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Israel “Cachao” Lopez’s Final Performance Released
New Albums

Israel “Cachao” Lopez’s Final Performance Released

The final performance by mambo legend Israel “Cachao” Lopez has been released as a two disc set, entitled The Last Mambo. The concert, which celebrated the bassist’s 80 years in music, was held at the Ziff Opera House a the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami Florida in 2007. The album has Cachao leading a 24-piece orchestra. The Cuban born Cachao...

Reader Spotlight: Patrick McCarthy
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Patrick McCarthy

Meet Patrick McCarthy, a bassist from New York who believes guitarists shouldn’t have all the fun (amen!). Patrick is our player in the spotlight for April 26, 2011. Bio: With over a decades worth of experience as a professional musician, bassist Patrick McCarthy chalks his ability up to hard work, patience, and the love of music. “Whenever I get a...

Bootsy Collins Releases Tha Funk Capital Of The World
New Albums

Bootsy Collins Releases Tha Funk Capital Of The World

Bootsy Collins has a released a new studio album, one he calls a “musical biography”, with strong ties to the bassist’s four decades in the music business. Tha Funk Capital Of The World features many cameo appearances including fellow P-Funkers George Clinton and Bernie Worrell, rappers Snoop Dogg, Chuck D, and Ice Cube, guitarists Buckethead and Catfish Collins (Bootsy’s late...

Damian Erskine With Tony Furtado: St. John’s Fire
Bass Videos

Damian Erskine With Tony Furtado: St. John’s Fire

Here’s No Treble columnist Damian Erskine taking a solo with Tony Furtado in 2005, at the Hatch Fest in Bozeman, Montana.

Gear Review: ToneGear Bass String Cleaner
Gear Reviews

Gear Review: ToneGear Bass String Cleaner

If there’s one thing about playing I’ve always had trouble with, it’s going through strings. My hands sweat. A lot. And sweat really breaks down strings, especially in places where the humidity can be really bad (such as the Midwest, where I live). I’ve played every brand and type of string: coated, uncoated, steel, nickel… the whole spectrum, and I’ve...

Upright Bass Set Up for Playability and Sound – Part 2
The Lowdown with Dr. D

Upright Bass Set Up for Playability and Sound – Part 2

This is part 2 of this series by Dr. D. Check out Part 1. Set Up for Sound In terms of sound, there are any number of things that can affect the volume, sustain and tone of your instrument. The bottom line is that everything you do to the instrument matters. Strings matter. Tailpiece length matters. Tailpiece weight matters. Tailpiece...

Old School: 1967 Epiphone EB-232 Bass
Old School

Old School: 1967 Epiphone EB-232 Bass

In our first installment of “Old School”, bassist Matt Shively shares the story of his 1967 Epiphone EB-232 bass. Make/Model/Year My bass is a 1967 Epiphone Rivoli EB-232, made in Kalamazoo, MI. How long have you owned it? Going on 3 years now. How did you come across it? Well, I have a cousin named Larry Holcomb who played in...

Yellowjackets: My Old School, Live in 1994
Bass Videos

Yellowjackets: My Old School, Live in 1994

Filmed live at Ohne Filter in Baden-Baden, Germany, here’s the Yellowjackets performing “My Old School”, with some great bass solo breaks by Jimmy Haslip. This concert was .

Rewind: Unreleased Jaco Pastorius Performance, New Bass Gear, Lessons from Scott LaFaro and RIP Gerard Smith
Weekly Top 10

Rewind: Unreleased Jaco Pastorius Performance, New Bass Gear, Lessons from Scott LaFaro and RIP Gerard Smith

Here are the most read, most popular stories and features on No Treble for the week of April 17 – 23, 2011. 1. Jaco Pastorius: Unreleased “Teen Town” Live Video 1978 Here’s some amazing and really rare footage of Weather Report performing Jaco Pastorius‘s “Teen Town”, filmed live in Reading, PA in 1978 by a member of the audience. While...

Gail Ann Dorsey With David Bowie: Under Pressure
Bass Videos

Gail Ann Dorsey With David Bowie: Under Pressure

Sometimes it’s the simplest bass lines that stick with you the most. Here, bassist Gail Ann Dorsey proves it as she plays the iconic riff to “Under Pressure” with David Bowie at Madison Square Garden in 1997.

Hal Leonard Releases Jazz Bass On Top by Andy McKee
Sheet Music & Instruction

Hal Leonard Releases Jazz Bass On Top by Andy McKee

Hal Leonard has released Jazz Bass on Top: A Guide to Left-Hand Technique by Andy McKee, an instructional book for double bass aimed at improving fingerboard facility through 50 jazz songs. Presented in order of difficulty, the tunes range from “The Girl From Ipanema” to “Teen Town,” and teach walking bass lines as well as soloing techniques. McKee, who teaches...

2011 Montreux Jazz Festival Lineup Announced
Concerts & Tours

2011 Montreux Jazz Festival Lineup Announced

The lineup for the 2011 Montreux Jazz Festival has been announced, and it will be a solid year for bass lovers. A few of the bassists set to perform include Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding, Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins, Christian McBride, Richard Bona and Marcus Miller, who will be performing as part of a tribute to Miles Davis. The fest is...