Andy Stoller
(photo: Kimberley Adamis)
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more – Andy Stoller fretless bass …continue reading »
Rand Forbes
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more – Rand Forbes fretless bass …continue reading »
John McVie
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more – John McVie fretless bass …continue reading »
Jaco Pastorius
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more – Jaco Pastorius fretless bass …continue reading »
Bill Laswell Interview
Bill Laswell Interview – Public Image Limited (PIL) Album, Fretless Bass and More
Article by Eric Larson, copyright 2019 all rights reserved
A while back I started a conversation with Bill Laswell curious to find out more about his bass playing and also an album he did with Public Image Limited, aka PIL. The album titled simply ALBUM is a favorite of mine and features some amazing fretless bass. In addition, this album also features Sex Pistols lead singer and PIL founder John Lydon, veteran drummers Tony Williams and Ginger Baker, legendary guitarist Steve Vai, and some other amazing musicians and technicians. …continue reading »
Martin Mendez
Martin Mendez – Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Kristoffer Gildenlöw
Kristoffer Gildenlöw – Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Colin Edwin
Colin Edwin – Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more
Featured photo by Melanie Haack
Fretless Questions: Colin Edwin
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2018 FretlessBass.com
I have recently had the privilege of interviewing the great Colin Edwin. I first discovered Colin’s impressive fretless bass playing while listening to Porcupine Tree’s “Pure Narcotic” and “In Formaldehyde”. His melodic approach to fretless bass on these songs sits perfectly in the music, and immediately caught my attention. But Edwin’s discography and ever-evolving bass style go far beyond Porcupine Tree, spanning nearly three decades with solo releases, various bands and collaborations, and other projects. …continue reading »
Mo Foster and Friends Live at Pizza Express Soho January 2016
Mo Foster and Friends Live at Pizza Express Soho January 2016
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2018 FretlessBass.com
Mo reached out to me a while back and let me know about a few videos from his “Mo Foster and Friends” performance at the Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho. He plays his legendary fretless on two of the songs and it sounds as sweet as ever. Amazing performances, high quality videos, and great audio. Be sure to check these out! …continue reading »
Kevin McCormick
Kevin McCormick – Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Music – Hold On To The Nights – Patrick O’Hearn – Richard Marx – Richard Marx
Music – Hold On To The Nights – Patrick O’Hearn – Richard Marx – Richard Marx …continue reading »
Trevor Horn
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Mai Leisz
fretlessbass
Featured Player, Fretless Questions, Interviews, Player Bios Tagged Tags: mai agan, mai Leisz
Fretless Questions, Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more
…continue reading »
Rob Wasserman
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Fernando Saunders
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Jason Newsted
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Michael Rhodes
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Alphonso Johnson
Player bio, photos, videos, music, and more …continue reading »
Mark Egan & Arjun Bruggeman “Dreaming Spirits”
Mark Egan & Arjun Bruggeman “Dreaming Spirits”
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2018 FretlessBass.com
This new release from Mark Egan and Arjun Bruggeman, featuring Shane Theriot, gets better and better the more you listen. Originally intended to be a bass guitar and tabla album, the project evolved to include guitar and more. Mark Egan was as generous as always answering my questions about how this project and trio came together, giving me thorough details of the project and the players that contributed. There is plenty of beautiful fretless bass work, and the complimentary styles that flow between the musicians are impressive. Read more to be brought behind the scenes of this unique project.
Basses – Mark Egan
Tabla & Drums – Arjun Bruggeman
Guitars – Shane Theriot
FretlessBass.com: How did this trio and project come together? What was the initial concept for this album, and did it change along the way at all?
Mark Egan: I met tabla player, drummer and percussionist Arjun Bruggeman in 2008 when we recorded and toured with master Kirtan singer-chanter, Krishna Das. Arjun is a world percussionist and session recording artist …continue reading »
Remembering Doug Lunn 1954 – 2017
Remembering Doug Lunn 1954 – 2017
Article by Eric Larson, © Copyright 2018 FretlessBass.com
On January 30, 2018 fretless bass player Doug Lunn would have turned 64 years old. Sadly he passed away February 11, 2017 after a battle with cancer. A close family friend reached out to me to remember Doug, and to look for any info that I might be able to contribute, as he was planning to put together a website celebrating Doug’s life and music. I was surprised, but also honored, to find out that FretlessBass.com was one of the few (if not the only) websites that had published the bio that Doug had sent me nine years ago. I was also shocked to find out that there was no Wikipedia page created for Doug.
Doug Lunn specialized in the 5-string fretless bass. His contributions to music were extensive, playing with top artists that include Bruce Springsteen, Mark Isham, David Torn, Andy Summers, Sting …continue reading »
