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The Allman Brothers celebrated their 40th anniversary in March by performing 15 sold out shows at the Beacon Theater in New York City. As part of the celebration, the band invited several musicians to join them, including bassists Stanley Clarke and Phil Lesh. All 15 performances were recorded and will soon be released as “Beacon Box”, dedicated to the band’s...

Starting in mid-April, Spinal Tap has been touring under name of “Unwigged and Unplugged”. The members of the band play all the favorite Spinal Tap tunes in a mellower fashion without all the makeup and wigs. And yes, bass fans, they’re playing “Big Bottom”. The tour will continue until May 31st, ending in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This tour will end shortly...

Bassist Ralf Gauck is releasing his latest CD today, covering a number of Beatles songs arranged for solo bass guitar. The release will be sold through CD Baby. Ralf, voted “Best German Bass Player” at the German Rock and Pop Awards in 2007 and 2008, will be performing at the Abbey Road on the River festival in Louisville, Kentucky, held...

Moonalice, a band featuring bassist Jack Casady is on tour from now through September. In addition to Casady, Moonalice’s line up includes guitarist G.E Smith (Bob Dylan), keyboardist Pete Sears (Rod Stewart), and guitarist Barry Sless (Phil Lesh & Friends). Here’s the band’s schedule through May: 04/28/09: Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA 04/29/09: River Street Jazz Cafe in Plains, PA...

John Paul Jones, former bassist for Led Zeppelin has teamed up with Nickel Creek fiddler Sara Watkins to produce her debut solo album. Jones performed with Watkins and the other members of Nickel Creek briefly when they played for Mutual Admiration Society. When Jones saw Nickel Creek perform in Cambridge, England, he was astounded by Watkins’ performance. “Sara took over...

Freekbass is taking it on the road with his band. Here’s the schedule for May and June, 2009… May 2, 2009 at 8:00pm: Hi-Fi Concert Club in Cleveland, Ohio May 7, 2009 9:00pm: The Lantern in Blacksburg, Virginia May 8, 2009 9:00pm: The Wild Bean in Lewisburg, West Virginia May 9, 2009 9:00pm: Barley’s Tap Room in Knoxville, Tennessee May...

Bassist Bruno Rivoire, aka Kenobass, has just announced a new album, Kenobass Project. The release contains seven rock/metal/progressive compositions by Bruno, and includes Bruno on bass, Ayman Mokdad on guitars, Samuel Scheubel on keyboards, Fred Lenfant and Sylviane Rivoire on vocals, and Fabien Lacroix on vocals and guitar. In 2007, Bruno collaborated on Ayman’s debut album, and decided it was...

Bassist Chris Tarry has released his latest album, Live at the Birdseye-Switzerland, recorded in Basel, Switzerland during Chris’s European tour in 2008. Joining Chris on this release is Dan Weiss on drums, Kelly Jefferson on saxophone, Pete McCann on guitar and Henry Hay on piano. The album is available as a download only, from Chris’s web site, where you can...

Alfred Music Publishing has just released their latest in their Total Bassist series, this time covering the blues. The Total Blues Bassist: A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Blues Bass Playing (Book & CD) covers beginning to advanced techniques for blues bass playing, covering Delta, Chicago and Texas blues styles, rockabilly, funk and jazz. The book ships with a companion...

Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten are back on tour, supporting their release, Thunder: Jun 7: Capital Jazz Festival in Columbia, MD Jun 8: Carolina Theater in Durham, NC Jun 11: House of Blues in Boston, MA Jun 12: Nokia Theatre in New York, NY Jun 13: Eastman Theatre in Rochester, NY Jun 26: Ottawa Jazz Festival in Ottawa,...

In the wake of their incredible successful live CD set, Return to Forever will release a DVD of their live set at Montreux, 2008, on May 12th. This is a very special film, which caught one of the first nights that bassist Stanley Clarke, keyboardist Chick Corea, guitarist Al Di Meola, and drummer Lenny White played together in close to...

A bass owned by classically trained bassist and concert promoter Rod Glaubman and played by Jaco Pastorius is being offered up at auction. We’re not sure we buy the whole story, but from what we’ve gathered, Jaco borrowed this bass frequently, and possibly modified it. As the story goes, Glaubman allowed some modifications, but stopped short of letting Jaco de-fret...