Esperanza Spalding: “Hold On Me” and “I Can’t Help It”
Here’s a clip from the 2012 North Sea Jazz fest featuring the one and only Esperanza Spalding performing covers of two Michael Jackson tunes, “Hold On Me” and “I Can’t Help It”. No other words necessary.
Jesús Rico Pérez: “I Left America” Michael Manring Cover
This is not the first time we’ve featured a video of bassist Jesús Rico Pérez performing a cover of a Michael Manring tune… and I’m betting it won’t be the last. This is Jesús’ performance of “I Left America”, which appeared on Manring’s album, Soliloquy. BTW, the first time we shared one of Jesús’ covers, we asked Michael himself for...
Weekly Top 10: New Basses, Right Hand Endurance, Improving Time & Rhythm, Bass of the Week and the Top Videos
Time for another celebration of the best in bass for the week. This week we have a wonderful balance of gear, videos and expert how-to columns that made the list. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Fender Introduces Deluxe Active Okoume Basses Fender had a lot of new gear at NAMM this year including the Deluxe Active...
Oz Noy, Oteil Burbridge & Keith Carlock: You Dig
This may be a showcase for drummer Keith Carlock, but we don’t care. This trio – made up of guitarist Oz Noy and bassist Oteil Burbridge – gets down on this one. Enjoy.
David Pastorius: Bass Remix of Tech N9ne’s “Stop the Sailor”
We’ve shared videos of David Pastorius adding some high octane bass to Tech N9ne tunes before (including “Questions” and “Worldwide Choppers”). This time around, David adds nothing but straight up groove on “Stop the Sailor”… and some Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, thanks to special guest Brittany Reneé Grant.
Reader Spotlight: Johannes Ossi
Meet Johannes Ossi, one of many bassists who started out first on guitar, before finding his love with the lower end of the spectrum. Johannes keeps busy with a post-grunge band, and thinks of bass in the way many would say is the mark of a true bassist. He’s the No Treble reader in the spotlight for the week of...
Weekly Top 10: RIP Mike Porcaro and Andy Fraser, Vertical Harmony, New Bass Gear and the Top Bass Videos
Our least favorite thing here is to cover the news of a bassist’s passing. This week, we had to do it twice. This top 10 list is usually a celebration of all the great things from the world of bass. But this week is different, with two stories making the list. RIP, Mike Porcaro and Andy Fraser. 1. In Memoriam:...
Kollejen with Jan Urbanec: Udder Terror
Jan Urbanec just sent me this video of a project he’s doing with percussionist Adam Koller. Jan humbly said, “I hope you’ll like it! Still unnecessary amount of notes, but…we had great fun with it.”
Reader Spotlight: David Hogeboom
Meet David Hogeboom, who started playing bass in high school before selling it as he left for college. But the bass wouldn’t be out of his life for good… each time he set it down, he ended up finding an opportunity to come back. David has two important jobs as far as I can tell – one is playing bass....
Weekly Top 10: New Bass Gear, The Top Bass Videos, Expert Columns, Bass of the Week and More
It is Sunday, which means it is time to bring you the best in bass – at least a week’s worth. Here is the top 10 list for this week of the most read stories and most watched videos on No Treble. Thanks for reading, watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Josh Cohen: Solo Bass Arrangement of “Chameleon” Here is a...
Viaceslav Svedov: “Rock and Roll” on ContraBass Balalaika
Viaceslav Svedov amazes me and cracks me up whenever he gets the ContraBass Balalaika out and plays. Here’s a video where he’s decided to add distortion to the mix and rock out to Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll”. Oh yeah.
Reader Spotlight: Graham McLachlan
Meet Graham McLachlan a bassist who also plays Chapman Stick on a very cool gig – Blue Man Group Chicago. Not only that, Graham’s gear list gave me a serious case of GAS. Graham also plays bass in Electric Hawk – a band he describes as “an instrumental, prog/mathy, heavy band”. He’s the No Treble reader in the spotlight for...