In May, I put out a tribute podcast to composer, conductor, and bassist Terry Plumeri. Tragically, he was murdered in April of this year in his home in Florida. I thought it fitting to follow up with a couple of videos featuring Terry. The following...
I had the chance to interview the great double bassist Chuck Israels recently for Contrabass Conversations! You’ll really love this conversation. Look for it in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, check out this interview that Chuck did with...
Wayne Shorter’s “Infant Eyes” (originally from his Blue Note classic “Speak No Evil”, rec. 1964) is one of the most beautiful ballads in jazz history. Though Joshua is not reaching Wayne’s level, he still contributes some nice...
Longtime online bass friend Bill Harrison has contributed some really great posts to Bass Musician Magazine over the past couple of years. Bill runs a company called playjazznow.com that offers downloadable play-along jazz tracks. Good stuff. Bill’s BMM columns:...
