Stanley Clarke’s prolific output can take you back to medieval times, soothe you with a gentle bow of the bass, or launch you into an interplanetary future. His playing holds a reckless abandon, ...

Bass guitar heroes don’t get much bigger than Paul McCartney. Through his time with The Beatles, and his subsequent solo career, he's been pushing the boundaries of the instrument since the early ...

This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk honors the anniversaries of landmark albums that have shaped the course of music and culture. Once the Tiny Desk logo fades away, one of the things you'll notice is a ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Santa Monica College (SMC) is pleased to host renowned jazz bassist Stanley Clarke in an artist’s talk about his musical career. Clarke is partnering with BroadStage for performances, curation, and ...

Jazz bassist Stanley Clarke sits at the center of the room, six young musicians focused on him as they practice at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center on a recent afternoon. “So the ...

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Stanley Clarke is aware that not everyone has the opportunity to be on the cutting edge of a musical style. Bass player Clarke took advantage of his chance with Return to Forever, a quartet led by ...

Featuring content virtually identical to that released on DVD eleven years after the event, this double-CD set documents the broad ingenuity and practical savvy of these well-rounded musicians. They ...