Bass Videos - Page 396

When Jaco Pastorius joined Weather Report, they were close to finishing Black Market, which had been recorded up to that point by bassist Alphonso Johnson. Jaco played on two tracks on that album, which included one of his own compositions, “Barbary Coast”. Here’s a live performance early on in Jaco’s tenure with the band, performing that tune at the Montreux...

When Joachim Mahoudeaux shared this video with us, he said very few words. “This french band is simply amazing!” The band is Oceakyl… an unusual trio we really dig. Started by bassist/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Olivier Carole, who recruited bassist Emeline Fougeray and drummer Mogan Cornebert, the group has been performing together since 2009. The polyrhythms, which are quite intricate at times, are...

No Treble reader Ian Pettersson sent us this video of Imelda May, which features some mighty fine bass playing by Al Gare. Ian said, “I remember you featured Imelda May a while back with her song ‘Johnny’s Got A Boom Boom‘. Have a listen to this beauty. A fine example of the old ‘less is more’ rule!” No doubt about...

I don’t remember when we first discovered the music of Aaron Gibson, but ever since that day he’s been one of my favorite bassists. It has been a while since Aaron posted a video, because he’s been devoting more of his time to animating rather than writing music. The tune is “Waiting”, Aaron’s own composition from his solo album, Becoming...

Diazpora bassist David Nesselhauf sent us a note saying, “…just wanted to share a video or two [with some] DOUBLEBASS Funk…” Funk is right. We loved this band so much, we decided to share both videos today. 7 Up Here’s the band performing “7 Up” at Weidenstieg Straßenfest in Hamburg/Germany in 2009: Groove Babe / Legbo Strut This is an...

Zander Zon has shared one of the first videos showcasing music from his new CD, Saturn Return. In our track-by-track feature with Zander, he shared the story behind this tune: The title of this piece is derived from the beat that’s present throughout a lot of the piece, and from the fact that you of course don’t need music to...

Johan Hansén-Larson sent us this new video of himself playing along with “Gotta Be Another Way” by the Los Angeles electronica duo KNOWER. The bassist adapts the synth line to make a cooking and catchy bass line to jam along with the track, adding beautiful chords during the breakdowns.

Jermaine Morgan shared this video featuring his single, “Journey”. He said “This is an old one, but I hope you’ll enjoy.” We did, and we’re betting you will too. Jermaine is in good company on this one – he recruited Ron James on sax, David “Fingers” Haynes on drums and Will Perry on keys.

No Treble reader Aleksi Aaltonen shared this video with us, saying “Here’s a great video of the absolutely best ever Finnish bassist Pekka Pohjola. This guy isn’t yet on your page for some reason ;).” After just a handful of seconds of watching this video, we realized we needed to fix this oversight immediately. Here’s the Pekka Pohjola Group performing...

Here’s an awesome video of Uruguayan bassist Diego Zecharies playing David Anderson’s Capriccio No. 2 for solo double bass. His rich, thick tone and intensity make the piece sound like it’s played by a full ensemble. Bravo!

Dave Marks sent us this killer video from one of his fusion gigs, where the band lays into the classic Billy Cobham track “Stratus.” Marks locks into the groove (originally played by Lee Sklar) before the band stretches out for some jams. The bassist then takes a spacey solo at the 8:55 mark, eventually whipping the group into a frenzy...

There was a time when the Olsen twins were those tiny and adorable sitcom stars on a show called Full House. I’m sure that those of you who remember the show also remember the theme song. Sebastiano Mereu shares his bass arrangement, noting that it was a lot of fun to play. Turns out, he made it fun to listen...