There is something so definitive about certain styles of music. You hear a walking bass line, where the bassist plays a changing melodic pattern while still playing evenly on every beat in 4/4 time and it might evoke Jazz, Jump Blues, or Rockabilly. The tempo, or speed that the song…
It is no coincidence that we chose New Orleans Funk as the opening style of the Funk chapter in my book, The Bassist’s Bible. New Orleans Funk is not only a foundation in the larger style of Funk, historically, but we also used it to introduce the musical concept of…
Thanks to Micaela Marsden for the sketch of my favorite ale. http://micaelamarsden.wordpress.com/ Back in my youth, heavy drinking wasn’t a big part of my scene, musically or personally. This was the 60’s. People did other things for fun. (We were on a “Spiritual Quest,” you know? If something you ingested messed…
I got an email from Peter who just got the 2nd Edition of my book. He is from Norway (he lives in Bergen) and he plays and also teaches bass in a local High School. He has a great blog, sharing “Life as a Bassist and a Music Teacher.” He…