John Campbell of Lamb Of God

Mar 9,2010
Interview conducted and edited by Bryan BellerInterview original transcription by Eric BerryYou’re originally from Virginia?I lived in Virginia for over half my life. When I was born, I was born in Alabama. My dad was in the More...

Jeroen Paul Thesseling of Obscura

Mar 9,2010
Interview conducted and edited by Bryan BellerInterview original transcription by Massie KitagawaI am doing a sidebar in the article on metal sub-genres. What would you classify Obscura as?I think it's progressive death metal. More...

Dan Briggs of Between The Buried and Me

Mar 9,2010
Interview conducted and edited by Bryan BellerInterview original transcription by Martin DeBourgeAre you still in North Carolina? Where are you based?BRIGGS: Yeah, I live in Greensboro, North CarolinaHow old are you?I'm 25.So you More...

Chris Beattie of Hatebreed

Mar 9,2010
Interview conducted and edited by Bryan BellerInterview original transcription by Katie GaribaldiPhoto by Alison WebsterYou guys are from Connecticut?Yeah.How old are you?34.Did you ever go to school for music or anything like More...

Byron Stroud of Fear Factory

Mar 9,2010
Interview conducted and edited by Bryan BellerInterview original transcription by Jon CarrollPhoto by Scott BoelsonHow long have you been playing bass?I'd say probably 24 years now.And you're from where originally?From Vancouver, More...

Roland Guerin On Groove And Expression

Nov 1,2009
NEW ORLEANS SCENE STALWART Roland Guerin was an undeclared MVP at Jazz Fest this year, variously laying down solid jazz walking and spiky funk grooves with keyboard men Allen Toussaint, Henry Butler, and Ellis Marsalis. When More...

Jerome Harris On Acoustic Bass Guitar

Nov 1,2009
IT WAS ON A EUROPEAN TOUR WITH SONNY ROLLINS in the late ’80s when Jerome Harris first got turned on to the acoustic bass guitar. Jerome had been playing a Fender Precision Bass with the legendary tenor saxophonist, but after More...

Miroslav Vitous Re-imagines A Different Weather Report

Oct 1,2009
IN THE TITLE OF VIRTUOSO JAZZ bassist Miroslav Vitous’s latest album, Remembering Weather Report [ECM, 2009], the word “remembering” carries a lot of weight. He was right there with Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul at the More...

SoapBox: Rufus Reid

Oct 1,2009
FOR MANY YEARS RUFUS REID HAS BEEN KNOW AS THE Evolving Bassist, also the title of his best-selling bass method book, now in it’s fourth decade of publication. As a sideman, Reid has performed with many mainstream jazz More...

SoapBox: Skeet Curtis

Sep 1,2009
RODNEY “SKEET” CURTIS BOASTS A BOTTOM-END RESUME that moves from Funkadelic’s One Nation Under a Groove to Maceo Parker’s Roots and Grooves. A powerhouse funkster, Skeet assimilated the innovations of James Jamerson, Stanley More...

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE's Straightahead Masterwork

Sep 1,2009
HE’S 37 YEARS OLD AND HAS WON A GRAMMY, BEEN COMPARED TO RAY BROWN on upright, toured with Chick Corea and John McLaughlin on electric, gotten first-call treatment from both hardcore jazzers (Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner) and pop More...

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