Grammy® Award winning bassist Paul Gray of Slipknot is releasing Behind the Player: Paul Gray, an instructional DVD with behind-the-scenes look at Gray’s background and gear and in-depth video lessons.
The DVD covers two Slipknot tunes, “Surfacing” and “Duality” and a jam with drummer Roy Mayorga.
Check out the trailer:
Michael Manring ended his long endorsement of SWR Amps and has partnered with Markbass/Markaudio.
As Manring explains, “I’m happy to announce I’ve entered into a new partnership with one of the world’s premiere amplification manufacturers, the Markbass/Markaudio company. Although I’ve very much enjoyed endorsing SWR amplifiers for many years, I felt it was time for a change and I’m very excited about working on new ideas with Markbass and Markaudio. They have amazing products for bass and are deeply committed to innovation.”
Manring also announced his involvement in two new rock releases:
Terror Syndrome, a project organized by Devin Townsend Band drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen
Nevermore guitarist, Jeff Loomis solo project, “Zero Order Phase”
Eagle Rock Entertainment is releasing a 1980 Paul Simon concert DVD with Tony Levin on bass, Steve Gadd on drums, Richard Tee on piano and Eric Gale on guitar.
The concert took place in Philadelphia’s Tower Theater in 1980 and features 11 songs: Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard, Still Crazy After All These Years, Ace In The Hole, Something So Right, One-Trick Pony, Jonah, 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, Late In The Evening, American Tune, The Boxer, and The Sound Of Silence
The DVD is available on November 25.
Bassist/composer William Parker has released “Petit Oiseau”, the latest CD by his quartet. The release features eight tracks, all written by Parker, featuring Hamid Drake on drums and percussion, Rob Brown on sax and clarinet, Lewis Barnes on trumpet, and Parker.
The CD is released by AUM Fidelity and now available on Amazon.com.
Bassist Jorgen Carlsson is joining the band in a permanent role. Carlsson replaces Andy Hess, who played with the band since bassist Allen Woody died in 2000.
“We were faced with the daunting task of replacing a one-of-a-kind musician, which I’m sure was intimidating for Andy, who did a wonderful job and brought his own personality into the music,” Gov’t Mule guitarist/vocalist Warren Haynes said in a statement. “Jorgen’s style is somewhere between Woody’s and Andy’s. He brings some of Woody’s aggressive spirit back although he is very much his own man.”
Gov’t Mule’s new 2-DVD set, A Tail Of Two Cities, is now out.
Source: Live Daily.
Bassist, composer and band leader Dave Holland is releasing his latest CD, Pass It On on September 23.
The release features Holland’s sextet, who formed in 2006, consisting of Robin Eubanks (trombone), Antonio Hart (alto saxophone), Alex “Sasha” Sipiagin (trumpet), Mulgrew Miller (piano) and Eric Harland (drums).
The CD features several new arrangements of past Holland originals over the past twenty years.
Holland has just completed touring with Herbie Hancock for the River of Possibilities tour and is planning a tour of his own this fall, including: 9/18-20 Regattabar, Boston; 9/21 Yale University, New Haven; 9/24-28 Yoshi’s, San Francisco & Oakland; and 10/8-11 Birdland, New York.
Source: PRWeb
Jeff Coffin’s latest album, Mutopia, features Felix Pastorius (son of the late Jaco Pastorius), along with Roy “Futureman” Wooten and Kofi Burbridge. Guest appearances include Chris Walters, Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, Doug Belote, Alana Rocklin, Pat Bergeson, R. Scott Bryan, Roy Agree, Rod McGaha, Barry Green and Black Cat Sylvester.
Sample tracks:
Carlos Cuevas has released his second CD, Uninhibited Realm featuring John Patitucci on acoustic and electric bass.
Patitucci has been busy. Keyboardist Nick Manson has just released Mercator with John Patitucci, Ian Froman and Andy Suzuki.
Rhonda Smith, Prince’s bass player, has released her second album RS2, with guest appearances from Prince, Sheila E., Fred Hammond and others.
Metallica has announced their next album, Death Magnetic, due out on September 12th. This is the first album since 2003, and get this… the first album featuring current bassist Robert Trujillo. Wow, we just assumed he’d be on one by now.
More from the Metallica web site.
Another multi-bass album is coming. This time from Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten, joining together as S.M.V.
The new album, Thunder, is out on August 12th.
Sample tracks here:
Michael Manring has announced “Project M”, a new release by a quartet of bassists including Manring, Grant Stinnett, Rob Gourlay and Jim Stinnett. The release includes a bonus DVD full of interviews and rehearsal footage.
Here’s the debut performance of Project M at the New Hampshire Bass Festival earlier this year:
