Many bassists begin on another instrument, but usually that other instrument is the guitar. Phil came to it from classical ... music a conversational quality, a densely layered and unpredictable ...

Phil Lesh grew up listening to classical and jazz music. Then he reimagined ... eloquent bass lines blending seamlessly with Jerry and Bobby [Weir’s] guitars, Brent Mydland’s keys, and the ...

Welcome to the Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! The Ritter Family Classical Guitar Program aims to be an agorà, a public space for ...

The double bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, as well as the concert band, and is featured in concertos, solo and chamber music in Western classical music. The bass is used ...

Something not looking for applause, yet more essential than any show-stopping riff. It’s the bass guitar of our lives: purpose. The bass guitar is a curious beast, isn’t it? It doesn’t clamor.