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While the current quarantine has forced nearly every event to end, Victor Wooten and his crew have decided to take his camps at Wooten Woods online. Three of the previously announced camps will still take place via Zoom.

Author and Gibson bass fanatic Rob van den Broek has just released the second edition of the “Gibson Bass Book”. The 204-page book builds on the initial release with over eighty-five basses featured with unique photos and descriptions.

Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey are back with another amazing opportunity for bassists. They’ll be hosting a free webinar tomorrow entitled “Woodshed: Viral/Veterans of the Electric Bass”. The event will also include Rhonda Smith, Henrik Linder, Joe Dart, and Darryl Jones.

Lettuce has just released “Resonate”, which follows up on last year’s “Elevate”. Both albums were born out of the same fruitful recording sessions, though bassist Erick “Jesus” Coomes says they have different vibes.

The all-female Brazilian thrash metal band Nervosa has had a major shakeup in their lineup. Bassist/vocalist Fernanda Lira and drummer Luana Dametto left the band last month. Now they've announced bassist Mia Wallace is joining the group.

Ove Bosch has announced a new online bass camp called BassCon Online. Bosch, who was the organizer and host of the Warwick Bass Camp, has confirmed four top-shelf bassists for the event: Leland Sklar, Stuart Hamm, John Patitucci, and Guy Pratt.

Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree, O.R.k., Twinscapes) has just released a new album called “Allusions”, which he describes as “nostalgic lo-fi solo bass processed with reverbs, delay, and echoes.”

The Tnek Jazz Quintet has released a new album paying homage to one of the greatest jazz bassists to ever live. “Plays the Music of Sam Jones” features bandleader Kent Miller handling the role of Jones.

Last month, we shared an awesome video for “Got Groove? Pt. 2” by bassist Christian Fabian, organist Ron Oswanski, and drum legend Bernard Purdie. Now the trio has released a full album, entitled “Move On!”

The world’s leading double bassists have banded together to announce the International Online Bass Summit. Scheduled for June 24th through the 28th, the event will offer bassists from around the world a chance to learn and grow together.

For ten years, Damian Erskine shared his deep knowledge of all things bass and music in his “Ask Damian” column on No Treble. Now he’s launched a website called BassEducation.com that lets you go even deeper with his teachings and music.

Since the quarantine decimated live music, many players have been taking to Facebook to live-stream performances and asking for donations. Now it looks like the social media giant will be offering a way for artists to charge for their streams.