Hi! A while back I jammed/rehearsed with a dear old friend, guitarist Mattias Pettersson and drummer Hannes Nordgren. (You have heard Hannes before!) I wrote about this trio in an earlier post. I managed to record some audio (and video) that day. I hope we will play more again soon. In the mean time I’ll letFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 28 ”Rehearsing a new song with Mattias and Hannes””
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Magnus Sjöquist’s Submission in Bootsy Collins: Funk Bass In Your Space Competition!
Hi! Please help me out in the Bootsy Collins: Funk Bass In Your Space Competition! This is not all UBass but it all starts out with me jammin’ ‘with’ Ron Carter on my Kala UBass fretless! After that there are a couple of different bass players that I jam along side! Steve Bailey, Bootsy CollinsFortsätt läsa ”Magnus Sjöquist’s Submission in Bootsy Collins: Funk Bass In Your Space Competition!”
[Song Teaser-Test Report] Jam Afrique and String test | Part 3
Hi! Time for part three of my string test and a demo of the first part of the new song Jam Afrique (working title). See these earlier posts for some background info. Post 1 | Post 2 Besides the YouTube video below I also uploaded some versions with less instrumentation (and maybe a bit betterFortsätt läsa ”[Song Teaser-Test Report] Jam Afrique and String test | Part 3”
[Song Teaser-Test Report] Trying Aquilas Thundergut on my fretless Kala UBass | Part 2
Hi! I decided to do some tests, to compare the ‘stock’ Pahoehoe black polyurethene strings with the Aquila Thundergut strings I’ve just put on my UBass. I started jammin’ [with the Pahoehoe stings on] to a loop featuring African percussion. After recording a couple of tracks I transcribed my jammin’ so I could record theFortsätt läsa ”[Song Teaser-Test Report] Trying Aquilas Thundergut on my fretless Kala UBass | Part 2”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 26 In my studio with musicians from São Tomé!
Hi! A while back I did a blog post about rehearsing with musicians from São Tome e Principe for a couple of outdoor shows. We did the shows in the end of August and after those I managed to invite Oswaldo, Guilherme and PA to my home studio for some jammin’. The song featured inFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 26 In my studio with musicians from São Tomé!”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 25! ”Fly me to the moon” w. Frank Vignola Trio
Welcome to the 25th ”Jammin with my Kala UBass” video! In April 2011 I got to play with the amazing guitarist Frank Vignola and his trio. I have shared one video from that day in a previous post. [Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 7] This is the first song we played together. I hadFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 25! ”Fly me to the moon” w. Frank Vignola Trio”
[Style Study – UBass Lesson 8] Jazz: Walking Bass | Part 2
Hi! Finally part two is done! I decided to make my bass lines based on the backing tracks made by Jamey Aebersold. Please check these out they are really good and makes a perfect practice partner…almost as good as playing live with living breathing musicians in the same room… If you haven’t already please checkFortsätt läsa ”[Style Study – UBass Lesson 8] Jazz: Walking Bass | Part 2”
[Gig Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 23 ”Surfboard”
Hi! On the Brazilian Night concert mentioned in an earlier post we played the Jobim classic ”Surfboard” (Jobim). Why not play along with us! You can hear the original version in a previous post. Let me know if you want a PDF with the bass part! If you play-along please try to mimic the surduFortsätt läsa ”[Gig Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 23 ”Surfboard””
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | ”Organ Jazz in Trollhattan”
Hi! I’m exited to announce some new jammin’ buddies! Recently I was back in my hometown to visit my parents and thanks to Facebook and a bit of luck I got to jam with two great musicians! I have known Mats [drums] for a long time. He was my first sound engineer teacher back inFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | ”Organ Jazz in Trollhattan””
[Rehearsal Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | Blues: ”Long time no PLAY”
Hi! Yeah! Finally I have once again played with my old friend Mattias Pettersson! We started to play back in the late 90s. We had blues bands and played in the rhythm section in a small big band. Later on we had a band playing a lot of jam based music. I guess it mustFortsätt läsa ”[Rehearsal Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | Blues: ”Long time no PLAY””
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