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Rebecca Johnson and Con Settineri: 2011 Jam
Rebecca Johnson shared this video from her archives yesterday, and it is funky. Here’s a great jam of an original track with Johnson and drummer Con Settineri.
John Coltrane’s Rare “A Love Supreme” Live Performance Features Dual Bassists
John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme” was a game changer. He only performed it twice in public and now one of those performances is available, with Jimmy Garrison and Donald Rafael Garrett on bass.
In Memoriam: Tommy DeBarge
Tommy DeBarge of the classic R&B band Switch has passed away after battling kidney and liver disease. He was 64 years old.
Cory Wong: Assassin
Cory Wong has a new album coming out on October 29th. Here’s the band performing “Assassin”, from “The Paisley Park Sessions”. Sonny T is featured big on the tune, and he lays down a monster groove behind a band that is just on fire.
BadBadNotGood Returns With “Talk Memory”
BadBadNotGood’s signature blend of jazz and hip-hop has led them to work with some of the top rappers in the game including Ghostface Killah and MF Doom. The trio now has a new instrumental album, Talk Memory, that leans more on the jazz side of things.
Electro-Harmonix Unveils Nano Deluxe Memory Man Pedal
Electro-Harmonix has updated their Memory Man delay/chorus/vibrato pedal with the Nano Deluxe Memory Man. The company’s founder Mike Matthews says it’s more in a smaller package.
Jason Matthews: Continuum
Jason Matthews posted this stunning cover video on Facebook, and I had to share it. In this clip, he nails Jaco Pastorius’s “Continuum”. He even recorded it the way Jaco did back in the day.
Classic Gang of Four Lineup Announces 2022 Tour
Three members of the classic Gang of Four lineup are reuniting for a 2022 North American tour. The influential rock band will include co-founders Jon King and Hugo Burnham as well as bassist Sara Lee.
Nikki Sixx Publishes New Memoir, “The First 21”
Nikki Sixx has led an incredible life in rock and roll, and now he’s telling how it all came to be. His new memoir is entitled “The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx” and chronicles his early years that led to his stardom with Motley Crue.
Scary Goldings: Bruise Cruise
Scary Goldings sent us the first single from their upcoming album, and it’s a killer song by a killer lineup. That lineup includes MonoNeon, John Scofield, Louis Cole, Larry Goldings, Jack Conte, and Ryan Lerman.
Ashdown Introduces the Interstellar-600 Guy Pratt Signature Bass Amp
Ashdown Engineering has teamed up with Guy Pratt to create a new signature amp called the Interstellar-600. The bass icon’s new rig is a take on his ABM-900 with revamped EQ and valve drive sections.
The Brown’stone: Play Great Fills and Solos Using Pentatonics
This week in The Brown’stone on No Treble, Rich Brown is staying with the Pentatonic Scale. This lesson will get you grooving and playing great fills using the three Pentatonic shapes he discussed in the previous lesson.