Bassist

The name Domenico Dragonetti is a well-known name for bass players all around the world. Bassists far and wide have played his compositions as well as pieces not written by him but attributed to him. Dominico Dragonetti was one of the first soloist bass players and his artistry shaped the future of solo and orchestral bassists alike. He traveled across Europe and was influenced by and influenced many people with his playing and musicianship. Dominico Dragonetti lived his life as a professional musician

his answer when Lars Ulrich responds to the call. Together, they form Metallica, and they are out for the blood of hair metal. After finding a lead guitar player, Metallica needs a bassist. After some trial and error, the end up with Cliff Burton. That moment would have effects over 30 years later, on a beginning bassist living in Wyoming. Three things could be learned from Cliff’s legacy, serving the song, playing outside the box, and being yourself. Cliff’s first great aspect to learn from, was

Every record put out by the world-class jazz bassist Christian McBride is well worth checking out. After digging Live at the Village Vanguard with his trio, the bassist returns to the big band format with Bringin’ It, an honorable follow-up to the 2011 Grammy Award winner The Good Feeling. What does McBride bring us this time? Originals? Jazz standards? Elated post-bop classics? Well, the answer is yes to all of that, and he does it with an impressive cohort of artists and outstanding soloists, many

Dorarp, Sweden, the bus driver lost control and skidded, which caused the bus to overturn several times. Ulrich, Hammett, and Hetfield sustained no serious injuries; however, bassist Burton was pinned under the bus and died. Burtons death was unexpected and led the band to not know what to do. The same year they recruited bassist Jason Newsted. Metallica's first studio album since Burton's death, And Justice for All, was released in 1988. In 1989, Metallica received its first Grammy Award nomination

with the bassist Michael Bisio and the drummer Newman Taylor Baker, this will be Matthew’s last record on the Thirsty Ear label. These groundbreaking musicians display a tremendous sound as they continue to embrace hypnotic textures within an idiosyncratic universe. Shipp’s elegant solo piano captivates in the solemn “Links”, the opening tune, while “Cosmopolitan” brings Miles Davis’ “So What” to mind through Bisio’s evocative bass line and Shipp’s suggestive melodies. Both the bassist and the drummer

Charles Mingus was a jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, also was the one of the most important figures in twentieth century. He was born in Nogales, Arizona in 1922 raised in Watts, California. In his life, he was continued to develop the bop and blues. “His compositions ranged wildly in mood and dynamics, from puntillistic counterpoint to massive Wagner-ian explosions and was the first jazz musician since Ellington who could compete with classical composers”. His earliest musical inspiration was

To open the first of the two marathons of the program, whose concerts take place in different venues spread across Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, I chose the guitarist David Torn, who performed solo at the beautiful New School’s Tishman Auditorium, whose stage was reserved for artists who recently have been recording under the prestigious German label, ECM, well represented on both days by its founder Manfred Eicher. Mr.Torn stepped onto the stage bringing two distinct guitars, but only played on

As a double bassist, I never imagined myself wanting to become a soloist. To be frank, I would want to throw myself out of a moving car the way Steve Carell did when Julianne Moore told him she cheated on him, in the movie, Crazy, Stupid, Love, every time my teacher told me to audition or compete as a soloist - but I did it anyway because it helped me develop as a musician, and I always seemed to get surprisingly good results. For the past couple of years, I competed in the annual concerto competition

vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield responded to an advertisement posted by drummer Lars Ulrich in a local newspaper. Metallica's current line-up comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. Guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassists Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton and Jason Newsted are former members of the band. The band's fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship placed them as one of the founding "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside

Victor Wooten redefines the word musician. Regaled as the most influential bassist since Jaco Pastorius, Victor is known for his solo recordings and tours, and as a member of the Grammy-winning supergroup, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. But those gifts only begin to tell the tale of this Tennessee titan. Victor is the loving husband and devoted father of four; the youngest