videos
Vienna Art Orchestra: L’art goes funk
This is the swinging Vienna Art Orchestra playing “L’art goes funk” featuring the two amazing Austrian bass players Georg Breinschmid on double bass and Robert Riegler on electric 6-string bass.
Notice how the two bass players take turn playing the groove as the song changes. Very cool.
For more information about the Vienna Art Orchestra visit their [...]
NAMM Bass Bash: Ray Riendeau, Damian Erskine, Evan Marien perform “Living for the City”
NAMM Bass Bash videos keep coming…
Here’s a great one, featuring the bass trio of Ray Riendeau, Damian Erskine and Evan Marien, with drummer Martin Diamond, performing Stevie Wonder’s “Living for the City”.
Hindi Zahra & Richard Bona: Wait in Vain
Today’s video comes from ARTE TV’s “One Shot Not” program, with Hindi Zahra and Richard Bona performing Bob Marley’s “Wait In Vain”.
See more on Arte TV’s web site
Wayne Pedzwater: BS&T Bass Solo
Here’s a rare clip of Wayne Pedzwater of the 1980-81 incarnation of Blood, Sweat and Tears, doing a jamming bass solo.
Wayne passed away in March of 2005 after suffering a battle with gastric cancer, but his bass playing legacy lives on on many albums in many different genres.
Check out Hartke’s Wayne Pedzwater tribute site
Jean Bisello: Bach Prelude II
Some may remember Jeff Berlin doing this song as a bass/piano duet on his album “Pump it!”. In this video renowned French bass player Jean Bisello plays both parts on his bass (with a short introduction for those of you who speak French).
Jo Sallins: Salsa Tap
Jo Sallins refers to himself as “The Most Famous Unknown Musician in the World”. I don’t know if that’s true (actually, I don’t even know how that works…) but I do feel like he’s someone more people should know about.
Sallins is a self-taught bassist and pianist and he has several albums out – one [...]
Doug Johns: Pocket Fulla Nasty
Rarely have I encountered anyone who can make a bass/drums duo work as convincingly as Doug Johns can. Doug has a very elaborate sense of groove and technique to match, and accompanied by drummer Chris Ceja he’s unstoppable.
Behold Doug Johns and Chris Ceja playing “Funk Bomb”:
Roberto Badoglio: The last goodbye
Here’s Italian bass player Roberto Badoglio playing his own serene composition “The last goodbye”.
Roberto Badoglio has studied with some of the best bass players in the world (Matthew Garrison, Dominique Di Piazza, Skuli Sverrisson) and has recently released a new album, called Re-Evaluation-Time.
For more Roberto Badoglio check out his web site.
Oscar Peterson: On Danish Shore, with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Check out this smoking live video from 1983 of the amazing Oscar Peterson Big 4 band featuring this lineup:
Piano: Oscar Peterson
Guitar: Joe Pass
Double Bass: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Drums: Martin Drew
The tune is called “On Danish Shore” and starts with NHØP laying down the melody and soloing like only he could.
Wester Desamours: Hope for Haiti (Espoir pour Haiti)
Wester Desamours has posted his latest video, a nice groove called “Hope for Haiti (Espoir pour Haiti)”.
Check out Wester’s album, First Step.
