Writing session March 2012 – Part 2
Part two of two, looking inside my compositional process. Join the forum discussion on this post
Writing session March 2012 – Part 1
Take a look into my writing process as I prepare for a record date as a leader. This is part one of two. Join the forum discussion on this post
Webinar April 7th 2012
Hey cats, for anyone who missed the webinar on April 12th 2012, here it is! it’s rather low fi as you might expect from a streaming web event, but the complete 1hr+ webcast is all there! Don’t forget to give this one a second to …
Close up on right hand technique
This one is for Christian from Denmark who requested I do a video on this in the forum. In this video I take a close up look at my right hand technique, and give you some suggestions for concepts that you might want to integrate …
Answering forum questions – How do I listen to music?
This is the first in what will be many direct video answers to your forum questions! it’s a non playing question in three parts from an australian member Siang, who asks me about how I listen to music amongst other things… Enjoy, Janek Join the …
Sus Chords – Part 2
Part two of this intro to sus chords covers some alternate functions for not only sus chords, but harmony in general. Ever wondered what some more resolution options were for conventional harmony? well we get to some cool ideas in this lesson! Join the forum …
Sus Chords Part 1
Thanks to a request in the forum for some more information on sus chords… this is the first in a two part series on the subject! Check out what makes up a sus chord, and how you might approach one when they crop up in …
Touring Diary – Japan, March 2012
In amongst the chaos of being on the road in Japan recently I managed to roll the camera a little and give you a look behind the scenes of some of the Blue Note venues, the bullet train (shinkasen), and some live performance footage that …
Learning songs and keeping a gig – Part 2
Here’s part two where we discuss more of the keeping the gig aspect of things for this topic, and talk about going over songs you might already know just to get them fresh in the mind, and be ready for any situation. Join the forum …
Learning songs and keeping a gig – Part 1
Being prepared for a gig is a very important part of the learning process for me, and there are a ton of aspects to being prepared for a musical situation that will also help you keep the gig you’re on. Learning songs and keeping a …
Interview with Thai Long Ly
I recently stopped by Bell Sound studios in Hollywood CA to sit down and interview my good friend Thai Long Ly. Not only is Thai a fantastic bass player, but he also used to own the Bass Exchange in Los Angeles, is now head engineer …
How does a delay pedal work? – Part 2
Here’s part two of our delay pedal video with Uffe from TC electronic that I shot in Denmark at their headquarters. Join the forum discussion on this post
How does a delay pedal work?
Well how does a delay pedal work? If you know me at all then you might know that I know very little about gear. I was recently in Denmark at the TC Electronic headquarters and got the chance to sit down with my good friend …
Juan Alderete trying out a new pedal
I was hanging with Juan a couple of days ago shooting some footage for his new site www.pedalsandeffects.com and thought I’d share this little behind the scenes clip. When I was in the studio last month cutting my new record, John Davis, the engineer and …
Pino Palladino in rehearsal
I’ve been wanting to put this footage up here for you guys for a while, and just got round to starting to edit what I have from a James Jamerson Jr. rehearsal that Pino Palladino comes and sits in on one tune. This is the …
UT Austin Clinic Jan 27th 2012 – Part 3
yep, it’s part 3 of my UT Austin Clinic Jan 27th 2012. And the jokes keep on rolling… Join the forum discussion on this post
UT Austin bass Clinic Jan 27th 2012 – Part 2
yep, it’s part 2 of my UT Austin Clinic Jan 27th 2012. We’re really getting down to business in this part… I hope you can take some useful information out of this! Join the forum discussion on this post
UT Austin Clinic Jan 27th 2012 – Part 1
I recently had the privilege of flying down to UT Austin in Texas to talk to the students of the jazz program there. Here is part one of a three part lecture I filmed. We didn’t start taping until about three minutes into the masterclass …
Mike Brecker ii-v-i Exercise over bass chords
Here’s an ideal way to give yourself more fluidity soloing over bass chords (which I suggest you put into a looper to give yourself a killer backing track to work with) with chord tones over a ii-v-i with this idea from Michael Brecker. I heard …
Practice Session Jan 14th 2012
Another morning practice session with the looper working on a series of minor chords. Join the forum discussion on this post
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