Rebecca Johnson Band: I’m Tore Down
Rebecca Johnson and her band are back to gigging, which is great news for us so far away thanks to her videos of their performances. Here’s the trio swinging hard on “I’m Tore Down”.
Scary Pockets: Put Your Records On
Here’s a new video by Scary Pockets, which once again features the groovy bass work of Joe Ayoub. Louis Cato is the guest vocalist on this funky version of Corrine Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On” (which also includes Jacob Collier on keys).
Weekly Top 10: Sitar Bass “Mountain”, Remembering Howie Pyro, Finding The One, Four, Five, Chuck Rainey Receives Honorary Doctorate, and More
Time for your weekly roundup from the world of bass. Here are the most-read articles on No Treble for the week of May 7-13, 2022.
Angelique Francis: What’s Your Story
I recently discovered the music of Angelique Francis and watched many of her videos. “What’s Your Story” is a powerful tune, from the bassist’s album, “Kissed By The Blues”.
Cory Wong: Concrete (feat. Mark Lettieri)
Cory Wong just released a new video for a song from his upcoming album, “Power Station”. “Concrete” features guest Mark Lettieri and is anchored by the always funky Sonny T.
Brad Russell: Rocket Man
It is always exciting when Brad Russell reaches out to me. Two days ago, he sent me this video of him performing an all live looping bass & vocals version of Elton John’s “Rocket Man”. Brad never lets us down!
Juliaplaysgroove: Wait
This new Juliaplaysgroove video showed up on the top of my feed, and as always, I immediately clicked. Here’s Julia playing along to Sabrina Claudio’s “Wait” from the “About Time” mixtape.
The Dead Daisies: Burn (Live From Daisyland)
The Dead Daisies are celebrating the release of their “Live From Daisyland” EP with a video of Glenn Hughes and the band tearing through Deep Purple’s “Burn”.
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (April 2022)
Time again for another roundup of incredible bass videos. Of the 30 we shared in April, these are the top 10 reader favorites, in order.
Dino Jelusick, Micky Crystal, Colin Parkinson, Kyle Hughes & Friends: Immigrant Song
Another fantastic collaboration video hit my radar, and this one gets the led out. Here’s Dino Jelusick, Micky Crystal, Colin Parkinson, and Kyle Hughes performing “Immigrant Song,” with guest solos by Ivan Keller and Jordan Ziff.
Avishai Cohen Trio: Shifting Sands Session
This is a longer video than normal, but it is worth it. Avishai Cohen performed at the Maillon theatre in Strasbourg with drummer Roni Kaspi and pianist Elchin Shirinov. The trio performed music from their upcoming album, “Shifting Sands”.
Fernando Rosa: Funky Drummer / Get On Up / I Feel Good
Time for another killer video by Fernando Rosa. This one features Fernando at The Jazz Cafe London getting down on some great James Brown tunes.