Bass Videos

The Fearless Flyers: Lost My Treble Long Ago (Live at MSG)

The Fearless Flyers released another video showcasing their live performance at Madison Square Garden, with this clip of Joe Dart and the band performing “Lost My Treble Long Ago”. (And we obviously dig the tune’s name.)

Tony Franklin & Carmine Appice: “Valley Of The Kings” Jam

Tony Franklin shared this video of him jamming with Carmine Appice, and I’m digging it. Check out the duo on Blue Murder’s “Valley Of The Kings”.

Ougarit: Calliope

No Treble reader Cyrille Marche sent us this video of his new project, Ougarit. The music is as incredible as the story behind it. “We play and improvise on musical material from Ancient Greece,” Cyrille shared. Here’s “Calliope”.

Karl Clews: Detroit

Karl Clews is back with another fantastic video, and on this one, he doubles up. Here’s his two-bass arrangement of Marcus Miller’s “Detroit”, from Miller’s 2012 album, “Renaissance”.

Scary Pockets with Cory Henry: Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Scary Pockets got together with Cory Henry for this funky cover of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. Solomon Dorsey is on bass, Louis Cato is on drums, Jack Conte is on keys, and Ryan Lerman is on guitar. Great collab!

Julia Hofer: Top 5 Geddy Lee Bass Lines

Julia Hofer has shared some excellent videos on her top bass five lines by Carol Kaye and Leland Sklar. Now she’s focusing on the work of Geddy Lee.

Charles Mingus Sextet: Live in Stockholm (1964)

On April 13th, 1964, Charles Mingus took the stage in Stockholm, Sweden with his Sextet. This incredible footage (which has been colorized) is from the rehearsal before the concert.

Concord Nkabinde: Whose Blues Is It Anyway

A while back, Vuyani Wakaba shared this video on Facebook, saying, “Check this great performance of a great composition by a great South African bassist/artist, my friend Concord Nkabinde.”

Monsieur MÂLÂ: Cor Anglais in E Minor (op. 3)

GroundUP Music shared this incredible new video by Monsieur MÂLÂ the other day, and I'm hooked. Anchored by bassist Swaeli Mbappé, the instrumentation and sound of this band are so unique.

Pino Palladino + Blake Mills: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

I was thrilled to discover that Pino Palladino and Blake Mills (along with Abe Rounds and Sam Gendel) recorded a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert. Check out the group performing three tunes from “Notes With Attachments”.