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Cory Wong: Concrete (feat. Mark Lettieri)
Cory Wong just released a new video for a song from his upcoming album, “Power Station”. “Concrete” features guest Mark Lettieri and is anchored by the always funky Sonny T.
Leland Sklar & The Immediate Family Release Live EP
The Immediate Family is back with another EP following last year’s self-titled full-length record. “Live From Telefunken Soundstage” was captured at the microphone company’s headquarters in Connecticut in November 2021.
Bass & Creativity: Chord Colors & Building Harmonic Movement
Olivier Babaz is back with another “Bass & Creativity” lesson. He covers how we can progressively build chord changes, starting from a static modal section and adding modulations and harmonic movement to it while keeping a consistent groove.
Marcus Miller and Ledisi: Chain, Chain, Chain
Marcus Miller is back with another video from his residency at the Blue Note in New York. Marcus and the band take on the Aretha Franklin classic ‘Chain Of Fools”. R&B/Soul singer Ledisi is on vocals, and she adds such flavor!
Timothy B. Schmit Releases Solo Album, “Day By Day”
Timothy B. Schmit has returned with another solo album. “Day By Day” was written and recorded during breaks in the Eagles’ touring schedule with Jackson Browne, Lindsey Buckingham, John Fogerty, Jim Keltner, and others.
Melodoria: An Interview with Ben Flanagan
The post-hardcore supergroup Black Map struck again earlier this year with their third studio album, Melodoria, which delivers heavy riffs with memorable hooks. We caught up with Ben Flanagan to find out more.
Brad Russell: Rocket Man
It is always exciting when Brad Russell reaches out to me. Two days ago, he sent me this video of him performing an all live looping bass & vocals version of Elton John’s “Rocket Man”. Brad never lets us down!
Or Bareket Returns with “Sahar”
Or Bareket has returned with his third album as a bandleader. “Sahar” was written and recorded during the downtime of the pandemic and is described as a “decidedly new and fresh artistic trajectory” for the bassist.
Keep It Groovy: Finding The One, Four, Five
One of the most common phrases spoken at a jam session is “it’s just a one, four, five!” Long story short, it’s a very helpful hint... if we know how to find our ones, fours, and fives.
Juliaplaysgroove: Wait
This new Juliaplaysgroove video showed up on the top of my feed, and as always, I immediately clicked. Here’s Julia playing along to Sabrina Claudio’s “Wait” from the “About Time” mixtape.
Chuck Rainey Receives Honorary Doctorate of Music
After years of taking us all to school, Chuck Rainey has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Berklee College of Music. The legend of the low end was presented with the honorary degree on May 7th.
Fulltone Introduces Custom Shop Supa-Wah Pedal
Fulltone has announced a new addition to their custom shop pedals with the Supa-Wah. The new unit is a spin on their Clyde wah and adds two new modes for a total of five voices.