01/09/2016
Paul Dyne is a Wellington-based jazz musician specialising in double bass. Born in Timaru, his own musical education has ...
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Well, this is a lot of fun. According to the liner notes, Duffty Baker went to Camp A Low Hum with a mate who turned 50 ...
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In this issue we are going to take some of the techniques from last issue’s Deep Thinking column and turn them into a country ...
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Some funky fun this time from a bass player much admired in rock and funk circles – Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers. ...
READ MORE >In the last NZM issue, we looked at some iconic Afro-American funk bass lines that used a 'less is more' approach. We'll ...
READ MORE >Many readers of the Deep Thinking column will be familiar with British trio Cream, one of the bands of the late 1960s that ...
READ MORE >Welcome to NZ Musician's new bass column we've badged Deep Thinking! Over the next few issues, we are going to look at aspects ...
READ MORE >A very happy and successful New Year to you. Following on from the last issues cross-handed tapping piece, I have written ...
READ MORE >09/06/2016
As promised in the last NZM issue, we are going to do some slap exercises. These have a very slight difference from exercises ...
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