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An Evening with Avishai Cohen

Posted by iBass | Jan 5, 2017 | News |

Avishai Cohen to Perform With the BBC Concert Orchestra Avishai Cohen has long been recognised as one of today’s master ‘doublers’ on the bass. A masterful upright and electric bass player, Avishai returns to London to perform with his core trio, pianist Omri Mor and percussionist Itamar Doari, together with the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Bastien Stil. The concert will be dedicated to John Ellson. John was a close friend to Avishai and a key figure in the development of his success within the UK. “I met Mr John Ellson (Elsi) around 1999,” said Avishai. “I can’t think of anyone else I’ve met...

Hansford Rowe: Bohemian Crowds

Posted by iBass | Dec 29, 2016 | Articles

American bassist Hansford Rowe began his career in the clubs of New York City. With French drummer Pierre Moerlen he reformed the jazz-rock group Gong. His current project is HRIII. HRIII: Decadence My second HRIII album, Decadence, is in production and again we are going with the business trend of the moment; crowd funding. Since my earliest days in the music business I have tried each decade’s solution to mixing art and commerce, never with much commercial success. First with majors in the 1970’s (Virgin and Arista) and on through indies, my own label (LoLo Records) and finally into...

Orange Crush Bass 50

Posted by iBass | Dec 28, 2016 | Gear |

Design In the wake of Orange Amplification’s flagship OB-1 and 4 Stroke bass amps, it’s to the company’s credit that a thought has been spared for those on a more modest budget. And with 50 watts of power, a built-in chromatic tuner and a parametric EQ, the Orange Crush 50 looks like an good all-rounder. The range of features is impressive for the price, yet this combo retains an air of straightforward functionality that will appeal to many bass players. The top panel features several controls laid out in a very logical way. A row of icons denotes the...

SBL One Strap

Posted by iBass | Dec 20, 2016 | News |

Scotts Bass Lessons Launch Premium Bass Strap Scotts Bass Lessons remains one of the world’s leading bass communities, but it’s great to see the SBL team giving some thought to the more functional side of things too with the new SBL One Strap. It’s been designed to Scott’s own specifications to help you be more comfortable when playing. “I’ve done thousands of hours worth of gigs,” Scott told us. “Throughout that time I’ve used a multitude of different bass straps. Some fell to bits on the gig and some wouldn’t adjust to the correct height because they’d been designed with a...

Jack Songs: An All-Star Tribute to Jack Bruce

Posted by iBass | Dec 19, 2016 | News |

Jeff Berlin Celebrates the Life and Music of Jack Bruce The latest project from Jeff Berlin is a tribute to the late Cream bassist Jack Bruce that will be released via Pledge Music. The album boasts a growing list of special guests, including the likes of Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather, Scott Henderson, Mick Taylor, Neal Schon, David Sancious, Paul Shaffer, Chad Smith, Gary Husband, Dennis Chambers, Narada Michael Walden and many others. “Jack was the greatest musical influence I ever had,” Jeff told us. “As an impressionable 14-year old bass player, I was stunned by Cream cleaning tips. I was literally...