Chris Jisi

3 weeks ago | guitarworld.com | Chris Jisi

Session bassist Will Lee has been singing even longer than he has been playing bass guitar. Still, the 1998 formation of the New York City Beatles cover band the Fab Faux presented Lee with a new challenge: singing and playing Paul McCartney's brilliant melodies and basslines live. “Generally, when it comes to singing and playing bass, my first thought is always, ‘Can we overdub?!’” Lee tells Bass Player. “I have difficulty putting 100 per cent into both at the same time.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Chris Jisi

2 days agoPaul McCartney, 82, Makes Hilarious Confession About His Time with The Beatles originally appeared on Parade. It's not a reach to say that The Beatles are the most important band there's ever been. Music before and after their run of thirteen albums is a very different thing. You'd be hard pressed …

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Chris Jisi

Generate Key TakeawaysWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty ImagesSession bassist Will Lee has been singing even longer than he has been playing bass guitar. Still, the 1998 formation of the New York City Beatles cover band the Fab Faux presented Lee with a new challenge: singing and playing Paul McCartney's brilliant melodies and basslines live.

3 weeks ago | bassmagazine.com | Chris Jisi

At their peak powers with Weather Report, a transformative band that moved jazz and all of music forward, co-leaders Wayne Shorter and Joe Zawinul still sought the approval of their more traditional peers. Almost 50 years later, John Patitucci feels the same purist tug in his ongoing mission to validate the electric bass guitar in the largely acoustic realm of jazz.

3 weeks ago | bassmagazine.com | Chris Jisi

Joy and Precious Memories: A History of Pop Music Told Through the Eyes of an Electric Bass Player [CharWalt Publications]By Chuck RaineyChuck Rainey has sat in some of music’s most hallowed chairs over the course of his remarkable career as a first call session musician and a cornerstone figure in establishing the language of R&B bass playing.