In fact, some steal the spotlight, and a handful even lead the band! These are the bass virtuosos who play to the beat of ...

This six-string bass completely changed the way your favorite country and pop songs from the 1960s sounded. Can you hear the difference?

Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.

Legendary Bass Played By Newark Native Scott Lafaro Loaned To New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Posted in “Performance / Tour” column. Published: October 28, 2025 @ All About Jazz ...

Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band mates. Buzz Aldrin’s wife, Anca Faur, dies at 66 less than 3 years into ...

Sam Rivers, the bass player in the nu metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, according to social media posts by his band mates. The band did not disclose where Rivers died or the circumstances, but ...

FILE - Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit performs at the Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival on July 14, 2023, at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File) ...

Obit-Sam Rivers FILE - Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit performs at the Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival on July 14, 2023, at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. (Photo by Amy ...