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How a late-night drinking session with Lars Ulrich almost ruined Robert Trujillo’s Metallica try-out
- Robert Trujillo was announced as Metallica's new bassist on February 24, 2003, following a two-day try-out for the metal giants
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Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling brings his versatile baritone sound to Goshen College
Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, a baritone with a four-octave range, will perform Jan. 26 at the Goshen College Music Center. Tickets are $45-$30.
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“There was bass before Jaco and after Jaco; his playing turned my whole life around”: How Norman Watt-Roy brought a bit of Jaco to Ian Dury’s Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
Just a few weeks after seeing Weather Report at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, Norman Watt-Roy found himself in the studio with Ian Dury and the Blockheads
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“I said, ‘Really? You don’t practise any more?’ He said, ‘One day I just sort of realised I could play.’ I’m wondering if I’ll get to that level… we’re about to find out!” Pat Metheny just wants to un
Multi-faceted pioneer hasn’t played guitar for six months - but he’ll be up and working by 5am every day
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“Who knew bass players were so effin’ human?”: Rush legend Geddy Lee to interview Rob Trujillo, Les Claypool and more in upcoming Paramount+ docuseries
The show is coming to Paramount+ on 5/6 December, is titled Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?, and you can watch the trailer here
- EntertainmentGuitar Player
Steve Vai was stunned when he heard him, Joe Bonamassa says he’s reinvented the guitar, and Al Di Meola says that it “would take lifetimes to catch up with him.” Meet Matteo Mancuso the man who’s ligh
When it comes to improvisation, Italy’s fingerstyle fusion maestro Matteo Mancuso is leaving the best players in the world in the dust
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“I made a point of never listening to Jaco until I was forced to in 1995!” Mick Karn: an interview with Japan’s fallen bass hero
"I tend to look at the bass guitar in much the same way as a vocalist might a lead vocal": Words of wisdom from the avant-garde fretless icon who would have been 65 this year
- LifestyleGuitar World
Pat Metheny is a true master of guitar, and every player can learn from his awe-inspiring fusion approach – expand your chops with these key concepts
We put Metheny's blues motifs, subversion of genre, his use of slurs and slides, unisons, and the targeting of crucial chord tones under the microscope – tabs and audio included
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“Prince was serious about what he wanted. He would turn around, point to you and say, ‘Go!’”: Josh Dunham names the five albums that helped shape his sound with Prince
According to Josh Dunham, having chops is cool, but playing with Prince you really had to play in the pocket
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“I made my own bass and used bicycle brake cables as strings…” How Richard Bona went from homemade guitars to being hailed as “the African Jaco”
"I don't want to play for bass players – I want to play for truckdrivers! I want people to dance!" The rise of a reluctant virtuoso
- EntertainmentGuitar World
"Come and see this!" Inside Jaco’s Weather Report audition and the making of Havona
Discovering Jaco and the recording of Heavy Weather standout track Havona: "It’s definitive Jaco!"
