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Singer, composer, and actor Lyle Lovett has announced a lengthy summer tour with his Large Band. The 15-piece ensemble is anchored by the bearded bass master Leland Sklar, who has been working with Lovett for four decades.

Adrian Belew has announced a new project called Beat that will perform music from his era in King Crimson. Tony Levin will be joining him for it as well as guitarist Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey.

After putting a bitter brotherly feud to bed, The Black Crowes have returned with their first new album in 15 years. “Happiness Bastards” marks a triumphant return for the band featuring the duo of vocalist Chris Robinson and guitarist Rich Robinson.

Boston will be rumbling on March 26th with a bass event of epic proportions. Berklee’s Spring Bass Bash will feature a veritable Mount Rushmore of bassists, including Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey, and Anthony Jackson.

Attention metalheads! Fear Factory has announced that they’re looking for a substitute bassist for Tony Campos while he is on tour with his other band, Static X.

311 has announced the return of their Unity tour for 2024 with a summer itinerary that will take them across the U.S. from July 20th to August 31st.

Multi-instrumentalist and musical genius Jacob Collier has completed his Djesse album series with the newly-released “Djesse Vol. 4.” The star-studded record covers an enormous amount of musical ground with jazz, pop, latin, and even some heavy metal.

Sting made his name as the bassist and vocalist for a power trio called The Police, and now he’s getting back to the format. He’s announced a new tour called “STING 3.0” featuring a new trio with longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas of Mumford & Sons fame.

Five years after her solo debut, former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon has returned with her sophomore album, “The Collective.”

Mark Egan has just released “Cross Currents,” a new trio album featuring the talents of drummer. Shawn Pelton and guitarist Shane Theriot. Described as the bassist's most versatile and ambitious album to date, the music covers a lot of ground with styles including funk, ambient, swamp rock, second-line, Cajun, and Indian.

Jazz bassist and educator Danny Ziemann has announced a new free online workshop called Elite Ears: A 5-Day Journey to Limitless Listening for Musicians.

Lorenzo Feliciati has unveiled a new trio project called Kamayan. Their debut album is described as a “declaration of love for electric jazz” with influences from Weather Report, Pat Metheny Group, and Yellowjackets.