Alex Bershadsky: Groove Move

by Kevin Johnson | Monday, January 23rd, 2012

Here’s an intense jam by bassist Alex Bershadsky, whose incredible groove is matched equally by his impressive technique. The clip features Gal Gershovsky on drums.

When you groove it, you gotta move it!

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Comments:

Daniel Bonin says:

January 24, 2013 at 5:40 pm

There are many definition of groove. Find one you like and enjoy.

Rick Raborn says:

January 24, 2013 at 7:10 am

Awesome, simply awesome. and yes def a groove!

Sandy Sanford says:

January 23, 2013 at 9:55 pm

In this conversation it appears that one mans groove is anther mans solo. In my view the drummer( or drum machine) is groovin’,, the bass player is soloing. Great playing on the part of both.

Samuel Iun says:

January 23, 2013 at 9:55 pm

Groove IS there, but the virtuoso playing is pretty prominent. IMO

Rory Tuuta says:

January 23, 2013 at 9:55 pm

Lolol people just hate on anything they can’t play.

Artie Rodriguez says:

January 23, 2013 at 9:40 pm

You cannot have a groove without a pocket. Can you dance to it? I think not.

Jiean Carlo C. Laxamana says:

January 28, 2012 at 11:55 pm

thumptastic!

Bennie Sims says:

January 28, 2012 at 5:25 pm

Smokin’!

James Peterson says:

January 26, 2012 at 11:55 pm

There was definetly a hot groove going on here. Sit back. Feel it first.

James Toki Markham says:

January 24, 2012 at 11:39 am

this is the kind of playing that made me love bass.

Zandelis Mark says:

January 24, 2012 at 10:25 am

Super!

Rock Proteau says:

January 24, 2012 at 7:40 am

good groove

Mario Anthony Sabga says:

January 23, 2012 at 12:54 pm

Very good technical playing but not really much groove going on.

Ben Kohavi says:

January 23, 2012 at 6:55 pm

you are not listening to the same groove I’m listening to I guess.

Mario Anthony Sabga says:

January 24, 2012 at 1:24 pm

Ben Kohavi That’s because there’s not really a groove going on.

Ben Kohavi says:

January 24, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Mario Anthony Sabga That’s the beautiful thing about art, we each see/listen to it differently.
I just don’t like going around throwing negative vibe, just not me, but that’s only me.
You don’t like it and you got nothing important to say, move along – as you may see other listeners have found it quite groovy and enjoyable – plenty more music around the web these days you might find to your liking. Enjoy music, cheers – Ben.

Mario Anthony Sabga says:

January 24, 2012 at 1:55 pm

Ben Kohavi Nothing important to say , if you can read i said Very good technical playing, which it is, but as far as groove is concerned there’s not much there.As you can see a few people liked my comment so i’m not alone, this type of playing is many things but groove bass playing it certainly isn’t.

Paul W. Frields says:

January 28, 2012 at 5:25 pm

Ben Kohavi Right on. Although not the kind of playing or music I enjoy, I was blown away by Alex’s sense of time and groove, and it was a great match for the drummer (which of course is what we all aim for, right?). I watches his hands and thought, “Wow, I could really learn something by studying this.” Maybe I’d never use it, but it would probably make me a better player if I could manage 1/2 of what Alex accomplished in this piece. Inspiring! Just saying, let’s not hate on fellow bass players. Dig it or not, no reason to throw negativity around.

Joe Henry says:

January 28, 2012 at 6:10 pm

I’m actually going to side with Mario on this one. Take that drum track out and there isn’t going to be any solid groove to make me move. Even 16th triplets from the double thumbing? Absolutely. Exactly in time? Absolutely. Heavy groove? Nope. Obviously this guy is amazing technically, and, almost certainly capable of laying down a better groove than I could dream of. But this clip isn’t it.

Joe Henry says:

January 28, 2012 at 6:10 pm

I will say that he does groove in the “B” section at 0:58.

Robin Casse says:

February 5, 2013 at 11:55 am

Absolutly! This piece is really grooving at this moment. But anyways, this is a demonstration and it has reached its goal. Furthermore, isn’t music all about being tense for a while and then laxer? Here’s a perfect exemple of this, for me :)

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