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Phish Announces Summer 2023 Tour
Phish will be hitting the road again this summer with a 23-date tour. The band, anchored by Mike Gordon, will kick things off on July 11th and take it through Labor Day Weekend.
Weekly Top 10: March 4-10, 2023
This week on No Treble, we had a great look at Ray Brown’s 7/8 Size Double Bass, featured some new gear, some exciting tours in the works, and did a deep dive on Meshell Ndegeocello’s “Perfect Groove.” Here are the top 10 reader favorites.
Black Hole Constellation: A Candle That Burns Twice
Michal Jahoda shared a new video with us, and it is about as daring as any we’ve ever seen. Here’s his play-through to “A Candle That Burns Twice,” filmed on a glacier in Norway a few minutes before a storm.
Buster Williams Releases “Unalome”
Legendary jazz bassist Buster Williams is celebrating his 80th year on earth with a new album called “Unalome.” The bassist and bandleader compiled several jazz and Latin standards for the album and a handful of new originals.
Felix Pastorius To Join Cindy Blackman-Santana on Spring Tour
Percussionist Cindy Blackman-Santana is heading out on the road with her band this spring for a tour that will go coast to coast. The low end for the whole run will be handled by Felix Pastorius.
Teodoras Balciauskis: Kosmosas
No Treble reader Teodoras Balciauskis sent us his latest, and it is quite the showcase for his playing and composition skills. Check out his tune “Kosmosas.”
Evan Marien and Dana Hawkins Return with “Elysian”
Buckle up: Evan Marien and Dana Hawkins have teamed up for another EvanxDana album, and they’ve brought some friends along for the ride. The bass and drum duo’s “Elysian” has a wide variety of guests.
EBG Instruments Introduces EBG-5 Jigsaw Fretless Bass
EBG Instruments has introduced a new bass called the EBG-5 Jigsaw Fretless. Following the company’s previous styles, it is built around an aluminum center block with four sculpted iroko body pieces and a flamed maple top.
Adwaith: ETO (Live on KEXP)
KEXP dropped a video by Adwaith, from the trio’s performance of “ETO” live at Vera in Groningen, NL, during Eurosonic 2023 in January.
The Wooten Brothers Announces U.S. and Australian Tour Dates
Victor Wooten and his brothers will embark on two tours this spring, with two weeks in the United States followed by two weeks in Australia.
From the Bottom: Meshell Ndegeocello’s Perfect Groove
In this episode of From the Bottom, Paul Thompson breaks down his favorite track from Meshell Ndegeocello’s 1993 debut album, “Plantation Lullabies,” and the three ways she makes a perfect groove on three different instruments in one song.
Josephine Glass: Berklee Two Track – Equality
Berklee’s latest “Two Track” video features Josephine Glass’s soulful singing on two tunes. Max Kozol lays down a funky foundation on Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” before the band brings it down on Led Zeppelin’s “Since I’ve Been Loving You.”