Review of Kyle Eastwood’s Album The View from Here

Kyle Eastwood’s latest album, The View from Here, was released March 12, 2013 on Jazz Village. The album showcases Kyle Eastwood’s growth and evolution as an artist with eleven unique tracks written by Eastwood and the members of his ensemble. The View from Here was recorded in France near Avignon at La Buissonne. With The …

Bassist Gene Alestock | Teen Jazz Artist

[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Ibanez SDGR Bass Kustom Amp for performence. Line 6 for practice and smaller gigs Kay/Engelhardt Kay C-1 Upright bass. Why did you begin studying music? I began studying for the simple fact that it intrigued me. I had the equipment and one day I saw a Jimi Hendrix video and I …

Bassist Sam Solomon | Teen Jazz Artist

[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments Ibanez SDGR Bass Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass, with EMG JHZ passive pickups, Leo Quan Badass Bass Bridge IV, and DR Lo-Rider strings. Behringer UltraBass BX1200 amp. Why did you begin studying music? I began studying music because of my love for it. The sound a bass makes when provided the …

Bassist Andrew Tegeler | Teen Jazz Artist

[twocol_one] Setup/Gear/Manufacturer of Instruments: Fender Jazz Bass, Ampeg BA300 210 combo amp Why did you begin studying music? I began studying music in seventh grade. I have continued to take private lessons since then. What are you doing with music right now? Right now I am in two rock bands in Massachusetts: “Sound Pilot” and …

Review of Darryl Williams at Spaghettini’s Dec 2012

This last Sunday was one of several opportunities that I have had to see bass player Darryl Williams perform with his band and he never fails to impress audiences with his energetic music and talented group. The line up this past weekend included U-Nam on guitar, Tony Moore on drums, Jason Weber on sax, Greg …

Bassist Carol Kaye | Teen Jazz Influence Interview

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CAROL KAYE: Carol Kaye has been playing bass since 1963, but started out as a jazz guitar player in 1949. Her career commenced with her playing in all the jazz clubs in the late 1950s and she started doing studio work on guitar in 1957. She first became a recording bass …