This DVD will help take your playing to the next level.Professor Anthony Vitti shares his proven method for improving the fundamental skills required to freely express yourself on the Bass in many musical styles.Professor Vitti is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music and has been teaching there since 1990. He is known for his contemporary style of playing particularly for knowledge and instruction in slap bass finger style R&B and sight reading. He has played all along the East Coast with a variety of artists including Sammy Davis Jr. Liberace Toy Caldwell Steve Smith and Blues Saraceno and currently tours with Herb Reed & the Platters.This DVD offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels and styles. These include: • scale and sol-Feg • improvisation and rhythm studies • slap bass technique • finger style groove. Clear and detailed instruction is given both onscreen and in the accompanying booklet.

World-renowned acoustic and electric bassist/composer John Patitucci is one of the most influential jazz musicians of his generation. His amazing career includes work with a hall of fame of artists including B.B. King Bonnie Raitt Wayne Shorter Herbie Hancock Natalie Cole and his incredible association with Chick Corea spanning three decades. In 1997 John served as Master of Ceremonies at the inaugural Bass Day celebration a festival that brought together the world?s greatest bassists. In this hour-long DVD John performs Coltrane?s ?Giant Steps? and five of his original compositions on both acoustic bass and 6-string electric bass. Experience John?s masterfultechnique in solo duo trio and quartet settings. Following the performance John hosts a candid question and answer session with the audience on all topics from his own personal bass setup to composing. Special features include DVD-ROM content with the complete video formatted for computer and iPod a preview of John Patitucci Electric Bass and a preview of Billy Sheehan: Bass Day ?97.

Volonte' Editore-Learn the art of Bass implementation and improvisation with one of the greatest masters of this instrument Jaco Pastorius. Playing with legends such as Miles Davis Pat Metheny Herbie Hancock Joni Mitchell Al Di Meola Jaco has revolutionised Bass playing influencing generations of musicians and capturing the attention of critics and readers around the world. This book accompanied by a CD contains transcripts of examples and solos taken from his DVD Modern Electric Bass an interview with the legendary Jerry Jammott Jaco and a performance in a trio of Jaco Pastorius John Scofield and Kenwood Dennard.