Bass Videos - Page 453

Filmed live at ?the Canadian Guitar Festival in Ontario last July, Michael Manring took the stage with his headless Zon bass and some slow blues. He eventually works up to a faster pace, leading him in to a rockin’ all-bass version of “Born to Be Wild”.

Through the magic of “related videos”, I stumbled on this one by a band named Future Perfekt, performing “Purple Haze” live at the New Parish in Oakland, CA. And I’m glad I did. This is one tight version, with some nice bass work by Scott Thompson.

Oteil Burbridge lays down one tasty groove behind Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi in this live performance of “Midnight in Harlem”, recorded at the 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL. This tune was written by Tedeschi Trucks Band vocalist Mike Matteson. Kevin sent this to me, and I’ve lost count on how many times I’ve watched...

Zander Zon has posted his latest video, and his first arrangement of a Beatles tune. Awesome, as usual!

Bassist Ufo Walter sent this video in, featuring him playing the Jimi Hendrix classic “Machine Gun” using a looper and Pitch FX for the lead. Buckle up!

Two masters at work, Jaco Pastorius and Toots Thielemans, perform Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady” in this 1982 performance in New York City. Youtuber jazzz65 added the nice visuals to this audio recording. Thanks to Ingrid Pastorius, for sharing this video with us.

Recorded in 2002 and later released in 2007 on Stanley Clarke‘s Night School DVD, here’s Clarke with Bela Fleck on banjo, Karen Briggs on violin and Stewart Copeland on drums, performing “Lochs of Dread”.

This should get you moving: Candy Dulfer & Funky Stuff take on Tower of Power’s “In the Slot”, recorded live in 2000. Bassist Manuel Hugas lays down a nice groove on this one, and even takes a solo break toward the end.

Pablo Motyczak, a bassist from Argentina who goes by the screen name “Motyx” blew us away with his take on Henry Mancini’s “Pink Panther” theme.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a fun clip of Pierluigi Balducci playing his Irish-inspired composition “Tully More Song,” from his CD Niebla. Cheers!

Here’s a new take on Marvin Gaye’s hit “What’s Going On” the way we like it: with James Jamerson‘s bass line loud and clear in this bass and vocals only isolated track.

Our Facebook friend Doc Ajay Johnson shared this video of Nedra Wheeler performing “My Baby Just Cares for Me”, saying “check out how cool she is”. How cool indeed! Nedra has impressive resume, with a pro career spanning 25 years. She teaches bass at the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz, has performed with Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Higgins, Cedar Walton, Billy...