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John Mayer is using his downtime from Dead & Company’s schedule to launch his own tour to support his last solo album, “Sob Rock”. Returning to Mayer’s touring band is his longtime bassist and session legend, Pino Palladino.

The Temptations are one of the greatest vocal groups of all time. After six decades in the business, they’re taking a victory lap with their newest album, aptly entitled “60”. They’ve recruited a stellar cast of bassists too.

The mighty Jethro Tull have returned with their first studio album in nearly 20 years. The Zealot Gene has been in the works since 2017 when the band’s hiatus came to an end. It also marks David Goodier’s first studio album with the group.

Boris Kozlov has released a new solo album that is his first for the Posi-Tone label. “First Things First” features an incredible cast of musicians including Art Hirahara, Donny McCaslin, Behn Gillece, and Rudy Royston.

Although they’ve been musical compatriots since the late ’70s, John Zorn and Bill Laswell have teamed up for their first recorded duo project. The Cleansing features the artists on just also saxophone and bass.

Former Sonic Youth bassist Kim Gordon has unveiled an international solo tour in support of her 2020 album, “No Home Record”. She initially announced a tour for the record in March of that year, which was canceled due to the pandemic.

Drummer Jimmy Branly has returned with a new album called “The Meeting”, which features his trio with guitarist Will Brahm and bassist Sezin Ahmet Türkmenoglu.

After releasing their new album “Hybrid Vol. 1: Such As A Mule” last month, Consider the Source has unveiled a new 10-date tour of seated, intimate shows to showcase the music.

Le Coq Records launched last January with “The Jazz All Stars, Vol. 1”. Now the fresh jazz label is showing off its impressive roster again with Volume 2 with John Patitucci, Chris Colangelo, and Ben Williams on bass.

Bassist and composer Ilaria Capalbo has released her stunning debut album, “Karthago”, which blends the jazz tradition with contemporary improvisation.

Discover Double Bass is a great resource for all things upright, and now they’ve expanded their offerings with a new Masterclass series. They’ve kicked it off with a three-hour masterclass with Chris Wood.

Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork has announced that Rasmus Ehrnborn is now their permanent bassist. The role was opened with Markus Wilbom’s departure in 2017, after which Ehrnborn began working with the group.