Tag: Bass

I Live for the Funk: James Brown, The Meters, & Curtis Mayfield

Mar 21, 2010

in Bass, Blues, Fender Rhodes, Funk, Hammond B-3, New Orleans, Soul

James Brown, born in 1933 in South Carolina, came from an extremely difficult and tragic childhood. From those circumstances, with his gift of music, starting out as part of a gospel group, he rose to become one of the most influential musicians in the world. With his band the JBs, some of the most highly…
Esperanza giving us hope!

Sep 18, 2009

in Bass, Jazz

Hey there family! I just wanted to do a quick post (crazy – two posts in one week – I guess I’m getting into this blogging thing!) about this young woman I just heard about, Esperanza Spalding. Shout out to my good friend, DJ Moonbaby, who has a weekly radio show, Worry Free Wednesdays on…