The bass is the backbone of most songs. It may not be as flashy as an electric guitar solo or command the same attention attention as a big vocal run, but it's always there, plugging away in the ...

“The bass is the foundation,” session legend Carol Kaye once said, “and with the drummer you create the beat. Whatever you play puts a framework around the rest of the music.” A great bass line, ...

John Clayton is too modest a musician to boast about his considerable accomplishments. The bassist has seven Grammy nods in various categories. In 2007, he won for Best Instrumental Arrangement ...

The greatest bass lines of all time have been revealed – with Queen taking four of the top 10 spots. ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ and ‘Under Pressure’, played by John Deacon, came first and third in ...

So much of great bass playing is taken from what has come before. When hip-hop was born, much of its inspiration came from building loops from drums and bass. Classic bass lines from the ’70s were ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...

The Chainsmokers and Halsey’s hit “Closer” was one of the biggest songs of 2016, sitting at Number One for 12 weeks. The song’s exuberant pulse can be traced back to the teenaged Chicago duo Louis the ...

A bass line doesn’t need to be prominent to be successful. In fact, some bassist take the approach of making their rhythm so seamless that fans start grooving without really knowing what’s going on.

Our bass students study in depth the art of solo, orchestral and chamber music double bass performance. During their time at the College of Music, students focus on rich, resonant and lyrical tone ...