From the godfather of thumpin’ and pluckin’ to Victor Wooten’s game-changing slap technique, we bring you the players that you must know if you want to call yourself a true bass aficionado ...

Gavin Heaney Bouncing offbeat bursts of chordal horns, guitar and keys counterpoint walking bass lines as the high hat skips ...

It was thus refreshing to see that the spirit of exploration and discovery and the thrill of novelty that defines these ...

Jazz Highlights for Record Store Day 2025 article by Kyle Simpler, published on April 3, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more ...

From John Myung to Felix Pastorius to Thundercat, we follow their historic quest for the ultimate extended-range axe ...

Rodney Whitaker is associate professor of double bass and director of jazz studies at the Michigan State University College of Music. Whitaker is one of the leading performers and teachers of jazz ...

Having immersed himself as a teen in jazz's bandleader era, Quincy Jones credited one instrument with ending its rigid dominance in the music world.

A wide range of events are set to take place across Gwent this weekend. The fun begins on Saturday, March 29, with an evening ...

Following black midi's “indefinite hiatus”-turned-split, the group’s lead guitarist and singer, Geordie Greep, launched his ...

It's officially Big Ears Festival, that special time of year when people from all over the world arrive in Knoxville for a ...

A pizzicato violin opens Song Over Støv. Gradually, other instruments arrive: bowed violin, a fluttering flute, pattering ...