Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.

His 200 Lakland Joe Osborn J sunburst bass, played during the U2’s Vertigo tour a decade earlier, as well as on their classic ...

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

In jazz, the bassline is the heartbeat of the music. The bassist provides the harmonic foundation, outlining the chord ...

If your image of piano-bass duos is mellow, lounge-y standards, then Mehldau and McBride’s La Jolla outing offered some sharp ...

Legendary Bass Played By Newark Native Scott Lafaro Loaned To New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: October 28, 2025 @ All About Jazz ...

Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.

Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Duke Ellington, who was also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home Wednesday morning.

Quite a while ago, I wrote a post entitled 5 Latin Jazz Bass Players That You Must Hear!. This article was meant as a quick introduction to some of the bassists that have defined the style since its ...

After a long day of teaching, working, or studying, jazz has a way of making you forget about exhaustion. As patrons gathered in Sanctuary Pub the evening of Sept. 2, all eyes were turned expectantly ...