Videos

Bass talent deserving wider recognition


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We feature a new bass player every Wednesday


This week, FBPO shines the Spotlight on...

 

Francois C. Delacoudre
July 28, 2010

This funky, funky Frenchman does it all in his slap bass funk jazz "Boomerang"
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Archives of Spotlight on...

 

Alvaro Martín Gómez Acevedo
May 26, 2010

Playing along with Mexican band Molotov

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Bujka Balázs
June 2, 2010

Six-string, two-handed tapping, Hungarian style!

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Pierluigi Balducci
June 16, 2010

Unaccompanied 5-string rendition of Sting on a TV talk show!

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Berthold Basten
November 25, 2009

Beautiful tribute to the one and only Jaco!

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Roberto Bernardinello
June 9, 2010

Unaccompanied lefty bass version of Joe Henderson's Inner Urge

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Kevin "Brandino" Brandon
February 24, 2010

Funky live performance with Robby Krieger's band

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Cico Cicognani
January 13, 2010

Looping "Mesh Machine" with bass, drums and computerist all playing equal parts in the band

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Marcelo Cordova
March 31, 2010

Expressive Pavane, beautifully played on fretless

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Eric Czar
March 24, 2010

Looping two-handed tapping on 7-string bass

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Joe DeGaetano
July 7, 2010

Slapping and tapping, all made to look so easy!

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Brian Derek
January 27, 2010

6/8 chamber jazz with fretless bass, flute, piano and drums

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Baba Elefante
March 17, 2010

Live fretless rendition of Mingus' "Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat" at National Guitar Workshop concert

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Harry Emmery
November 18, 2009

Dutch bassist pulls out all the stops in this live performance

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Christian Fabian
November 2, 2009

Long-time Lionel Hampton low-ender steps out on his own

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Derek Frank
June 30, 2010

Funky, funky bassist shows how it's done in this live set

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Ralf Gauck
February 10, 2010

German bass star performs on his fretless acoustic bass guitar

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Barry Green
February 3, 2010

Long-time classical virtuoso performs recital-style

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Dave Grossman
April 14, 2010

Bach violin solo exquisitely performed on 7-string electric bass

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Photo: Mike Peyzner Photography

   

 

Craig Harris
July 21, 2010

Funky rendition of "Basstown" on a Marcus Miller 4-string

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Jack Hegyi
(along with Dean Carrigan, Bob Fowler, Jeff Seykot, and Chico Huff on basses and Vic Stevens on drums)
April 7, 2010

Live Bass Summit rendition of "Birdland"

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Vail Johnson
October 26, 2009

Kenny G's bass ace funks it up on the Aresenio Hall show

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Neftalí López
May 5, 2010

"Vital Techniques" tribute to Victor Wooten

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Andres Martin
April 28, 2010

Bottesini concerto with full orchestra!

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Vincenzo Maurogiovanni
December 23, 2009

Live performance from Euro Bass Day winner!

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Fabio Meridiani
February 17, 2010

Strong in-studio rendition of "Mr. Funk"

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Steve Northam
May 19, 2010

High-energy slapping, tapping and sweeping on a 6-string bass

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Ariel Pekel
July 14, 2010

Funky, Spanish bass from Israel!

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Rankin Peters
May 12, 2010

Bass & drum duo with 5-string slapping and 6-string fretless!

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Mark Petersen
January 20, 2010

Live solo at James "Blood" Ulmer concert in Bucharest

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George Potsos
December 30, 2009

Live from Canal Street Tavern in Dayton, Ohio

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Harvie S
March 3, 2010

Unaccompanied version of "Beautiful Love"

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Joe Santerre
December 9, 2009

With the Sal DiFusco Project, live in Taiwan!

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Don Schiff
March 10, 2010

Two-handed tapping on 8-string "Stick" bass

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Stefano Sciascia
November 9, 2009

Live performance of Bottesini tarantella!

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Tim Sherwood
April 21, 2010

Lettin' loose on a 7-string bass!

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Brian Shind
June 23, 2010

Live solo with looped 7-string bass

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Donovan Stokes
December 2, 2009

Donovan performs "Purple Haze" on his bass, along with additional bassist Kevin Johnson and drummer Anthony Flis

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Photo: Sigi Baramsky

Simone Vignola
December 16, 2009

Flashy tapping, slapping and singing from Italian star

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Tiziano Zanotti
January 06, 2010

Vasco Rossi versus Giovanni Bottesini in this live performance

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