Bass Videos

Primus: Tommy The Cat on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Primus made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel live last week. Here’s Les Claypool and company performing “Tommy the Cat” on the show.

Mike Flynn: Wah Bass Funk Loop

Here’s a funky jam by bassist Mike Flynn, with a little help from his EBS Wah One Pedal and Boss RC2 looper. If you dig this, check out Mike’s album, Homespun.

Larry Graham: Live Bass Solo (Graham Central Station – 1996)

Larry Graham gets down and dirty in this performance with Graham Central Station in Germany from 1996, flipping between a nasty distorted solo style and a clean funky slap with some singing mixed in. Don’t let Armageddon catch y’all sleepin’.

Flashback: Metallica Bass Auditions with Robert Trujillo

This is a cool documentary clip showing the process Metallica went through to replace Jason Newsted, who left the band. In the clip, bassists making appearances include Scott Reeder (Kyuss), Jeordie White, aka Twiggy Ramirez (A Perfect Circle, Marilyn Manson), Pepper Keenan (Corrosion of Conformity), Chris Wyse (The Cult) Eric Avery (Alanis Morissette, Jane’s Addiction) and Robert Trujillo, who the...

Alex Bershadsky: Butterfly Trap

Here is a cool video from Zon endorser Alex Bershadsky. Alex resides in Israel, where he performs with his band, The Looney Tunes. His composition, “Butterfly Trap”, evolves from a thoughtful solo bass idea into a full band ballad, and then into a funky fusion jam before returning to solo bass.

David Pastorius: Live Jazz Jam

There’s not a lot of detail about this live performance by David Pastorius (other than being called “Jazz Jam”), but there’s plenty of bass.

Pipoquinha, 13 Year Old Bassist Performs “Rei Arthur”

Here’s a crazy video of 13 year old Brazilian bass prodigy Pipoquinha ripping it up on his tune “Rei Artur”, which translates to King Arthur.

Big Advice Live, with Juan Nelson

Bassist Juan Nelson brings the funk in this live performance with Big Advice, live on the Sunset Strip.

Peter Erskine, Jan Garbarek, Miroslav Vitous: Live (1993)

During the 1993 Jazz Gipfel Stuttgart festival, bassist Miroslav Vitous, drummer Peter Erskine and saxophonist Jan Garbarek joined forces to perform the event. Here’s a short clip of their performance, starting with a tasty bass solo by Vitous, followed by a drum solo by Erskine. The group recorded one album together, , back in 1991.