Autographed Geddy Lee Signature Jazz Bass Up For Auction

RUSH fans are going to get a chance to own a piece of memorabilia from Geddy Lee; a one-of-a-kind, autographed Geddy Lee Signature Fender Jazz Bass. Children’s Charity Lonny's Smile (www.lonnyssmile.org) presents an evening of music and a Live Auction on Thursday, June 20, 2013, 8 p.m. EST, at the Horseshoe Tavern in downtown Toronto. Proceeds
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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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