Welcome to the jazz bass studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Bijoux Barbosa is the jazz bass instructor at our college working with students on sound production and ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...

Notes about playing jazz; a fun guide to this inventive music. Yup, notes are the problem. How many to play, which ones, and at what time. Guitarists are known by their desire to play one or two extra ...

For Gene Simmons of KISS, less bass is more. The legendary artist recently shared his opinions on his fellow bass players, highlighting the style he likes best and his approach to his own playing.

Los Angeles Senior Rachel Porter, 21, has studied with Sharpe since her freshman year, playing in Williams Jazz Ensemble and small combos. "He's an inspiration for me," she said by phone, "as a bass ...