Articles by Evan Kepner - Page 13

Victor Wooten is teaming back up with his long time friend JD Blair to go on a brief tour. The tour is the “2 Minds 1 Groove” and will be throughout the USA until the end of September. “I toured for quite a while with that exact same band that played a lot of that music on the record, but...

The minor keys offer a diverse sonic palette for you to use in improvisation. The darker quality of the tonal sequence gives you a cool sound and the minor keys are very versatile over different chord changes. This lesson will focus on some basic applications of minor keys in different scenarios so you can start to use these keys effectively....

Last week marked the final show by Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor and band mates, including bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen, rocked out in Los Angeles at Wiltern Theater for a full house of more than 2,200 fans. It’s been 20 years since Reznor released his first album. Reznor took Meldal-Johnson, guitarist Robin Finck and drummer Ilan Rubin through a 3 hour...

Jazz bassist Brani Disterheft just released her second album Second Side. Brandi took a singer/songwriter approach to her second album, where “one can hear (though not overtly) the influence of early period Joni Mitchell… and of Brazilian pop sensation Milton Nascimento.” “She has the same lope or rhythmic pulse as my bass player, Ray Brown,” Oscar Peterson said of Disterheft....

Bassist Mike Inez, from Alice in Chains, was interviewed recently by WMMR’s Matt Cord. The video is now available on YouTube: Alice in Chains is currently preparing for the upcoming release of their newest album, Black Gives Way to Blue. The music video for “Check My Brain”, the first official single released from Black Gives Way to Blue aired on...

Fuzzhugger(fx) has released the second version of their Great Wall fuzz pedal. The Great Wall V2 delivers a huge wall of fuzz-pumping bass sound features a smaller enclosure with multiple hand-painted varieties. The Great Wall features three controls giving you the flexibility to dial in any combination of fuzz with a consistently strong bass response and matching balance qualities. The...

Today’s video showcases the playing of Marco Rodi, a solo bassist from Montreal. The video shows various segments of a 35-minute live performance. You can get more information on Rodi from his web site or friend him on Facebook and Twitter.

Essential Sound Products has built a better power cord and named it the MusicCord Pro. ESP’s approach stems from the idea that any bass amplifier needs a solid power connection to get the best tone. Under-powered amps yield “flat dynamics, thin harmonics, and gutless sound without a satisfyingly full and extended bass.” They’ve developed a complex cord that gives you...

Here we’ve got a great solo by Linley Marthe, during a performance with The Zawinul Syndicate at New Morning in Paris. You can also catch Marthe playing on Hadrien Feraud’s solo album.

Bassist Kelly Garni, one of the founding members of Quiet Riot, has started the RR Network, a new project in tribute to late guitarist Randy Rhoads. The RR Network is a social networking site dedicated to the late Ozzy Osbourne/Quiet Riot guitarist. “This site was created for several reasons! It is very important to the Rhoads family and friends that...

The Calgary Herald has done a nice spotlight piece on bassist Chris Brubeck, covering his early childhood start in music, through his current compositions. Brubeck is the son of pianist Dave Brubeck. “I play electric fretless bass, but I sound a lot like an upright bass…” Brubeck shares. “…If anyone knows anything about me, it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s the one...

In this video, bassist Ric Fierabracci performs a solo in “The Rain Must Fall”, with Yanni in a 1993 performance in Greece. Fierabracci’s extensive musical resume includes having performed, recorded and run the gamut for artists like Chick Corea, Billy Cobham, Dave Weckl, Steve Smith, Mitchel Forman, Bill Evans, Brett Garsed, Phil Turcio, Scott Henderson, George Whitty, Tom Coster, Dave...