Articles by Corey Brown - Page 377

Veteran bassist Charnett Moffett has released Spirit of Sound, his thirteenth album as a leader and companion to his solo release, The Bridge which debuted in April. While Spirit of Sound is not a solo bass album like The Bridge, it does center heavily on Moffett’s bass virtuosity. The new album finds Moffett building upon the “Harmolodic Free Jazz” concepts...

Crank it up! There’s a whole lotta bass right here, including two bonus top 10 lists inside this one. Here are the most read stories and most watched videos on No Treble for the week of July 7-13, 2013. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing. 1. Bass on a Budget: 14 Basses Under $500 Last year around this...

Here’s a video that’s just plain remarkable on so many levels. First, the back story. Bassist Jim Bennett was taken to the hospital on January 1st, 2013, where he was diagnosed with necrotizing pancreatitis and given a 10% chance of surviving. Thankfully, he beat the odds. After he recovered, he realized how important music was in his life. “I did...

The Aristocrats – the power trio featuring bassist Bryan Beller, guitarist Guthrie Govan and drummer Marco Minnemann – are releasing their second full-length studio album, Culture Clash on July 16th. The trio began with a performance at the 2011 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, garnering rave reviews. As a result of the response – and their chemistry – they...

Meet Tim Wolfe, Jr., a versatile bassist who spends a lot of time with music – and a lot of time in his car getting there. Tim is our reader in the spotlight for the week of July 8, 2013. Bio: I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Double Bass performance from Lebanon Valley College and a Masters of Music in...

Things got pretty hot in June with help from these, the top 10 most watched bass videos on No Treble. Thanks for watching, sharing and commenting (and for sending us your video recommendations too!) 1. Simon Fitzpatrick: “Roundabout” Solo Bass Simon Fitzpatrick is a guy who constantly pushes himself to see what can be done on the bass. Here’s the...

We’ve featured the fantastic duo of bassist Andres Rotmistrovsky and vocalist Angela Watson before, and for good reason. Here’s their latest – a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature”.

Last year around this time, we published Bass on a Budget: 12 Basses Under $500 – a roundup of basses released through the first half of 2012, with a street price of $500 or less. Time to do it again. Here are 14 basses we’ve covered in the year since then with price tags of $500 or less. As we...

One thing a band with the Yellowjackets’ longevity is likely to experience is change. The 32-year run has seen their fair share of change, with the most recent one happening with the bass chair. Back in January 2012, we broke the news that Felix Pastorius – son of the late Jaco Pastorius – was replacing Jimmy Haslip. Haslip reportedly wanted...

Serious bass stuff right here, AKA your top 10 list of bass-focused stories, how-to’s and videos on No Treble for the week of June 30, 2013. Thanks as always for reading, commenting and sharing! 1. Bass Centre Introduces Jaco Pastorius Tribute Bass The Bass Centre is paying tribute to the late great Jaco Pastorius with their new Portrait Bass. Based...

Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady are hitting the road again with Hot Tuna, with their “Hot July” tour. The longtime bandmates will once again be joined by multi-instrumentalist and mandolin wizard Barry Mitterhoff, and on the “Electric Hot Tuna” performances, drummer Skoota Warner. Hot Tuna Hot July Tour Dates All shows are Electric Hot Tuna unless noted. July 20, 2013:...

It is hard to imagine how these two musicians could produce so much sound, but then again, there will only be one Michael Hedges, and there’s only one Michael Manring. Here’s the duo performing the tune “Ignition” – from Hedges’ Oracle album – with some background on the tune by the late, great guitarist.