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Former Kreator bassist Christian “Speesy” Giesler is now a member of Fore, the punk band featuring Jeramie Kling, Taylor Nordberg, and Brian Stephenson.

History seems to be repeating itself. After firing Steve Smith and Ross Valory earlier this year, Journey has announced that Randy Jackson and Narada Michael Walden have joined the band.

Despite the current pandemic, the Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp is moving forward by moving online. The camp has announced a full week of master classes with some of rock’s biggest names. On June 2nd, Rudy Sarzo will dole out bass wisdom as part of the series.

Vulfpeck offshoot The Fearless Flyers have announced their third album, “Tailwinds”, which will be the group’s first full-length offering. The band includes the dynamic rhythm section of drummer Nate Smith and bassist Joe Dart, who lay down some serious groove.

If you’re looking to up your classical game, you’re in luck. Discover Double Bass has just launched its latest course with its newest instructor: Juilliard professor and assistant principal bassist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Joseph Conyers.

Jazz bassist and educator Danny Ziemann has announced a free three-day Zoom workshop called “First Call Bassist Roadmap” to beef up your skills. The workshop will be held on June 1st through the 3rd with 90-minute sessions each day.

Double bassist Ferdinando Romano has just released a new album called “Totem”, which features the extraordinary trumpet playing of Ralph Alessi. The record marks Romano’s first as a leader and contains eight of his original compositions.

Forty years after it took place, a classic Brecker Brothers gig is now available on a new album called “Live and Unreleased”. The recording catches the iconic fusion band at the Hamburg music club Onkel Pö’s Carnegie Hall, with Neil Jason on bass.

Mario Guarini’s 2017 album “Now It’s My Turn” is an amazing showcase for the bassist’s prowess. Now, Guarini teamed up with Stuart Clayton to release a detailed transcription book of all the bass playing from the album.

Former Prince and The Revolution bassist BrownMark has announced he’ll be publishing a memoir this fall. “My Life in the Purple Kingdom” will chronicle the bassist’s musical beginnings and call into stardom.

The next installment of the Zoom webinars hosted by Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten is happening on Thursday. Entitled “Gadd-Shed,” the free session will feature drum legend Steve Gadd along with Ron Carter, Chuck Rainey, Tony Levin, Anthony Jackson, and Will Lee.

Janek Gwizdala has just released a new instructional book. “Bass Player’s Guide to Pentatonics” focuses on the many uses of the pentatonic scale and comes with a complete video masterclass and forty play-along tracks to help you hone your chops.