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New Albums

Steve Vai: Where the Other Wild Things Are, with Bryan Beller

Steve Vai has released Where the Other Wild Things Are, the official companion CD to the Live in Minneapolis: Where the Wild Things Are (see our previous coverage). “Other” features 12 tracks from the 2007 String Theories tour that didn’t appear on the first CD. Vai is joined by Bryan Beller on bass, Alex DePue and Ann Marie Calhoun on...

Bass Videos

Dave Holland Quintet: Free for All

Here’s a live performance of Dave Holland with his Quintet at the Newport Jazz Festival, performing “Free for All”.

Reader Spotlight: Regina Zernay Roberts
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Regina Zernay Roberts

Meet Regina Zernay Roberts, our bass player in the spotlight for April 13, 2010. Bio: I’ve been playing bass for about 23 years. For the last three, I’ve been the bass player for a band out of New Orleans called Cowboy Mouth. We play more than 200 shows a year, and have traveled the U.S. a half dozen times since...

New Albums

Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion, with Tal Wilkenfeld and Vinnie Colaiuta

Jeff Beck has released his first studio album in seven years, Emotion & Commotion. Recorded late last year, Emotion & Commotion features Beck’s recent touring line up, including Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums and Jason Rebello on keyboards, as well as a 64-piece orchestra and trio of singers. Beck is currently on tour with a new rhythm...

Bass Videos

Don Schiff’s 2-Handed Stick Bass Tapping: A Great Ship Named Hal

Okay Stick fans… here’s one for you: Don Schiff jamming on the 8-string Stick Bass.

Weekly Top 10

Rewind: The Week’s Most Popular Features (April 4-10, 2010)

Here are the top 10 most popular features on No Treble last week, as determined by you! 1. Lesson: Introduction to Bebop Scale Forms In this lesson we’ll explore the basic forms of Bebop scales so you can start getting the patterns down and experiment with them in your music. 2. Video: Chick Corea Trio with Frank Gambale, Antonio Sanchez...

Tony Levin’s BassCam: Sledgehammer
Bass Videos

Tony Levin’s BassCam: Sledgehammer

Here’s Tony Levin giving us a unique perspective of a Peter Gabriel concert in Lima, Peru. I love Tony’s background vocal appearance. Check out more from Tony Levin’s Road Diary.

Marcus Miller Live: Higher Ground
Bass Videos

Marcus Miller Live: Higher Ground

Here’s Marcus Miller with his band in Leverkusen in 2007, doing his version of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground”.

Concerts & Tours

Rush Announces The Time Machine Tour

Rush has just announced their 2010 North American tour, dubbed “The Time Machine Tour”. Rush is coming off a year off, and this tour spans 40 cities, from June through October. Time Machine refers to the band’s tour theme: classic Rush. For the first time in their history, the band will be playing the 1981 release, Moving Pictures in its...

New Albums

Absolute Zawinul

The last formal studio recording made by Joe Zawinul has been released. Absolute Zawinul, a project initiated by Kristjan Järvi, who collaborated with Zawinul on the project, was recorded in New York during the winter of 2006-2007, and released in Europe last November. The CD is now available in the U.S. The recording includes several members of the Zawinul Syndicate,...

Reader Spotlight: Oscar Harris
Reader Spotlight

Reader Spotlight: Oscar Harris

Meet Oscar Harris, a bassist from Columbus, Ohio, and our player in the spotlight for April 6, 2010. Bio: Oscar Harris is the Lead vocalist/bassist/songwriter for the band Unisoul, and the owner of Rokcity Studios. Oscar began his career as a musician as a rocker in a cover band playing a ’67 Fender P Bass. His musical style emulated the...

Events

Billy Sheehan to Host ICMP Masterclass

The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) has announced that Billy Sheehan has signed on to lead an interactive bass masterclass. The event will be held on April 28th at the ICMP’s Kilburn facility in London. “Billy’s masterclasses are designed to be as inspirational as they are informative, teaching students how to improve their playing and develop their style,” said...