Jackie Clark Articles

Rewind: Bass Lessons, Columns, Gear Watch, New Releases & Favorite Videos

In case you missed them, here are the top features from the week of October 4th, 2009. Jon Burr offers some sound advice in his latest lesson, To click or not to click? Or, what’s in a metronome?. Damian Erskine answers a reader’s question on playing with and around the beat Evan Kepner‘s latest lesson...continue reading »

Player Spotlight: Jackie Clark

Meet bassist Jackie Clark, our player in the spotlight for October 6, 2009. Bio: Though gospel music is my first love, I was eventually hired to hold down the bottom for some of R&B biggest names beginning with Howard Hewett in 2001. That led to a few stints with other male vocalists such as Keith...continue reading »

Jackie Clark: John Legend “If You’re Out There” Remix

Collaborative music site Indaba Music is running a contest to remix John Legend’s “If You’re Out There”, and bassist Jackie Clark shared his submission with us. Jackie plays his Lakland 5-string fretless bass and just about everything else on the recording. As Jackie shares, “This is my version of an already incredible song! I took...continue reading »