The word bass means bottom. It means support. That's the prime requisite of a bassist, support. Architecturally, it has to be the lowest part of the building, and it has to be strong, or the building ...

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Marcus Miller, in concert at the Jazz à la Villette Festival, in Paris, on August 29, 2019. MICHEL MONTEILS / SAIF IMAGES On Saturday, April 2, the Marcus Miller Band made its big return to Europe.

The Vulfpeck virtuoso walks through his Flea-inspired technique, talks dead notes, the importance of “thinking of yourself like a drummer” in this taster of his new Bass 301 lecture series When you ...