Bass Player & Arranger

Deeper Grooves: Great Bass Playing You May Have Missed - EPISODE 1 Kiki Dee - Perfect Timing (1981) Bassist: Gary Twigg When you pick up...

I’m always asked this time of year which books I’d recommend students put on their Christmas list so that their gift-giving loved ones...

Phil Johari - Slow Burn (Part 2) The first track I wrote horns for on this album was 'What You Talkin' 'Bout''. It proved to be the most...

Phil Johari - Slow Burn (Part 1) In the autumn of 2019, I became involved in the debut album project of Lancashire-based guitarist Phil...

I've loved the music of Django Reinhardt since I became aware of him as a keen jazz beginner in the summer of 2005. His cheeky style...

Here is a nifty little finger-twister that can be used as a springboard for further exploration. The theory behind diminished scales is...

John ‘Rhino’ Edwards has had a varied career to say the least but is perhaps best known for being the longest-serving bass player in UK...

I've recently been rediscovering the music I listened to as a teenager and, love them or hate them, Level 42 always feature in that list...

I've been away for quite a while! I'm still out and about playing, teaching and recording but I've neglected my blog for many months! ...

John Edwards is possibly the bassist that has had most effect on my own playing - his quirky use of the upper register for his rock style...