Olivier Babaz

October 8, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Reharmonisation with Pedal Tones – Darn That Dream

Olivier Babaz

October 8, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Reharmonisation with Pedal Tones – Darn That Dream

Olivier Babaz discusses techniques he uses pedal tones to reharmonise jazz standards.

Olivier Babaz

July 16, 2020

Bowing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Jazz Bowing Performance and Transcription

Olivier Babaz

July 16, 2020

Bowing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Olivier Babaz jazz bowing performance and transcription.

Olivier Babaz

June 26, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Bluegrass Country & Slap (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Bowing (jazz)

Top Tips for Gypsy Jazz Bass Lines

Olivier Babaz

June 26, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Bluegrass Country & Slap (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Bowing (jazz)

Join Olivier Babaz as he teaches how to play simple and effective gypsy jazz bass lines.

John Goldsby

April 2, 2020

Articles, Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

John Goldsby Q&A and PDF - 60 Things to Improve Your Bass Playing

John Goldsby

April 2, 2020

Articles, Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

John Goldsby Q&A and PDF - 60 Things to Improve Your Bass Playing

Here’s a PDF with 60 things you can practice to improve your bass playing by John Goldsby.

Katie Thiroux

February 20, 2020

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Love You Madly for Solo Bass - Transcription

Katie Thiroux

February 20, 2020

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Love You Madly for Solo Bass - Transcription

In this video, Katie Thiroux and Matt Witek perform Katie’s arrangement of Love You Madly by Duke Ellington.

Danny Ziemann

January 24, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Bass Lines in 3/4 - Someday My Prince Will Come

Danny Ziemann

January 24, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Bass Lines in 3/4 - Someday My Prince Will Come

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses creating bass lines over the jazz standard Someday My Prince Will Come.

Danny Ziemann

January 16, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Playing with Drums - The Ride Cymbal

Danny Ziemann

January 16, 2020

Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

In this lesson, Danny Ziemann discusses the ride cymbal in the context of the relationship between bass and drums.

Danny Ziemann

December 13, 2019

Soloing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Rhythm Changes Bass Solo by Danny Ziemann

Danny Ziemann

December 13, 2019

Soloing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Rhythm Changes Bass Solo by Danny Ziemann

This double bass solo over rhythm changes by Danny Ziemann includes a full transcription.

John Goldsby

September 26, 2019

Latin (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

Brazilian Hat Trick by John Goldsby - Analysis and Performance

John Goldsby

September 26, 2019

Latin (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz)

In this lesson, John Goldsby teaches his original composition Brazilian Hat Trick. He is joined in the studio by Jamil Sheriff on piano and Caroline Boaden on drums.

John Goldsby

September 20, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

More Than Something - John Goldsby Trio Performance Spotlight

John Goldsby

September 20, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Walking Bass Lines (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

In this video, John Goldsby performs his original composition “More than Something”. He is joined by Caroline Boaden on drums and Jamil Sheriff on piano.

John Goldsby

September 19, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Double-Stop Blues Etude by John Goldsby

John Goldsby

September 19, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

Learn to play “Double-Stop Blues Etude” by John Goldsby.

John Goldsby

September 5, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

John Goldsby - Solo Performance of "Sweet and Lovely"

John Goldsby

September 5, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Soloing (jazz)

John Goldsby - Solo Performance of "Sweet and Lovely"

In this video, John Goldsby performs his arrangement for solo double bass of the jazz standard Sweet and Lovely.

Katie Thiroux

July 12, 2019

Soloing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

Bass Solo by Katie Thiroux

Katie Thiroux

July 12, 2019

Soloing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz)

In this video Katie Thiroux solos over FSR by Ray Brown which is based on the chord changes to Doxy by Sonny Rollins.

Katie Thiroux

July 9, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Really Learning a Melody — The 10x Method

Katie Thiroux

July 9, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Beginners (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Really Learning a Melody — The 10x Method

In this preview lesson from her course, Katie Thiroux teaches a fail-safe method to memorise melodies. You will need 10 small items such as coins.

Katie Thiroux

July 3, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Singing and Playing Bass at the Same Time

Katie Thiroux

July 3, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Left Hand Technique (jazz), Beginners (jazz)

Singing and Playing Bass at the Same Time

In this video lesson, Katie Thiroux shares her top tips on playing bass and singing at the same time and performs ‘If I were a bell’.

Olivier Babaz

May 16, 2019

Bowing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Bowing Jazz Melodies on Double Bass - Ornithology

Olivier Babaz

May 16, 2019

Bowing (jazz), Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Right Hand Technique (jazz)

Bowing Jazz Melodies on Double Bass - Ornithology

In this lesson, Olivier Babaz teaches how to play jazz melodies with the bow. To demonstrate, Olivier uses the melody to Ornithology by Charlie Parker.

Olivier Babaz

May 9, 2019

Jazz Standards and Performances (jazz), Bowing (jazz), Soloing (jazz)