Cai Marle-Garcia |“Mr. Ears”: Recommended Listening With Damian Erskine
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine - Connect with Damian in the Community Cai Marle-Garcia “Mr. Ears” www.caimarlegarcia.com The UK’s own Cai Marle-Garcia is poised to impress with his debut release, “Mr....
View ArticleBiscuit’s Bassment: Spotlight on YOU… the Bass Musician
Meet Biscuit In this February/March issue of Bass Musician Magazine, instead of the usual one to one interview with a selected player from the bass playing community, I would like to take this...
View ArticleEast London: Space In The Place at The City Arts & Music Project
Space in the Place is The City Art & Music Project’s weekly in-house jazz session. It’s a live jazz jam, for free, for the people of East London, every Wednesday. They will be booking an eclectic...
View ArticleBiscuit’s Bassment, a Bass Musician’s Review: Spotlight on Dan Veall (aka)...
You may play Bass, but can you really “Feel it in your soul?” If you can, then let me know, because the chances are, that if you do, and also feel that you have the talent, together with the passion,...
View ArticleBiscuit’s Bassment Review on Rotosound
This Month, Biscuit’s Bassment Reviews Rotosound… Hello my friends, I would like to welcome you all once again to “BISCUIT’S BASSMENT. “In this July 2011 issue of Bass Musician Magazine, I am not so...
View ArticleThe Body and Soul of a Modern Walking Bass Line by Rhayn Jooste
The song/lesson for this month is the standard Body and Soul (Cuerpo y Alma) – music by Johnny Green. It’s inspiration is taken from Esperanza Spalding’s Esperanza album (2008). The key is Db major;...
View ArticleGaining Higher Ground with Slap & Pop by Rhayn Jooste
The song/lesson for this month is Higher Ground written by Stevie Wonder. It’s inspiration is taken from Marcus Miller’s Marcus album (2008). The key is E min with a brief spells into A mixolydian....
View ArticleThe Right Hand Rasgueo of The Lesson by Rhayn Jooste
The song/lesson for this month is The Lesson. It’s inspiration is taken from Victor Wooten’s Palmystery album (2008). The key is Bb major; however beginning with G minor, it means we are in Aeolian...
View ArticleTheory and Technique One by Rhayn Jooste
Tetrachord : scale series of four notes Legato: Bound, smooth; even passage of notes Theory If you have ever played scales, then you are unwittingly playing tetra chords; chances are you have never...
View ArticleTheory and Technique Two by Rhayn Jooste
Pattern: a regular form or sequence. Scale: a series of sounds in alphabetical order. Theory Music is math, or to put it another way music is made-up of patterns, which are logical in construction and...
View ArticlePremier Bassist Stu Hamm Visits The Institute, London
As part of their recent European Tour, the Carl Verheyen Band, featuring premier bassist Stu Hamm and drummer Jason Harrison Smith, visited the Institute, to give an exclusive performance and...
View ArticleFarWest Contemporary Electric Upright Basses
FarWest Contemporary Electric Upright Basses, Handmade Basses from Cornwall England Since forming FarWest musical instruments in 2011, Proprietor Chris Balmforth is steadily gaining an international...
View ArticleEsperanza Spalding Bass Transcription, Radio Song from Radio Music Society
Radio Song from Radio Music Society – Esperanza Spalding Bass Transcription… Radio Song is the first track from Esperanza Spalding’s 2012 album ‘Radio Music Society’ and it demonstrates perfectly her...
View ArticleCarole Kaye Bass Transcription, Theme from Mission: Impossible
Theme from Mission: Impossible - Carole Kaye Bass Transcription… The theme from this iconic tv and movie franchise almost follows a Gm blues format, made more interesting by odd length sections and the...
View ArticleCai Marle-Garcia |“Mr. Ears”: Recommended Listening With Damian Erskine
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Connect with Damian in the Community Cai Marle-Garcia “Mr. Ears” www.caimarlegarcia.com The UK’s own Cai Marle-Garcia is poised to impress with his debut release, “Mr....
View ArticleBiscuit’s Bassment: Spotlight on YOU… the Bass Musician
Meet Biscuit In this February/March issue of Bass Musician Magazine, instead of the usual one to one interview with a selected player from the bass playing community, I would like to take this...
View ArticleEast London: Space In The Place at The City Arts & Music Project
Space in the Place is The City Art & Music Project’s weekly in-house jazz session. It’s a live jazz jam, for free, for the people of East London, every Wednesday. They will be booking an eclectic...
View ArticleBiscuit’s Bassment, a Bass Musician’s Review: Spotlight on Dan Veall (aka)...
You may play Bass, but can you really “Feel it in your soul?” If you can, then let me know, because the chances are, that if you do, and also feel that you have the talent, together with the passion,...
View ArticleBiscuit’s Bassment Review on Rotosound
This Month, Biscuit’s Bassment Reviews Rotosound… Hello my friends, I would like to welcome you all once again to “BISCUIT’S BASSMENT. “In this July 2011 issue of Bass Musician Magazine, I am not so...
View ArticleThe Body and Soul of a Modern Walking Bass Line by Rhayn Jooste
The song/lesson for this month is the standard Body and Soul (Cuerpo y Alma) – music by Johnny Green. It’s inspiration is taken from Esperanza Spalding’s Esperanza album (2008). The key is Db major;...
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