BP Presents: Dillinger Escape Plan with the Faceless and Royal Thunder

Bass Player Presents: Dillinger Escape Plan with the Faceless and Royal Thunderat the DNA Lounge in San FranciscoSunday, May 19thBass Player’s September issue cover story will spotlight players who are blazing trails in progressive metal, and Dillinger’s Liam Wilson and Faceless bassist Evan Brewer are a big part of the plan. BP is proud to help
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Gary Willis: Reflections of an Iconoclast

THIRTY YEARS into a forward-reaching career filled with musical and technical innovation, Gary Willis is finally looking back. And that’s a good thing. First, Willis reunited with his Tribal Tech-mates Scott Henderson, Scott Kinsey, and Kirk Covington in 2012 to record X, the title marking the band’s tenth effort and first in a dozen years. The
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Blues You Can Use: Jerry Jemmott, the Groovemaster

LAST MONTH I HAD THE HONOR AND PLEASURE of reconnecting with one of my musical heroes: Jerry Jemmott, the Groovemaster. Born in 1946 in New York City, Jemmott was gigging on upright bass by age 12, and went on to play with Mercer Ellington’s band as a seasoned 16-yearold. While playing double bills with popular electrified R&B groups, he
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Full Circle: 360 Degrees of the Acoustic 360

From a 1971 Acoustic catalog ON A WARM SUNDAY MORNING LAST OCTOBER, A DOZEN OR SO BASS GEEKS SAT IN A ROOM AT SIR REHEARSAL STUDIOS IN LOS ANGELES WAITING FOR A BASS PLAYER LIVE! EVENT TO BEGIN. IT WAS JUST BEFORE 11:00, AND ALTHOUGH MOST OF THEM WERE THERE TO ATTEND AN HOUR-LONG CLINIC DUE TO START ANY
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