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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. When Leo Fender first drew up the plans for the Precision Bass, he would have been astounded to ...

You may have seen the 2014 documentary Jaco, produced by Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. It's an astonishing tale, which follows Jaco Pastorius from his early life through to stardom with Weather ...

With his resume steeped primarily in hip-hop and rock, jazz seems unlikely terrain for Jake Bass. But with the release this week of his second jazz record, it’s become “a passion project” at the ...

Jazz legend Charlie Haden has died. Polio damaged Haden's voice when he was young, but as a bassist and composer, Haden helped shape the sound of jazz and still spanned country and gospel. For more on ...

Griffin Woodard is a composer, bass clarinetist, and bandleader who believes in the transformative power of music. As an instrumentalist, Woodard’s primary focus is playing the bass clarinet in a jazz ...

John Murray was in a happy daze after winning Outstanding Bass honors at the 24th annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival on May 11 at New York's Jazz at Lincoln ...

Jazz bassist, composer and educator Ray Drummond died on November 1, 2025 at the age of 78. Drummond can be heard on hundreds ...

Anthony Jackson, one of the most versatile recorded bassists in music history and creator of the “contrabass guitar,” died in Staten Island.

Our bass students study in depth the art of solo, orchestral and chamber music double bass performance. During their time at the College of Music, students focus on rich, resonant and lyrical tone ...

Jazz legend Charlie Haden has died. Polio damaged Haden's voice when he was young, but as a bassist and composer, Haden helped shape the sound of jazz while still spanning country and gospel. For more ...