IN HIS CONSTANT CODE-SHIFTING from folk to rock, the Decemberists’ Nate Query has gained fluency on both upright and electric bass. From stirring arco work to terse pickstyle declarations, Nate lays it all out on his band’s latest ...

BEST KNOWN FOR HIS TWO DECADES as anchor man in legendary pianist McCoy Tyner’s trio—where he’d deliver show-stopping displays of slapping, strumming, and other virtuosic flourishes— Avery Sharpe in recent years has focused on his own ...

THIS TWO-TONED BEAUTY COMES FROM THE HEART OF BAVARIA, and is a unique classic in every way. Last August, while on vacation in Germany, I had the great pleasure of visiting the Framus museum in the town of Markneukirchen in Saxony, ...

“PLAYING YOUR OWN STUFF ALLOWS you to actualize your voice as a musician,” opines contemporary jazz bassist/composer Eric Revis. Good thing, too, as he spoke to BASS PLAYER during an 18-showsin- nine-days run with Branford Marsalis, ...

Bob DuPerry Jr.

Hometown Gainesville, Florida

Years experience 8

Gig Toy Grenades (Rock), The Zachary Robert Band (Jazz Fusion)

Gear ...