Lesson: New Jaco Early Years Discs Feb 01, 2010 When 17-year-old Jaco Pastorius laid eyes on his buddy Bob Bobbing’s Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder, he saw musical possibilities with unlimited potential. Fortunately for us, Bobbing had already recognized those same More... Tom Kennedy Masterclass, Neck Spans & Note Slurs Nov 01, 2009 TOM KENNEDY WANTS TO MAKE you feel uncomfortable. But don’t worry, it’s all in the name of better bass playing. Since moving back to New York City in 2007, the St. Louis-native has been one of the most in-demand doublers More... Celebrating Cachao: Ernesto Lecuona’s “Al Fin Te Ví,” Arranged For Two Basses May 09, 2008 On March 22, the music world suffered the loss of one of its most beloved figures, Israel “Cachao” López (b. 1918). This month, we remember Cachao with a look at “Al Fin Te Ví,” the clarinet-contrabass duet that opens his 1994 More...