jimmy haslip

About 10 years ago I bought a bass at a charity auction benefiting homeless young people in Los Angeles. It was donated by Jimmy Haslip and it came with a lesson from Jimmy, which was (obviously) the best part of the deal. Jimmy came to my house. We talked about tone and technique for a little...

I know i’m bordering on blasphemy here, but hear me out. I have a Roscoe Century Standard. I really do like the bass, and if money weren’t an issue, i’d keep it. But money’s an issue. The Roscoe has a great sound and feel, but it rarely gets the call to gig. So i’d like to sell the Roscoe, and...

I just bought a ticket to see the Jeff Lorber Fusion and was super psyched to learn that Jimmy Haslip is touring with him, as well as Steve Hass on drums. I played my "Wizard Island" LP so many times as a teenager that I literally wore out the record. Those tunes are so catchy I can still hum...