Maddie Dalton, the bassist from the heartland of Missouri, and a recent addition to the Sister Sadie band, was honored as one of the International…
Sister Sadie’s Maddie Dalton wins IBMA’s Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year award
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Sideline’s Jason Moore, Awarded Bass Player of the Year at IBMA Awards
Jason Moore, the highly respected bassist for acclaimed bluegrass band Sideline who passed away last fall, was named Bass Player of The Year at the…
Influential Reggae Bassist Robbie Shakespeare of Sly & Robbie, Dies at 68
Award-winning Jamaican bassist and producer Robbie Shakespeare, co-founder of Sly & Robbie passed way in Florida, USA on December 8, 2021. Robbie Shakespeare was a…
Just the Basics, An Interview with Mike Richmond
Richard Klecka interviewed bassist Mike Richmond in the late 1990s. Q. What made you want to pick up a bass? That story has nothing to…
Captivating Senegalese Rhythms from a Bassist Perspective
Alune Wade – African Fast Food (10H10, 2018) African Fast Food is an album released in 2018 by Senegalese bassist, singer and composer Alune Wade.…
Latin Jazz Bassist Andy González Dies in the Bronx
Andy González, Latin legend of the double bass, died in New York City on Thursday, April 9, 2020 from complications of a pre-existing disease. González…
Artist Profiles: Cachao
Bassist and composer Israel López Valdés, better known as Cachao, was born on September 14, 1918. At the age of 12, Cachao had made his…
Artist Profiles: Carles Benavent
Bass player, Carles Benavent, was born in the Pueblo Seco (Poble Sec) neighborhood in Barcelona, Spain. His earliest days playing music were in blues and…
Artist Profiles: Tomasz Lato
Bassist Tomasz Lato was born in Cracow in 1968. Both his parents were musicians, and so he started playing the piano as a child. At…
The Varied Cutting Edge Musical Landscapes of Cachaito
Orlando ‘Cachaito’ López – Cachaito (World Circuit, 2018), reissue Do you have a copy of World Circuit Record’s 2001 release of Cachaito in your music…