A musical icon, Abe Laboriel, and one of the industry’s brightest new stars, Tal Wilkenfield, have joined Kala’s roster of U-Bass endorsees. Abe Laboriel has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks and was described by Guitar Player Magazine as “the most widely used session bassist of our time”. In 2005, Abe was awarded an [...]

by Ty Campbell Bass Frontiers Contributor One word…WOW! Norm opened up the clinic with some very impressive playing. Cool grooves, awesome slap/tap technique, chording, and all while keeping the most important aspect in play…the GROOVE! Norm is currently recording and touring with Lincoln Brewster. Norm speaks of our God given talents and our responsibilities to [...]

by Eric Bergeron Bass Player for La Nouba, Cirque du Soleil Orlando, Florida, USA A certain dose of uneasiness might surface before meeting someone whose work you respect and admire. A couple of years ago, while driving the 660 odd miles that separate Orlando, Florida from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, I was wondering if the legendary [...]

Last week, I had the pleasure of getting to go see Adam Nitti’s new MusicDojo Nashville site in Franklin, TN. Most of you will probably have noticed that we’ve mentioned this project a bunch around the site, but last night was the first time that any of us on the Bass Frontiers staff got a [...]

Rafael Vasquez, a bass guitarist at Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts in Paterson and student at Jazz House Kids, is the recipient of the first annual Christian McBride-Fodera Guitars Award. Vasquez was presented with a Fodera NYC Deluxe electric bass guitar at the culmination of Inside the Jazz Note®, an all-day [...]

Two of Brazil’s most well-respected bass players and musicians are now living in the US! Yes, Sergio Groove and Ebinho Cardoso have moved to Boston, bringing their vast experience and talents stateside. Both Groove and Ebinho have an incredibly unique mastery of music, and both use the bass flawlessly to display it all. Groove and [...]

Guvera.com and Children of Bodom, in Partnership with ESP Guitars and Monster Energy – Will Award a Signature Henkka Seppälä ESP Bass Guitar and other Prizes to the Most Aggressive Social Networking Shredders – Running Now Until July 14th, 2011 Finnish Metalers Children of Bodom and Guvera.com (the leading proponent of legally downloadable music) – [...]

Denver bassist Greg Garrison, in association with trumpet luminary Ron Miles and Dazzle Jazz Club, has created a new concert series called the “Improvised Roots Series”, which kicks off on July 16 and 17, 2011 at Dazzle. The series is designed to feature nationally known artists from the folk/bluegrass and jazz worlds performing together with [...]

Hartley and Mary Peavey encouraged the nearly 2,400 spring graduates of their shared alma mater to live with passion and give back during separate commencement addresses on April 29 and 30. “Success is not about money, it’s feeling good about what you do,” said Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation, to Mississippi [...]