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Robin Trower, the guitarist known for his work in Procol Harum, his own power trio, and collaborations with Bryan Ferry and Jack Bruce, has released Where You Are Going To and announced a spring tour of the U.S. East Coast. Trower handles guitar and vocals on the record and shares bass duties with Livingstone Brown (The Climax Blues Band, Tina...

French bass player and composer Olivier Babaz has released his third trio album, Odd Light, with guitarist Francois Jalbert and drummer Mark Nelson. The album, a follow up to Midnight Caffeine (2012) and Virages (2014), explores textures and architectures in a space where jazz, world music, folk and progressive rock intersect. A grant from the Montreal (Canada) Arts Council and...

Renowned jazz bassist Brian Bromberg is back with Full Circle, his first album since 2012. In the interim between albums, Bromberg suffered an injury that left him with a back broken in two places and requiring rehabilitation to be able to walk. Full Circle is a testament to his recovery. A desire to play music with his late father, a...

Bassist and composer Marcos Varela’s new album, San Ygnacio, has already garnered a four-star review from All About Jazz. Varela, who was born in Texas, but has been a New York jazz fixture for more than a decade, explores his heritage on San Ygnacio. “San Ygnacio is a rare mixed bag disc that works exceedingly well,” the All About Jazz...

Norwegian progressive metal outfit Circus Maximus has released its fourth studio effort, Havoc. “Metaphorically, it’s about succumbing to fire and striving to cope with the aftermath of decisions when overshadowed by the love we have for others and ourselves,” according to guitarist and producer Mats Haugen. Havoc is the first release since 2012’s Nine for the band, which features founding...

Virtuoso jazz bassist Omer Avital has released his 10th solo album, Abutbul Music. The Israel-born bassist, who has called New York home since 1992, is known for combining Middle Eastern sounds with western jazz. The Paris-recorded Abutbul Music continues in this vein with the musician — often acknowledged as one of the most unique of his generation — pairing joyful...

Bassist Kenny James, who has created music for television and film, has released his third album under the moniker he uses for production work — Invisiblemann. James plays all the instruments on all but three tracks of Invisiblemann Volume 10: Ready to Float. Invisiblemann Volume 10: Ready to Float is available on James’ website and at CDBaby. Check out the...

Metalcore band Killswitch Engage has released its seventh album, Incarnate. Singer Jesse Leach told Blabbermouth that band founder and bassist Michael “Mike” D’Antonio came up with the album title after contemplating the album’s artwork. Leach remembers exclaiming “What a great word!” after hearing D’Antonio’s suggestion. “It just sounds good, it’s ambiguous enough where people can draw their own conclusion, and...

The Gaslight Anthem singer, songwriter and guitarist Brian Fallon has released his solo debut album, Painkillers. His bandmate in one of his many projects, Molly & The Zombies, Catherine Popper (Jack White, Hem, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, Willie Nelson, Puss n Boots) handles bass on the record. “I felt like I was doing exactly...

You may know double bassist Nicholas Bayley for his 2009 world premiere performance of Hafliði Hallgrímsson’s double bass concerto “Sonnambulo” with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, which was a piece written for him to perform with the SCO. Currently the bassist for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and a double bass instructor at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Bayley is also known...

Swedish power metal band Sabaton has released Heroes on Tour, featuring a 2015 performance in Wacken, Germany. The band, featuring bassist and founding member, Pär Sundström, recorded the show on its Heroes tour, which the group mounted in support of the 2014 album of the same name. While a CD of the tour performance is available in the U.S., Nuclear...

Electric bassist Fernando Huergo has released Hashtag, which combines his original work with his take on standards by Mongo Santamaria, Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, and Billy Strayhorn. Born in Argentina, Huergo has long lived in Massachusetts and is an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He recorded Hashtag, his seventh album, at Berklee, and the record...