Anthony Jackson – Bass We love Anthony Jackson – he’s the Governor. Clearly a man of considerable integrity and someone who takes his playing very seriously. His reluctance to solo despite his obvious capacity to do so is testament to his musicality and it is to his credit that composers seek him out specifically because…

J.S. Bach – Bass This is my transcription of the Prelude to Cello Suite N0. VI in D Major. I have a seven string bass and it fits on there but I think it should be ok on a six or even a 5 but there are some low D’s that will screw up a…

Unknown – Bass The bass part for this piece is written so, in that sense, the identity of the player is not that important. This is a simple bass part that probably mirrors that of a dozen other pieces by the legendary composer/bandoneon player Astor Piazolla. The compositions by this Argentinian musician are hugely popular…

Stefan Lessard – Bass Lessard was born in Anaheim, California, to musicians Ron and Jacqueline Lessard. After moving a number of times during his childhood, Lessard and his family eventually settled in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1987. After moving back to Charlottesville, he enrolled in the Tandem Friends School, where he studied music under trumpeter John…

Andy West – Bass I sometimes think that Andy West is one of the coolest guys on the planet. He has certainly played some of the coolest bass parts with one of the coolest bands that every walked the stage. The Dixie Dregs were so uncool they were ice cold cool. Even the name came…

Allen Woody – Bass Douglas Allen Woody (October 3, 1955 – August 25, 2000)[1] was best known for his eight-year tenure in The Allman Brothers Band and as a co-founder of Gov’t Mule. After having studied at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School Of Music, Woody joined the Allman Brothers Band along with guitarist Warren Haynes upon the group’s reunion…

Kuma Harada – Bass Tokiyoshi Harada (クマ原田) was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan) on 10 June 1951. As a member of Sing Out as a teenager, he appeared on NHK General Television ‘s music variety show Stage 101 from the first episode on 10 January 1970 to 3 April 1971. He moved to Germany, where…

Alegre Correa – composer I have been a fan of this guy since I came across his 1997 CD ‘Terra Magica’ in a secondhand record store in Guildford, Surrey (Ben’s Collector’s Records). His writing and arranging is exceptional and Correa is one of those guys who doesn’t just play music, he is music (Hermeto Pascoal…

Neil Murray – Bass Originally a drummer who started playing bass in 1967, Murray formed his first band with school friends in 1967 (Slap Happy and the Dum-Dums). His musical tastes were heavily influenced by the mid-1960s ‘blues boom’ bands and musicians, especially Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce and later by Motown legend James…

Ronaldo Saggiorato – Bass If there is one thing that my search for great music has taught me it’s that there are a ridiculous number of great musicians who most of us will struggle to ever get to hear. Whist we are all being spoon fed Taylor Swift and Harry Styles which, because it sells…