James “Hutch” Hutchinson Archives
Kala Reissues Hutch Hutchinson Signature U-Bass With Spruce and Hawaiian Koa Tops
The Hutch Hutchinson Signature U-Bass returns for 2025 with new spruce and koa models, improved stability, and Fishman electronics.
Bass Legend Hutch Hutchinson Anchors a Global Holiday Medley of Hope With Playing For Change
Playing For Change just dropped another incredible and inspiring video for the holidays. Watch James "Hutch" Hutchinson anchor a global band in this beautiful medley of Rastaman Chant/Amazing Grace.
Just Like That: An Interview with James “Hutch” Hutchinson
Bonnie Raitt recently released her 21st studio album, entitled “Just Like That…” The album features longtime bassist and session legend James “Hutch” Hutchinson. We caught up with Hutch to get the scoop.
John Paul Jones To Contribute to Playing for Change Benefit
Playing For Change is an incredible organization that brings musicians together from around the world to benefit charitable causes. They’ve just announced a huge live streaming event. One name that is contributing will stick out: John Paul Jones.
Playing For Change: The Weight
Playing For Change brings together musicians from around the globe to “inspire and connect the world through music.” They’ve just released their latest video tribute to The Band with a performance of “The Weight,” with James “Hutch” Hutchinson on bass.
Stories Behind the Songs: James “Hutch” Hutchinson
Few bass players get to work with a superstar artist, and fewer still get to work with most of them. James “Hutch” Hutchinson is decidedly the latter. In this edition of “Stories Behind the Songs,” Hutch shares the stories behind 12 tunes from his career.
The Most Influential Blues Bassists: Part 2
After reading the previous column in this two-part series, I’m hoping you’ve had a chance to check out some music featuring the playing of Willie Dixon and Duck Dunn. Their old school approaches to playing blues compliments the players they accompanied and reflects how novel full-band blues recordings were in the 1950’s and ’60’s. Early on, blues recordings typically only...