Bass Videos - Page 300
Alex Bershadsky & Rostik Lerman Project: Tango Traumatico
If you’re addicted to that fretless “mwah”, then you’re going to want to sit down for this one. Alex Bershadsky teamed up with pianist Rostik Lerman and drummer Shay Sasson to record Lerman’s composition “Tango Traumatico” and it’s got tons of creamy bass tone. The trio gets into a great tango groove with solid foundation from the bassist before he...
Mike Frost Band and FSO: Astral Dance
Mike Frost stepped things up this year with a stellar collaboration with the Florence Symphony Orchestra. The bassist performed his work “Astral Dance” with his band plus the entire orchestra to create a huge and engrossing musical experience. Starting with the strings, the tune starts almost as a lullaby that Frost puts a melody on. It builds in intensity with...
Coffee Break Grooves: Marcelo Yakko Jam
The music of bassist Marcelo Yakko is on heavy rotation in my library. I just spotted this great video of him jamming along to one of the Coffee Break Grooves backing tracks, and it knocked me out like so much of his music. Marcelo is jamming to the track “Chill 1-2”, which you can get here if you want to...
Carlos Santana/Wayne Shorter Group: Deeper Dig Deeper (Live, 1988)
Here’s a great old clip of the Carlos Santana/Wayne Shorter Group performing the Santana tune “Deeper, Dig Deeper” at Pori Jazz in 1988. Laying down the groove is the one and only Alphonso Johnson. Such great footage.
Rush: Working Man (Live, 1974)
In April 1974, Rush took the stage at the Laura Secord Secondary School in St. Catharines. Here’s a clip of the band performing “Working Man”, which includes John Rutsey on drums (who was replaced by Neil Peart just a few months later) and Geddy Lee rocking a P-bass. The tape of this concert was found during the making of Rush:...
Motörhead: Overkill, Live 2015
We may have lost Lemmy, but his music will live on. The remaining members of Motörhead are gearing up to release a live album called Clean Your Clock, featuring one of the band’s final performances together at the Zenith in Munich, Germany. This concert, which took place just over a month before Lemmy’s passing, is a testament to the bassist’s...
King Crimson: Thela Hun Ginjeet (Live, 1984)
I’ve been on a King Crimson – and Tony Levin – kick lately, which brought me to binge-watching a ton of videos of the band. Here’s a 1984 performance of “Thela Hun Ginjeet”, with Levin’s tremendous bass line for you to enjoy.
Dennis Chambers: Fall Out
Dennis Chambers recorded his album in 2013 with an impressive line up of musicians. Among the tunes on that album is “Fall Out”, which features a nice groove thanks to Chambers and bassist Rossana Nicolosi.
Alasdair McLachlan: Vulfpeck’s “Conscious Club” Bass Playthrough and Transcription
Alasdair McLachlan shared this video and transcription with us of Vulfpeck’s tune “Conscious Club”, which appeared on the band’s 2015 release, Thill of the Arts. “I’m sure we all have a mutual love of Vulfpeck and Joe Dart,” he shared. “This one was a challenge to learn. Joe Dart is groovy and lightning fast, this track is a workout. Hope...
Steven Blasini: Sound Chaser Play-Along
Steven Blasini, aka BlasiniBass, sent me this video of him playing through to the Yes tune, “Sound Chaser”. Not only did he nail it, he played it on a Epiphone Viola strung with flat wound strings! “The following is for HARD CORE YES fans only,” he shared “I had been avoiding it all this time because it’s so damn complex...
Felipe Gomez: Last Man Standing
We featured bassist Felipe Gomez a couple of weeks ago in our Reader Spotlight. Since then, Felipe reached out and shared this video with us, featuring some bass with slide. “I did this video soundtrack for my upcoming documentary, about playing my bass on the Arctic,” he shared. This is some amazing bass to go along with his amazing story.
Eduardo Machado and Gabriel Grossi: Three Views of a Secret
Eduardo Machado sent this video to us, and it knocked me out. Here’s the duo of Eduardo on bass and Gabriel Grossi on harmonica doing their own unique version of the Jaco Pastorius tune, “Three Views of a Secret” – one of the greatest compositions of all time in my book.











