Bass Videos - Page 474

Here’s a live performance of Allan Holdsworth at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA on October 7, 1992. This performance of “Letters of Marque” features a solo by bassist Skuli Sverrison. Gary Husband is on drums and Steve Hunt is on keys. Thanks to Sigurdór Guðmundsson for sharing this with us.

This is Brazilian bass player Igor Franca, performing a 6-string bass version of the tune “Tight Trite Night”, written by the amazing acoustic guitarist, Don Ross.

The following is an extract of a tune Francois Lamouche is working on for his street playing. He calls it “Shazam Kadazam”.

This is basically just Bootsy Collins being Bootsy Collins: a true man of the funk, as you will see in the video. He’s playing “Stretchin’ Out” live on Night Music hosted by David Sanborn (who’s playing the sax in the video).

Being right around the end of July I think this “Summer Song” by Jim Bennet aka Resonantdoghouse is appropriate viewing!

This piece is written by Austrian bass player Georg Breinschmid who after long consideration decided to name it “5/4” as he explains in the beginning of the video. He performs it with Thomas Gansch playing the trumpet.

This video is really more about drummer Bill Bruford than anyone else, but there’s still some exciting bass playing to be heard from Laurence Cottle. It’s clear that Cottle (and the other musicians, for that matter) in Bruford’s Earthworks have a lot of musical freedom to just do their own thing.

When Simone Vignola entered the EuroBassDay solo bass contest in 2008 he won the whole thing. This time he’s entering the Boss Loop Station World Championship with the following video of a piece he calls “FAQ”.

When we posted the photo of Kevin playing the 12-string Prat bass at Summer NAMM, people went pretty nuts. Well, here’s a video feature Regi Wooten, guitarist and older brother to Victor Wooten, giving it a shot. Let the “that’s not a bass” / “that’s awesome” debate continue!

After watching just one video by Youtuber Pudsy440, I’m a big fan. Here’s Pudsy “fiddling around (on take #2,029)” with “Sailor’s Hornpipe”, and quickly turning it into a medley with “Politician” by Cream. Hilarious and awesome at the same time!

Check out Marcus Miller taking a solo during a live performance of the tune “Jean Pierre” with the Miles Davis Band. This performance took place at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, in 1982. The band also includes Mike Stern on guitar, Bill Evans on sax and flute, Al Foster on drums and Mino Cineul on percussion.

Originally recorded on the Tony Williams Lifetime release , here’s a live tribute performance featuring the Lifetime Tribute Band, with Jack Bruce. The tune, “One Word”, was later broken up and recorded as two tunes on Mahavishnu Orchestra’s Birds of Fire album. The first part (where Jack sings) became “Resolution” and the second part kept the “One Word” name. The...