Esperanza Spalding: Unconditional Love
Esperanza Spalding recently visited the Skype Live Studio for 101.9 KINK FM’s broadcast and performed “Unconditional Love”. The song appears on Spalding’s fifth album, Emily’s D+Evolution.
Children of the Light: Suite for the Americas
Children of the Light is a group consisting of Danilo Pérez on piano, John Patitucci on bass, and Brian Blade on drums. Here’s the group performing “Suite for the Americas”, which was written by Pérez.
Reader Spotlight: Ben Titus
Meet Ben Titus, a multi-instrumentalist who calls himself a bassist first, and who keeps busy with a variety of music-related gigs. Ben in this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’m a born and raised Virginia native who is a recent transplant to the Mid-West. Music has alternately been my salvation and my greatest frustration,...
Antonin Rubatat & Romain Chenard: Hungry Beats – Vol. 3
The first video we shared by bassist Antonin Rubatat and drummer Romain Chenard was a big hit. Here’s another from their “Hungry Beats” series – “Vol. 3”.
Weekly Top 10: Talking Triads, New Bass Gear, On Harmony, Chuck Rainey’s Life in Music, New Videos and More
Happy Sunday. Time to celebrate another week from the world of bass. Here are the top 10 No Treble reader favorites for the week of July 16-22, 2016. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing. 1. Cody Wright and Andy Irvine: Funky Bass Jam Cody Wright joined Andy Irvine for this bass jam on Andy’s The Daily Funk Club. Cody...
Karl Clews: The Pink Panther Theme (Solo Bass Arrangement and Transcription)
Karl Clews shared another one of his terrific solo bass arrangements with us, and this time he’s also offering the transcription. In this video, Karl tackles Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther Theme” on his Status Graphite Kingbass. Check it out and grab the transcription from Karl’s website.
Jesús Rico Pérez: Blue Orleans (Michael Manring Cover)
About three years ago, Jesús Rico Pérez shared a cover he did of Michael Manring’s “Come With Me, My Love”. Manring was impressed. Jesús has a new Manring cover, this time performing “Blue Orleans”, which appeared on Manring’s 1989 album, Toward the Center of the Night.
Zander Zon: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Zander Zon has tackled something new in his latest video – his first ever video game theme. In this video, Zander plays his solo bass arrangement for the theme for the game “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim”.
Stuart Clayton: Giants of Bass – John Entwistle
Stuart Clayton has released another video and preview of the upcoming revamp of his book Giants of Bass. This time around, his focus is on bass legend John Entwistle. “This track is a nod to classic tracks by The Who such as ‘The Real Me’, ‘Pinball Wizard’ and ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ – among others,” Stuart shared. Nailed it.
Rosa Passos and Paulo Paulelli: Só Danço Samba
Bassist Paulo Paulelli and vocalist Rosa Passos took the stage at Cafe 939 and performed this amazing cover of the Antonio Carlos Jobim tune “Só Danco Samba”. So good.
Reader Spotlight: Uffe Lykke Kristensen
Meet Uffe Lykke Kristensen, who at age 11 saw a video by Victor Wooten, and the rest was history. Uffe spends his time playing and studying music in Denmark. He’s this week’s No Treble reader in the spotlight. Here’s his story… Bio: I’m a 20 year old busy bass player based in Esbjerg, Denmark. Over the years, I’ve been playing...
Cody Wright and Andy Irvine: Funky Bass Jam
Cody Wright joined Andy Irvine for this bass jam on Andy’s The Daily Funk Club. Cody is playing a custom Jensen “Megacounstidon” – a beast of a bass, and Andy is playing a Nordstrand VJ5 charity bass. This one gets funky.