Bass Videos - Page 481
Pat Metheny Group: Jaco
The Pat Metheny Group did a tune on their first album, (1978), named after Jaco Pastorius. This is an early version of the song from 1977 and features Mark Egan on the fretless bass.
Stanley Clarke: Wild Dog, Live
This video features Stanley Clarke playing one of my favorite tunes of his, “Wild Dog”. Armand Sabal-Lecco backs Stanley up in this video, which was filmed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2004.
Chris Tiger Ellis: Teen Town
Our Facebook friend and bassist Chris Tiger Ellis posted a video over the weekend of his take on the Jaco Pastorius/Weather Report tune “Teen Town”. “I just wanted to play Teen Town,” Ellis said. “I used my bridge pickup with my trebles all the way down. I put my little twist on it too but I hope you enjoy it.”...
Victor Wooten and Stu Hamm Jam: Chameleon
Check out this jam session between Victor Wooten and Stu Hamm at the Hartke booth during Winter NAMM 2009. They’re performing an all bass version of Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon”!
Bass Exploration of Percy Jones
This clip of fretless bass master Percy Jones comes from his instructional video, “Bass Exploration of Percy Jones”. Jones is joined by Van Manakas on guitar, Marc Wagnon on MIDI vibes and Jonathan Mover on drums.
Avishai Cohen Trio: Gently Disturbed
Here’s a great live performance of Avishai Cohen and his trio performing “Gently Disturbed” at the Leverkusen Jazztage in 2007. Shai Maestro is on piano and Mark Guiliana is on drums.
Alain Caron: Slam The Clown Live
Here’s a great way to take a 10 minute break on a Friday: Watch this live performance of Alain Caron and his band at Cabaret de Montreal, performing “Sam The Clown”. Wait for the bass solo!
Antonio Restucci, Emilio Garcia & Marcelo Cordova: Evocacion
This Chilean trio features Antonio Restucci on acoustic guitar, Emilio Garcia on mandolin and Marcelo Cordova on electric bass. They’re performing the tune “Evocacion” live in a Chilean jazz club.
Victor L. Solo Tap Bass: A csitári hegyek alatt
This is the Hungarian folk song, “A csitári hegyek alatt”, adapted to bass guitar and performed by L?rincz Viktor, aka Victor L.
Guy Nsangue: Live Bass Solo with Jean-Luc Ponty
There seems to be something in the water in Cameroon that makes the country produce great bass players. This video features a live solo from Cameroonian bass player Guy Nsaunge, who plays with French virtuosic violinist Jean-Luc Ponty.
Buddy Hankerson: Funk Jam, 1984
Buddy Hankerson (of Steve Arrington’s Hall Of Fame) was a man ahead of his time. Check out this performance, filmed 26 years ago.
The Bad Plus: And Here We Test Our Powers Of Observation
Today’s featured video comes by recommendation from Ingrid Pastorius. The Bad Plus is a jazz trio including bassist Reid Anderson, drummer David King and pianist Ethan Iverson. Enjoy!


