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FBPO Exclusive Bass Player Interviews

This week's interview:

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Intriguing conversation about King’s X, Tres. Mts, Poundhound, 12-string basses and more. Not your typical bass player,by any means!

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	Ben Allison It’s hard to believe how much this young bassist has accomplished: prolific output, strong leadership, Carnegie Hall and more! Read interview

	Rich Appleman The man who taught Jeff Berlin, Stu Hamm, Victor Bailey, Bryan Beller and countless others recounts 40 years as head of Berklee's incredible bass dept! Read interview

	Ralphe Armstrong This jazz legend recounts the gigs with John McLaughlin, Frank Zappa, Carlos Santana and so much more in this FBPO exclusive interview! Read interview

	Peter Askim This energetic young composer, conductor, performer and educator leads the bass effort at California's Idyllwild Arts Academy. Read interview

	Bob Babbitt Original “Funk Brother” recounts the great sessions at Motown, Philly and Nashville, as well as one or two things that may surprise you! Read interview

	Steve Bailey Everybody's favorite bass player talks about the styles, the sessions, his bass collection and, of course, surfing! Read interview

	Victor Bailey Jazz/funk superstar shares his musical upbringing, establishing himself in the big city and (gasp!) stepping into Jaco's shoes! Read interview

	Bryan Beller Bass superstar talks about the Zappa and Vai gigs, Berklee, solo CDs and more! Read interview

	Jeff Berlin Bass icon recounts the journey from his days as a classical violinist to becoming one of the most highly regarded electric bass players in the world! Read interview

	Jeff Berlin In this VIDEO interview, ol' Jeff sits down with FBPO, over sushi, to discuss music education, BX3 and the current tour with Scott Henderson & Mike Clark Go to interview

	Blasko Ozzy Osbourne bassist tells FBPO the whole story of how he went from used clothes salesman to top of the heavy metal world. Hear the whole conversation! Read interview

	Tim Bogert This true rock legend tells about his days with Vanilla Fudge, Jeff Beck, BIT and more! Read interview

	Gary Birkhamshaw President and founder of Upton Bass String Instrument Company (and the man who sponsors the FBPO Bass Club monthly pickup giveaway) talks about bass building and more. Good interview! Read interview

	Jeff Bradetich Classical virtuoso talks about life as a solo bassist, studying with Gary Karr, thoughts on jazz and electric bass, the Bradetich Foundation and more. Read interview

	Brian Bromberg Jazz bass superhero covers the early days with Stan Getz to designing basses for Peavey to his prolific CD output and more. Read interview

	Bunny Brunel Superstar bass player talks about his musical upbringing in France, solo albums, desigining basses and more. Read interview

	Sekou Bunch Groovemaster recounts his experiences in NYC and LA, being musical director for the Isley Brothers, his appearance on Survivor and lots more! Read interview

	Geezer Butler Iconic rock legend tells FBPO’s Jon Liebman the whole Black Sabbath story, plus memories of Ronnie James Dio, the passion for animals and lots more! Read interview

	Al Caldwell "Travelin' Black Hillbilly" talks about the Vanessa Williams gig, his 11-string MIDI bass and more Read interview

	Yves Carbonne French bass, contrabass and sub-bass guitarist tells FBPO about his original designs of some of the most unusual instruments you could ever imagine! Read interview

	Alain Caron Best known for his work with the ’80s super fusion group UZEB, Alain has also toured with Mike Stern, Frank Gambale, Biréli Lagrène, Billy Cobham and many others. Fascinating story! Read interview

	Ron Carter The granddaddy of the jazz bass world talks about his Detroit roots, gigging with Miles, film scoring and more Read interview

	Jack Casady Listen to our complete conversation as this bass legend talks about his musical upbringing, joining Jefferson Airplane, forming Hot Tuna and more! Read interview
	Emmett Chapman Brilliant inventor of the Chapman “Stick” tells FBPO the whole story of the instrument’s origin, players and what’s next (lots of photos, too!) Read interview

	Mark Clarke Liverpool native tells FBPO about his days with the legendary Colosseum, Uriah Heep, Davy Jones, new solo release and much more! Read interview

	John Clayton Performer, educator and bandleader talks about studying with Ray Brown, working for Henry Mancini, performing with the Amsterdam Philharmonic and more! Read interview

	Scott Colley Jazz icon discusses his musical upbringing, studying with Monty Budwig and Charlie Haden, tours, solo projects and more in this exclusive interview! Read interview

	Todd Coolman Highly revered bassist has spanned the globe, playing with practically every major jazz artist you can think of (with plenty of symphony work along the way, too). He tells his story to FBPO. Read interview