Grammy-winning, jazz-soul phenom
Esperanza Spalding risked everything
when she left a 10-year classical career
for the jazz scene. Since then, she’s
played some of the most prestigious
events in the world, including at the White
House and Nobel Prize ceremonies.
Here she ruminates on fretless bass,
friendship, and the fine art of listening.
Amid uncertainty about
Sonic Youth’s future,
intrepid alt-rock pioneer
Lee Ranaldo plows ahead
with Between the Times
and the Tides—a solo LP
that finds the Jazzmastertoting
icon collaborating
with Nels Cline and avantrock
composer Alan Licht
on songs that deftly bridge
pop, avant, and the singersongwriter
ethos.
Once upon a time, acoustic guitarists needed to haul a van’s worth of gear to a gig to amplify their instruments and vocals. Today’s sound-reinforcement gear is far more
Chops: Intermediate Theory: Intermediate Lesson Overview: • Understand a few basic arranging techniques in DADGAD tuning. • Create open-string or campanella melodies. • Learn how to combine fretted and
Fig. 1 The reversed control plate with the 3-way switch at the rear. Fig. 2. Wiring for the reversed control plate with the volume pot in the front position,
It’s a real surprise to look up from your coffee cup in early 2012 and find a whole spectrum of impressive amp and effect simulators, as well as a clutch of affordable plug-and-play interfaces, that make jamming on your smartphone as easy as adding emoticons to your text messages.
Slide master
Bonnie Raitt
shares her
story of
heartbreak,
healing, and
working
with icons
Bill Frisell and
Joe Henry on
Slipstream—
her first album
in seven years.
Light-emitting diodes, freeze-dried ice cream, and amazing new foams were among the many Space Race spin-offs that trickled down to consumers and ultimately enriched their lives (well, maybe not
