From the Glacier to the Jazz: Keeping Cool with The Neptunes   by S.K. Wallace   Perry Orfanella was coming in from the cold (and the freezing rain) on the lower deck of the MS Amsterdam just as I was preparing to step out to view the spectacular Hubbard Glacier. It was one of [...]

By Sean O’Bryan Smith Well, it is that bald guy again and this time I thought I would dig even deeper to some of the areas that you won’t read in a music theory text book or magazine. No, this round I wanted to give you a tidbit that I am not sure I have [...]

by Stefon Pizzuto        Of all the different types of styles that comprise the idiom of jazz, one of my personal favorites is Latin. Thus, today’s lesson is sort of an early Christmas present to myself, as we will be discussing a few variations of Latin music and how they translate to the bass [...]

by Michael Dimin   In the last issue of Bass Sessions I introduced the idea of playing in 15 different keys, all in the “Money Position.,” the first five positions on the neck.  In this issue, I would like to demonstrate how through limiting yourself to playing in a single position, you can greatly expand [...]

by S.K. Wallace The voice on the other end of the phone line was incredulous, “But why me? Why the bassist?” Talented, young, Indonesian bassist Budha Arta couldn’t fathom why someone would specifically want to interview his band’s bassist. Later on, I got the identical question from someone else (but this time, there was a [...]

By Sean O’Bryan Smith As I am on a fun kick here lately of finding some little treasures of information for you fine folk I came across another one that you may have thought of some but that was about it. That is the art of “branding”. Now I’m not talking about having your drummer [...]