Articles by Jody Miller - Page 7

Chris Wyse channels Lemmy on bass and lead vocals as Hollywood Vampires tear through “Ace of Spades” with their all star lineup at the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Pops Magellan lands at FRET12 for three songs from DAMAGE, switching between a Yamaha BBP34 and short scale Music Man through an Ampeg rig.

Scott Devine, Danny Sapko, and Charles Berthoud learn a-ha’s “Take On Me” together, building a three-bass arrangement as they work through the song on the fly.

Matt Sheridan fills in for Shane Embury as Napalm Death crams eight songs, a Warwick bass rig, and pure grindcore chaos behind NPR’s Tiny Desk in style.

Jennifer Finch was a defining force in L7. We look back with this 2018 three song session from The Current, featuring her powerful bass work and presence.

With only upright bass and guitar, Ron Carter and Yotam Silberstein bring warmth, space, and conversation to a timeless reading of “Love Letters” together.

Tetsuo Sakurai’s muscular slap tone and rhythmic precision stand out in Casiopea’s 1985 concert, played on a wildly modified headless Yamaha five string.

Marcus Miller celebrates Miles Davis at Montreux with Mike Stern, Bill Evans, and Mino Cinelu in a full concert filmed for the festival’s 60th edition.

Watch Kevin Scott drive Forq’s newly released 2019 performance at Moods in Zurich with a Moollon P Bass, heavy effects, deep grooves, and huge low end.

Adam Ben Ezra turns one five string upright bass into a complete groove, layering parts with a looper before improvising over the top at Moods in Zurich.

Flea and Anna Butterss share the low end at Tiny Desk, moving between two electric basses, upright bass and trumpet across three songs from the album Honora.

Linda May Han Oh handles pulse, harmony, counterpoint, and melody on upright bass in this stripped-down duo performance of Bud Powell’s “Hallucinations.”