I read an ad on Craigslist for a jazz bassist and jazz drummer for a gig in Santa Cruz, California.  So I alerted my favorite drummer Stan a...

I am always seeking names for bands among the daily barrage of broadcasts, news and media.  Yesterday I was listening to the Blues Brothers ...

To change a major 7th into a minor 7th arpeggio, you flat the third and the seventh notes.  See chart below.

I just enrolled in Geoff Chalmers course, "Double Bass Arpeggios:  the Play Along Collection," at www.discoverdoublebass.com .  Th...

The Double Bass I have two underused double basses.  When I got them, I imagined that it would be fairly easy to move from bass gu...

I was offered a charity gig in Salinas for elderly and disabled citizens.  My regular bandmates either couldn't or wouldn't make it ...

Our band had a practice yesterday, in preparation for a gig on December 3rd.  We are using Jay of "Ship of Fools" as our keys man,...

I have noticed a growing success in my musical endeavors.  I am making new contacts and acquaintances who are musicians.  I recently quit ...

In my prior post I discussed bad names for bands.  Avoid names with negative connotations or bad visual images. Now its time to discuss GOOD...

My jazz band recently selected "Moment's Notice" for the band name.  I hate it.  It is overused by many bands, isn't uniqu...