Today marks Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s 82nd birthday. Philip Chapman Lesh was born on March 15, 1940 in Berkeley, California. To celebrate Phil’s birthday, JamBase profiles the once unlikely ...

A bass solo changes the balance of an entire jazz group, often making the music quieter and leaving the harmony difficult for the audience to follow. Amy explains how pianists, guitarists, ...

Bass solos don't get the attention that lead guitar solos so often get. Big-name guitarists such as Slash, Jimmy Page and Zakk Wylde are the ones out there, serving up crowd-pleasing guitar solos on a ...

Known for playing bass guitar in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea is releasing his first solo album — and it features his first love: jazz trumpet. It's called "Honora." Since the 1980s, no bass player ...

Bassists are the strong and sturdy backbone of any great band, but sadly they often go unappreciated. Bands might not lose their bassists to mega-successful artists if that wasn't the case. The best ...

With just eight credits left before graduation, Ben McKee made a life-changing decision: leave college and head to Vegas ...

You have to really love the bass to enjoy Jeff Berlin's latest offering, Lumpy Jazz. Solos abound at every turn, his electric bass is up in the mix when keyboardist Richard Drexler is taking the ...

The bass is an often overlooked instrument that doesn't get the same kind of spotlight the lead guitar does, but it's a vital part of any band, bridging the gap between the rhythm of the drums and the ...

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 ...

Our bass students study in depth the art of solo, orchestral and chamber music double bass performance. During their time at the College of Music, students focus on rich, resonant and lyrical tone ...