Sting – Bass Not everyone knows this but Sting was a Jazz musician long before he hit the big time with the post-Punk/White Reggae icons The Police. When The Police wrapped things up and he went on to front his own band, he picked up the guitar and left the bass duties to former Miles…

Anthony Jackson – Bass Here we are with another complete Anthony Jackson performance. This one is from the 2011 Hiromi Trio Project album, ‘Voice’. The part is fairly accessible, a couple of fills that will test your rhythmic reading but, otherwise, its not too difficult. You will need a low B to pull this one…

Ugonna Okegwo – Bass Born in London, Okegwo is the son of Christel Katharina Lulf and Madueke Benedict Okegwo. In 1963 the family moved to Munster, Germany, where Okegwo grew up. As a youngster he enjoyed working with his hands and played the electric bass. At age 21, he took a class in violin-making and started…

Marc Johnson – Bass I remember getting hold of that Marc Johnson ‘Concepts For Bass Soloing’ book when it came out. Still have it. It’s a really great book in terms of insights into how the whole thing works and why it isn’t #random noodling’ to used the common pejorative that we hear from musicians…

Reginald Veal – Bass Veal grew up in New Orleans where he began piano lessons at a very early age. After receiving a bass guitar as a gift from his father at the age of eight, Veal went on to later join his father’s gospel group as the bassist. Veal studied with the legendary New…

Adalberto Cevasco – Bass I am not entirely sure if this is Cevasco but a search though the discographies and the dates of the recordings suggests he is the most likely candidate. Cevasco first became known as a bassist in the group of guitarist Rodolfo Alchourron. With trumpeter Gustavo Bergalli, saxophonist Bernardo Bara and drummer Nestor Astarita, he…

Ralph Towner – Gutiar Towner was born into a musical family in Chehalis, Washington, United States. His mother was a piano teacher and his father a trumpet player. Towner learned to improvise on the piano at the age of three. He began his career as a conservatory-trained classical pianist, attending the University of Oregon from 1958 to…

Richard Bona – Bass Another Mike Stern recording, this one is from the 2003 album, ‘These Times’, It is a slinky little sucker but there are not real histrionics on here and it is not overly challenging a read.

Jay Anderson – Bass Anderson received a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach in 1978, then worked with Woody Herman (1978-1979), Carmen McRae (1979-1981), and a quartet led by Ira Sullivan and Red Rodney (1981-1986). Anderson remained with Rodney through 1992, also working with Michael Brecker, during this time, and played with Toots Thielmans and Joe sample for much…

Gary Brown – Bass Born into a family of musicians Gary Brown’s inevitable musical career began at an early age. By his eleventh birthday Gary was already performing in jazz bands with his two brothers and his father, jazz trumpeter Wilbert Brown. Gary went on to form his own bands and develop a talent and…