Along with Leo Fender, the late Anthony Jackson became one of the most important figures in the history of the electric bass ...

Anthony Jackson, a musician celebrated for his extensive musical vocabulary on the bass guitar that he used across hundreds ...

Legendary Bass Played By Newark Native Scott Lafaro Loaned To New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: October 28, 2025 @ All About Jazz ...

Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.

The string bass-building prowess of Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand may not be widely recognized in his hometown of Iowa City. But ask the folks at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, where up to five of his ...

Most musicians spend years mastering a single instrument. Then there are those rare talents who look at one instrument and ...

U2’s bass-playing legend Adam Clayton will auction some of his instruments in an upcoming sale. The musician is exhibiting 18 ...

In his 1980 memoir, I Me Mine, George said he wrote “Old Brown Shoe” on the piano, an instrument he wasn’t very familiar with. “‘Old Brown Shoe.’ I started the chord sequences on the piano (which I ...