Brian Bromberg – Bass Bromberg was born on December 5, 1960, in Tucson, Arizona. His father and brother both played drums, which influenced him to take up the instrument, and at the age of 13 he began seriously pursuing a career as a drummer. Around this time, the leader of his school orchestra steered him…

Linda May Han Oh – Bass Born in Malaysia, Oh was raised in Western Australia. When she was 11, she started to play the clarinet and at the age of 13 bassoon. She went to Churchlands Senior High School. As a bass guitarist, she started in a high school band; and in 2002, she attended…

Steve Rodby – Bass Another perfect example of Steve Rodby’s profound musicality, this chart is simple and there are only a couple of minimal fills that might derail a beginner reader. It is certainly not hard to play once you start to get to know where the notes are on the neck. The tune is…

Rev. Andrew Brown – Bass Yes, Andrew really is a Reverend. It’s not just a nickname. More to the point, he was, for many years, the first call bass player with Suffolk’s Chris Ingham and the band he led with saxophonist Kevin Flanagan. Chris used Andy on bass for his Quartet’s 2016 tribute to pianist…

Marc Johnson – Bass Another track from what was, for me, a really important album. It introduced me to pianist Kenny Werner and drummer Bill Stewart as well as reminding me what Marc Johnson and John Abercrombie were capable of (Abercrombie is great on this record, edgier than he often was in his own bands).…

Charles Mingus – Bass These older tunes sometimes present a problem for me in so far as they are often recorded in mono and, consequently, Moises has trouble isolating this bass. This is not a problem generally but there are sometimes passages where the bass in hard to pick out in the mix and you…

Marc Johnson – Bass One of my ‘Mount Rushmore’ players, Marc Johnson first came to the attention of the Jazz universe through his work with the late pianist Bill Evans who he toured and recorded with for the last two years of his career (Evans passed away in 1980). He then worked with a comprehensive…

Jimmy Woode – Bass Woode was born September 23, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. His father, also named Jimmy Woode, was a music teacher and pianist who had played with Hot Lips Page. The younger Woode studied piano and bass in Boston at Boston University and at the Conservatory of Music, as well as at the Philadelphia Academy. He joined…

Jack Bruce – Bass Jack Bruce was one of those superb musicians who, whilst known primarily as a bass player and singer, could play a whole catalogue of instruments and had skills as an original arranger and composer that allowed him to move in any number of directions. His reputation also afforded him numerous opportunities…

Juanjo Puertas – Bass Someone asked for a transcription of this – it’s a YouTube video. I have absolutely no idea who it is, what it is or where it is. I don’t even know when it is. It’s just me ‘passing it on’.