Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nick Daniels III, renowned bassist and vocalist of the New Orleans-based funk band Dumpstaphunk, has died. He was 68. Daniels was battling multiple myeloma. The band posted ...

As bassist and vocalist for New Orleans legends The Meters in the ‘60s and ‘70s, George Porter Jr.’s fat grooves not only helped shape the sound of New Orleans but pioneered the genre that would come ...

Thundercat (or Stephen Bruner to his mum) was once the bass man for hardcore punks Suicidal Tendencies and while his show didn’t reach out that far, it was certainly one that didn’t just hit one ...

“We Want the Funk” starts just as a documentary about funk music should – with musician Marcus Miller slapping that bass. Miller’s bass solo sets the tone for the rest of “We Want the Funk,” which is ...

On Saturday night, Blu DeTiger brought her popping, bright bass lines and electric DJ set to a Music City crowd at the W Nashville. The New York City born-and-raised musician and DJ hit the stage in ...

Jack Black is a Father Funk fan. The actor, known for his generational roles in School of Rock and Nacho Libre, heard the ...

Best known for his work on Hancock's blockbuster 1973 album Head Hunters, Paul Jackson was a bassist who found his musical identity between jazz... Paul Jackson, who as bassist for Herbie Hancock's ...

From psychedelic grooves to minimalist pulses and stadium-shaking riffs, these are the basslines that have shaped rock music ...