Articles by Evan Kepner - Page 18

This video shows bassist and singer Debra Killings performing “Love” off her 2003 album Surrender. In addition to her own compositions, Debra has played bass on many OutKast albums and has been a backup singer on most of the albums released by TLC.

The LyT F16 is the latest addition to the LyT pedal board collection. This board is specifically designed for tight locations and is great for when you need to get the most out of your stage space. The LyT F16 is designed to hold 4-8 pedals. The LyT F16 is made of the same lightweight ultra-strong wood composite material as...

Bassist Christian Grizzard has released a new album, entitled Space Artist. The album is available as a free download at The Electric Experiment web site. The 10-track album is all instrumental and was produced at light-speed. “I wrote the songs in 3 days and we recorded them in 4 hours without a full band rehearsal,” according to Grizzard, “it’s our...

The Streets have been forced to cancel their latest shows due to bassist Wayne Vibes becoming sick with swine flu. The band was due to headline at the Summer Sundae festival in Leicester, England on August 15th, and play Edinburgh’s Picture House in Scotland on the 16th. Indie band Idlewild stepped in to close the show instead. Singer Mike Skinner...

Bassist Steve Uccello has released his second CD, Symmetria, a 14 track instrumental album showcasing various bass instruments and featuring Kathy Uccello on mandolin on two songs. The album is enhanced visually by Joe Uccello (The Octagonal Aerie). Preview Symmetria: You can also see a video of Uccello performing “Golden” on his blog. Uccello has an impressive list of groups...

Seppuku has developed the Digital Pitch Modulator to convert your bass into a “massive synthesis of sound”. The Digital Pitch Modulator uses an 8-bit digital chip to create octave up, octave down, fifth note, ring mod, arpeggio and bit crusher sounds and blends them with analog fuzz to make mind-blowing effects. The features and specifications are: Oscillator Frequency Control Digital/Analog...

Have you ever had a bass guitar thrown from a high roof? Do you want a guitar case that could withstand that level of abuse anyways? After 3 years in research and development Reunion Blues has released the RB Continental Case, designed to outperform standard cases made from wood or plastic and handle an “accidental” roof launch. “When we set...

We have discovered another bass gem for those of you looking for smooth jazz and a strong groove. Bassist Freddie Washington released In the Moment this June, his solo debut featuring a collection of groove songs mixing jazz, pop, R&B and gospel. Known as “Ready” Freddie Washington, he has played with Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and...

San Diego bassist Rob Thorsen should be on your watch list. He is a talented jazz bassist who performs both jazz standards and original compositions. He is mostly self-taught, but studied under Bert Turetzsky, Bob Magnusson, Rufus Reid and John Clayton, and attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. His latest CD, Lasting Impression was released in June, on the Pacific...

Check out bassist Marcus Miller, jamming with Manu Katche and Mark Robertson on a French TV’s “One Shot Not”. Miller is preparing to tour Japan and Europe this fall (beginning September 9th) with a new show called “Tutu Revisited – The Music of Miles Davis featuring Christian Scott.” The band lineup is Miller on bass and various other instruments, Christian...

Forty years ago, Dan Garson, then a 17 year old music lover, got a ride to the three day Woodstock music festival from New Haven, Connecticut. Garson had been snapping photos for his high-school newspaper, but only a few of the images were published. Now, 40 years later, the box of unseen photographs has been uncovered and collected in a...

This video showcases bassist Dave Holland performing a solo of “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat,” a composition by Charles Mingus as an elegy for jazz saxophone great Lester Young. Holland is currently featuring previously unreleased tracks from his album Pass It On on his web site.