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Red Hot Chili Peppers: “If You Have To Ask,” Live at Rock In Rio 2001

Red Hot Chili Peppers: “If You Have To Ask,” Live at Rock In Rio 2001

To help celebrate Flea’s birthday today, we’re featuring this great version of the Chili Peppers’ “If You Have To Ask” at 2001’s Rock in Rio Festival. Flea’s got his funk in full gear, laying down a fat groove for the verse and bringing out more of his Parliament influence during the chorus. The song wraps up in a bass solo...

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Robben Ford & The Blue Line with Roscoe Beck: North Carolina

Robben Ford & The Blue Line with Roscoe Beck: North Carolina

Watch this video and I bet that within the first 2 or 3 seconds, you’ll be hooked. Bassist Roscoe Beck not only lays down some sweet lines and fills on this one, he takes a great solo too. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what you call a jam session.

Will Lee with Robben Ford & Friends: Recovery Road

Will Lee with Robben Ford & Friends: Recovery Road

Here’s Will Lee from back in the day, showcasing not only his bass chops, but also his writing and vocal chops too. The tune, “Recovery Road”, is one of Will’s compositions. Will is joined by a super group of musicians, including Robben Ford, Alex Acuna, Russell Ferrante, Bob Malach and Koono Schmidt. This recorded on the Swiss TV program “Jazz-In”.

Electro Deluxe with Jeremie Coke: Peel Me

Electro Deluxe with Jeremie Coke: Peel Me

Our friend Sylvain Gros-Desormeaux shared this video with us, saying, “Here is Jeremie Coke, a French bass player in a band called Electro Deluxe. I really like this band.” The song is “Peel Me”, and Sylvain added, “Jeremie plays a crazy funky bass line.” Funky indeed! Have a video to share? Send us a note at [email protected].

Scott Varney: Some Will Say

Scott Varney: Some Will Say

Bassist Scott Varney shared a video with us of a new tune he’s recently completed for his upcoming CD. Love the bass/vocal combo. What else do you need? Scott said, “I would love to hear any feedback if you have any…” Let him know!

Andres Rotmistrovsky: Solo Bass Arrangement of “You’ve Got a Friend In Me”

Andres Rotmistrovsky: Solo Bass Arrangement of “You’ve Got a Friend In Me”

Andres Rotmistrovsky has a way with arranging songs for solo bass. Here’s his version of Randy Newman’s “You’ve Got a Friend In Me.”

Sting with Christian McBride: Englishman in New York

Sting with Christian McBride: Englishman in New York

Last week we celebrated Sting’s birthday, and our Facebook friend Andrew Bennett reminded us of this great version of his hit “Englishman in New York” from the DVD …All This Time. Sting’s eclectic band is joined by double bassist Christian McBride, who kicks the group into a burning jazz trio at the 2:10 mark.

Funk! Paul Jackson with Herbie Hancock (1979)

Funk! Paul Jackson with Herbie Hancock (1979)

Rick Suchow shares this super funky live performance of Herbie Hancock and his Headhunters band performing live in 1979 at Chelsea College in London. And as usual, bassist Paul Jackson brings the funk. Someone better light a match!

Johan Hansén-Larson: Kopano

Johan Hansén-Larson: Kopano

If you haven’t noticed yet, Johan Hansén-Larson is a guy you need to keep an eye on. In his newest video, Johan shares a new original called “Kopano,” inspired by a recent trip to Botswana and South Africa. The composition includes three parts for guitar (which he also covers), but the focus is really in the bass as it takes...

Evan Brewer: Untitled (with some pretty wicked tapping)

Evan Brewer: Untitled (with some pretty wicked tapping)

Evan Brewer just put out a new video of a song he’s working on for his next solo release. Brewer utilizes a 5-string bass tuned EADGC and plays some some pretty wicked tapping on the untitled track. In our recent interview, Brewer described his new material as “super erratic,” adding that he was hoping to finish up the material this...

Marcus Miller, George Duke and David Sanborn: “Blast”, Live

Marcus Miller, George Duke and David Sanborn: “Blast”, Live

What a treat this one is… Marcus Miller performs “Blast” – a tune from his A Night in Monte Carlo album – along with George Duke and David Sanborn. This performance took place at the 2011 Tokyo Jazz Festival. This is what happens when musical giants get together. [Check out our review of A Night in Monte Carlo after the...

Derrick Murdock / David “Fingers” Haynes Jam

Derrick Murdock / David “Fingers” Haynes Jam

Bassist Derrick “Dock” Murdock shared this video with us, after seeing our recent videos with Victor Wooten and Nathan East, each performing with David “Fingers” Haynes. Dock recorded this video with Haynes, along with Matthew Pittman on keys. A humble bassist, Dock said, “Although I’m nowhere near as great as these 2 icons [Victor and Nathan], I was hoping to...