Billy Bass, the founding bassist for Parliament – Funkadelic whose real name was William Nelson, Jr., died on Saturday. The Facebook account for that group’s frontman, George Clinton, announced the ...

George Clinton, while working as a barber, recruited him. Mr. Nelson went on to name the group and, with his bandmates, to be ...

The Danforth Museum of Art will host double bassist Xavier Foley in a solo, one-hour musical program on Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.

GatherNYC, a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd, continues its expanded 2025-2026 season at the series' home venue, Museum of Arts and ...

Bass riffs have a unique way of resonating with listeners, driving the rhythm and adding depth to any song. Often overshadowed by flashy guitar solos or vocal acrobatics, the bass is the unsung hero ...

FOLLOWING a marvellous start to Ilkley Concert Club’s season of chamber music in October, the second concert featuring Will Duerden on double bass and Svitlana Kosenko on piano did not disappoint. For ...

Eric McPherson’s Double Bass Quartet is the kind of project that reminds you how cool and endlessly inventive modern jazz can be. Released via the ever-adventurous Giant Step Arts, this recording sees ...

July 17, 2025, 1:57 PM · For those who haven't heard, the great double bass soloist Gary Karr died Wednesday of a brain aneurysm. He had been recently diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer. He was 83 ...

LENOX — I approached Tuesday night's '90's themed Popular Artists triple bill at Tanglewood with two thoughts in mind. First, the good news: The "Last Summer on Earth" tour featured three well-known ...

In 1994, Brian Powell attended the Aspen Music Festival and witnessed someone perform an arrangement of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s classic “Pulcinella” on the cello. Powell, who was then ...