Legendary spoof band Spinal Tap reunited for Live Earth’s SOS event on July 7th at Wembley Stadium.
Wouldn’t you know it, the show’s highlight was “Big Bottom”, featuring “every bass player in the known universe”.
Yeah, bass saves the day.
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Must be the year for bass players to go on tour with their famous fathers. The latest buzz is about a Van Halen tour happening in September, with 16-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen “laying down the law”.
An all-new, all-bass internet radio show has just hit the virtual airwaves. Bass Talk with Abe & Lane, a show with “more bass than Spinal Tap’s Big Bottom“, is broadcast each Sunday night.
AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams says nothing is confirmed regarding the rumors of a 2008 AC/DC tour and CD release.
All About Jazz offers a favorable review of Dear Miles, Ron Carter’s upcoming tribute to Miles Davis.
Jaco Pastorius was this year’s Syracuse Jazz Festival dedicatee, and the focus of a panel moderated by noted biographer and jazz author/journalist Bill Milkowski.
The Jaco Pastorius Big Band, conducted by Peter Graves and featuring Jeff Carswell and Will Lee on bass, and Hiram Bullock on guitar, performed at the event.
Drummer Vic Stevens has released his latest CD, “If People Could Talk“, featuring Michael Manring and Percy Jones on bass.
Stevens and Manring perform together in the fusion trio McGill/Manring/Stevens.