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| Editor | Joel McIver |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Every four weeks |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Company | Future US |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official website |
| ISSN | 1050-785X |
Bass Player is a magazine for bassists. Each issue offers a variety of artist interviews, lessons, and equipment reviews. The magazine was founded in 1988[1] as a spinoff of Guitar Player magazine, with Jim Roberts as its first editor. The original headquarters was in San Francisco, CA. It began as a regular edition magazine in 1990.[2]
Currently published by Future US,[3] Bass Player held an annual event for bassists, Bass Player LIVE!. From 2004 until 2007 Bass Player LIVE! was held in New York City; from 2008 until 2017 it was held in Hollywood, California.
Editors
- Jim Roberts, March 1990 to December 1996
- Karl Coryat, January 1997 to January 1998
- Richard Johnston, February 1998 to July 2001
- Bill Leigh, August 2001 to March 2009
- Jonathan Herrera, April 2009 to December 2010
- Brian Fox, January 2011 to June 2014
- Chris Jisi, July 2014 to October 2018
- Joel McIver, November 2018 to date
Lifetime Achievement Awards
In most years since 1998, Bass Player has awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards to notable bassists, as follows:
- 1998 Milt Hinton,[4] Bobby Rodriguez[5]
- 1999 Chuck Rainey[6]
- 2000 Joe Osborn,[7] Percy Heath[7]
- 2001 Jerry Jemmott,[6] Leo Fender[7]
- 2002 [no award]
- 2003 [no award]
- 2004 Anthony Jackson,[8] Will Lee (bassist)[8]
- 2005 Ron Carter,[9] Jack Bruce[9]
- 2006 Stanley Clarke[10]
- 2007 Lee Sklar,[7] Tony Levin[7]
- 2008 Carol Kaye,[11] Verdine White,[7] Mike Watt[12]
- 2009 Rocco Prestia,[13] Charlie Haden[13]
- 2010 Bootsy Collins,[14] Alphonso Johnson[7]
- 2011 Jack Casady,[15] James Jamerson,[13] Larry Graham[16]
- 2012 Chris Squire,[17] Aston Barrett,[17] Jaco Pastorius[18]
- 2013 Geezer Butler,[19] Lee Rocker[20]
- 2014 Abe Laboriel, Sr[21]
- 2015 Lemmy,[22] Nathan East,[23] Louis Johnson[24]
- 2016 Billy Sheehan,[25] George Porter Jr,[26] Tim Bogert[27]
- 2017 Flea,[28] Jimmy Johnson,[28] Donald "Duck" Dunn[28]
- 2018 [no award]
- 2019 John Patitucci[29]
- 2020 [no award]
- 2021 Marcus Miller,[30] Gail Ann Dorsey,[31] John Taylor,[32] Charles Berthoud[33]
References
- ↑ "Bass Player 2014 Media Kit" (PDF). NewBay Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "Article". Bass Player. Miller Freeman Publications. 1 (1): 4. 1990.
- ↑ "PennWell Corp. and NewBay Media Acquired By UK Firms". Folio. April 4, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ↑ Goldsby, John (1 September 2002). The Jazz Bass Book: Technique and Tradition. Backbeat Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-61713-217-9. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "Bass Day 1998 DVD Featuring Victor Wooten".
- 1 2 "Bass Player Lie! 2014 Nov. 8-9, 2014 in Los Angeles: Two full days of clinics, exhibitions, performances & awards at S.I.R. Studios".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bianchi, Curt (24 August 2010). "Alphonso Johnson to Receive the Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award". Zawinul Online. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- 1 2 "iBass Player/i Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards to Jackson and Lee". ProSoundNetwork.com. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Jack Bruce". Celtic Life International. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "Legendary Bassist Stanley Clarke Honored with Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award".
- ↑ "The Official Carol Kaye Web Site". Carolkaye.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ↑ Leigh, Bill (2008). "Welcome to Bass Player Live!". Bass Player Magazine.
- 1 2 3 "Award / Grant at All About Jazz".
- ↑ "Exclusive Artist: Bootsy Collins". Axe Heaven. 20 March 2012.
- ↑ "Jack Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player Magazine | Jack Casady". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ↑ "Home".
- 1 2 Johnson, Kevin (14 October 2012). "Bass Player Live! 2012". No Treble. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "Metallica's Robert Trujillo to Show Jaco Pastorius Film Clip at Bass Player Event". Loudwire.
- ↑ "Bass Player Live! All-Star Tribute to Bass Legend Geezer Butler - "A Congregation of the Top Ranking Metal Bassists and Musicians Were in the House"".
- ↑ "Rock This Town Again! - Laguna Community Concert Band". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ↑ "Kala & the U•Bass® at Bass Player Live! 2017".
- ↑ "Lemmy Kilmister Gets Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award". Loudwire.
- ↑ "Nathan East to be honored at Bass Player Live".
- ↑ "Bass Player Live! 2015: Louis Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation and Performance". YouTube. Bass Player. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "Billy Sheehan to Receive Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award". 25 August 2016.
- ↑ "New Orleans Legend George Porter Jr. To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award".
- ↑ "Tim Bogart Archives : TVMusic Network". Tvandmusicnetwork.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- 1 2 3 "Bass Player Live! 2017 Returns to Hollywood". Music Connection Magazine. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "John Patitucci to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award". 20 September 2019.
- ↑ "Buy Bass Player UK Single Issue from MagazinesDirect".
- ↑ "Gail Ann Dorsey on Instagram: "I could not be more honoured to have been chosen as one of the bass players in this incredible line up to receive a lifetime achievement…"". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ↑ "DuranDuran on Instagram: "It's a real honor to get this from my bass playing brothers and sisters. From the moment I started playing a friend's borrowed instrument, I knew it was my jam. And I'm grateful to all the dudes along the way who have helped me keep time, particularly my brother -in- rhythm Roger Taylor" - JT on his Bass Player magazine Lifetime Achievement Award. Congrats John!!". Instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ↑ "Charles Berthoud: "I want my music to appeal to people who don't know anything about bass. That can be a difficult balancing act"". 8 February 2022.
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