Anthony Jackson, Master of the Electric Bass, Is Dead at 73

Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.

Fender’s CBS era is often associated with the company losing its reputation for quality – but is that view still justified?

Fender’s CBS era is often boiled down to an equation of ‘corporate drive for profit and quantity = lowering of build ...

Anthony Jackson, bassist celebrated for his versatility and innovation of the instrument, dies at 73

Anthony Jackson, a musician celebrated for his extensive musical vocabulary on the bass guitar that he used across hundreds ...

A CT musician decided to meet a need in a state that loves music. Here’s what he did.

Musician Ryan Camaioni grew up in California and moved to Connecticut in 2014, and has spent a decade working as a musician, ...
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Makaya McCraven, On The Record

The distinction between composition and improvisation has always been fraught territory in the discourse surrounding jazz; ...

‘I haven’t retired.’ At 85, Herbie Hancock is still ahead of the curve.

Hancock, one of the foremost living figures in the history of jazz, comes to the Boch Center Wang Theatre on Oct. 29 leading a quintet he’s been touring with for several years.

Rock Royalty Billy Gibbons, 75, Looks Back on Jimi Hendrix’s Genius

Speaking with Ultimate Classic Rock, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, who is very much a guitar legend in his own right, reflected on ...
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