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Tribute to Paul Jackson
A tribute to Paul Jackson is happening on Friday April 2, 2021 at 1pm Eastern Time hosted by the Berkeley School of Music Bass Department. He is celebrated by one of the…
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Paul Jackson – Forever Groove
With extreme sadness I found out that Paul Jackson, world renowned bassist, contributor to my book and friend since we met, just passed away today, March 18, 2021 in Japan. He had…
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Interview with Tim Boomer
This interview is courtesy of Sharp and Pointed a blog from our publisher See Sharp Press. Tim Boomer is the author of The Bassist’s Bible: How to Play Every Bass Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco,…
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Bass Clef and Tabs
The first edition of The Bassist’s Bible did not include TABs but with the 2nd Edition, each example was re-written to include them. I am sure that not all of the examples…
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Playing Unfamiliar Material
Back in the dark ages, perhaps when movies did not have sound and all things were black and white, and the Internet was still young – and even (gasp) before I had…
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PJACK – New Bass
I have mentioned Paul Jackson many times in my blog, videos, and on the Bassist’s Bible site and have been fortunate to be able to say he is a contributor to my…
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Waiting for Paul
I had gotten to the club in the Mission district by 6pm – a little before the agreed upon time. It was June 18th, 2008. Listening to an old live Headhunters broadcast…
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Working with your drummer.
It is sometimes surprising to hear the way that some style’s bass lines are different than what you might expect when just listening to the drum groove. For example: in Country music…
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Bass Player Magazine Review
The first edition of the Bassist’s Bible was reviewed by Bass Player Magzine a couple of months after it was first published. Here is text of the review. ARTISTS//REVIEWS Tim Boomer With…
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The Sound of Ska
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…
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