars during the early 1990s while Pearl ...

I had a book, Bob Haggart's 'Jazz Bass Method.' I still have it." When he got out of the Army, Prado went to St. Mary's University for a short while then packed up a box, and his bass, and headed ...

Charlotte’s jazz scene has seen its ups and downs over the last 40 years. One consistency in that time has been Ron Brendle laying down the bass. Brendle has been a fixture on the scene since ...

He was so intense as a bandleader, exhorting players verbally and with his bass, you can forget how much good humor is laced through his jazz, and the obvious pleasure he drew from it. After his ...

Both jazz musicians had a mutual acquaintance in Paul Chambers, who played bass for Davis' first great quintet at the time. “Paul had already told me Ron was a [expletive] of a bass player ...

Icon, hero, provocative, profound. … Every bass player today whether they know it, like it, or whatever — when you play jazz bass, there’s a bit of Ron Carter in everyone.” Carter told the ...

He began his role with CBS Bay Area in 2015. Legendary jazz bass player Stanley Clarke returns to Yoshi's for a three-night run with his latest band starting Friday night. One of the most ...