Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

James Jamerson was the unsung hero of Motown, and his work on "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough" is pure magic. While the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Nick Daniels III, renowned bassist and vocalist of the New Orleans-based funk band Dumpstaphunk, has died. He was 68. Daniels was battling multiple myeloma. The band posted ...

For Bootsy Collins, a show in Detroit isn’t just another gig. Any time the groundbreaking bassist visits the Motor City — as he’ll do Friday, Aug. 8, for a Music Hall tribute concert — he is back in ...

Bootsy Collins and his star-shaped Space Bass rocketed into the funk-soul universe, first with George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic and later with his own Bootsy’s Rubber Band. He'll be on hand Aug.