Bass Videos - Page 257

Zander Zon put together this video and arrangement in celebration of Valentine’s Day. “Taking it back to the 1960s with this one! It’s my first Elvis tune and I thought it was a good one to do for Valentine’s Day,” he shared. “Want to play this song for your special someone? Or want to try to use this song to...

Bassists Wojtek Pilichowski and Adrian Maruszczyk got together to record this bass duo, and it is absolutely fantastic. I especially love the unison lines and those solos.

Peekaboom bassist Simone Masina sent us their latest video, and there’s a cool story with it: “I want to share with you our new video – the first cover we’ve done live. It is also the same tune you shared by us three years ago,” Simone shared. “Now, I can say No Treble brings luck to us!” We love it,...

Consider the Source bassist John Ferrara has just released his second solo song, entitled “Ben Franklin’s Hair.” What does the title have to do with the incredible two-handed tapping melody? Not much. “I don’t know why I named it that, don’t think about it too much,” Ferrara admits. “The song was inspired by Romance era composers like Franz Liszt and...

On February 10th each year we celebrate Cliff Burton’s birthday. But this year is special: it’s officially Cliff Burton Day. That’s why we’re observing the holiday with a live performance of the legendary Metallica bassist’s most famous bass solo composition, “Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth).” Recorded live at the Metro in Chicago during a 1983 performance, the clip shows Burton ripping through...

We were sad to hear of the passing of legendary drummer Ndugu Chancler. While he is best known as the drummer for Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” his career was marked with tons of great jazz, fusion, and funk grooves. Here’s a display of some his jazz chops with pianist Patrice Rushen and bassist Stanley Clarke on the jazz standard “Oleo”....

I’m a huge Kamasi Washington fan, and that’s thanks in part to the amazing bass work of Miles Mosley. Here’s an awesome stripped down version of “Malcolm’s Theme” from Washington’s 2015 album The Epic, live at Paste Studios. The song is driven by Mosley’s active bass line, which he accents with a slew of pedals to build different sections. Check...

Paul Simon shocked the world on February 5th when he released a statement that he’s retiring from touring. That led me to watch a ton of his videos, including this clip for his recent song “Wristband.” Simon is joined by longtime collaborator Bakithi Kumalo, who many know for his incredible bass lines on the Graceland album. “Wristband” comes from 2016’s...

Many know Olivier Babaz for playing kalimba at the same time as bass, but he’s also incredible at jazz bowing. Here’s a great clip of him performing “Boplicity.” “It’s a follow up of [my] Swing feel & Baroque bow grip series with a classic Miles Davis & Gil Evans composition,” he writes.

Bassist Mark Morton has put together quite an impressive all-bass (and vocals) arrangement of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.” Using multiple bass and vocal tracks, Mark handles it all.

Armin Metz is back with another incredible solo bass video for his song “Back in the Jungle.” Filmed at night in the forest, the track has a hypnotic flow. The song is an incredible feat in itself, but it’s even more impressive that he can perform it as he walks the path at night.

Victor Wooten’s appearances at the NAMM Show are always special. This year he gave a performance and talk at the Reverb booth. Starting with an awesome solo piece, Wooten talks about his summer camp before diving into music theory in a relatable way. He’s then joined by saxophonist Bob Franceschini for a pair of tunes.