Bass Player (magazine)

*Bass Player*
	Cover of the December 2018 issue
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^[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. 1 (1). Miller Freeman Publications: 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".
^ ^a ^b "Bass Player Lie! 2014 Nov. 8-9, 2014 in Los Angeles: Two full days of clinics, exhibitions, performances & awards at S.I.R. Studios".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bianchi, Curt (24 August 2010). "Alphonso Johnson to Receive the Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award". Zawinul Online. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "iBass Player/i Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards to Jackson and Lee". ProSoundNetwork.com. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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".
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

[mkit-1] "Bass Player 2014 Media Kit" (PDF). NewBay Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

[2] "Article". Bass Player. 1 (1). Miller Freeman Publications: 4. 1990.

[3] "PennWell Corp. and NewBay Media Acquired By UK Firms". Folio. April 4, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

[4] 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.

[5] "Bass Day 1998 DVD Featuring Victor Wooten".

[am-media.net-6] "Bass Player Lie! 2014 Nov. 8-9, 2014 in Los Angeles: Two full days of clinics, exhibitions, performances & awards at S.I.R. Studios".

[zaw-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bianchi, Curt (24 August 2010). "Alphonso Johnson to Receive the Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award". Zawinul Online. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[pro-8] "iBass Player/i Presents Lifetime Achievement Awards to Jackson and Lee". ProSoundNetwork.com. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[bruce-9] "Jack Bruce". Celtic Life International. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[10] "Legendary Bassist Stanley Clarke Honored with Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award".

[11] "The Official Carol Kaye Web Site". Carolkaye.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

[12] Leigh, Bill (2008). "Welcome to Bass Player Live!". Bass Player Magazine.

[jazz-13] "Award / Grant at All About Jazz".

[14] "Exclusive Artist: Bootsy Collins". Axe Heaven. 20 March 2012.

[15] "Jack Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player Magazine | Jack Casady". Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2021-03-17.

[16] "Home".

[not-17] Johnson, Kevin (14 October 2012). "Bass Player Live! 2012". No Treble. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[18] "Metallica's Robert Trujillo to Show Jaco Pastorius Film Clip at Bass Player Event". Loudwire.

[19] "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"".

[20] "Rock This Town Again! - Laguna Community Concert Band". Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-03-17.

[21] "Kala & the U•Bass® at Bass Player Live! 2017".

[22] "Lemmy Kilmister Gets Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award". Loudwire.

[23] "Nathan East to be honored at Bass Player Live".

[24] "Bass Player Live! 2015: Louis Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation and Performance". YouTube. Bass Player. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[25] "Billy Sheehan to Receive Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award". 25 August 2016.

[26] "New Orleans Legend George Porter Jr. To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award".

[27] "Tim Bogart Archives : TVMusic Network". Tvandmusicnetwork.com. Retrieved 2021-12-15.

[mc-28] "Bass Player Live! 2017 Returns to Hollywood". Music Connection Magazine. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.

[29] "John Patitucci to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award". 20 September 2019.

[30] "Buy Bass Player UK Single Issue from MagazinesDirect".

[31] "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.

[32] "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.

[33] "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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