When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bassist Dave ‘Phoenix Farrell is used to being the cornerstone. His band, ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...

Welcome to the jazz bass studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Bijoux Barbosa is the jazz bass instructor at our college working with students on sound production and ...

Los Angeles Senior Rachel Porter, 21, has studied with Sharpe since her freshman year, playing in Williams Jazz Ensemble and small combos. "He's an inspiration for me," she said by phone, "as a bass ...

Out of all the essential instruments that are played in popular music, the bass guitar is almost always the least renowned. Lead singers, guitar players, drummers, even keyboard players—they are all ...

When jazz musician and educator Marion Hayden treated herself to a sushi lunch on a random day in December, she was definitely not expecting a life-changing phone call. Today, Kresge Arts in Detroit ...

Robert Trujillo may be the most recent member to join Metallica, but that’s all relative because it’s been two decades now that he’s been providing the bass for the metal legends. Being the fourth ...

The Beatles are one of the most universally loved bands in music history, with the iconic lineup of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. Would the band be the same without ...