PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Gerald Veasley grew up in West Philadelphia in the 1960s and 1970s. On one particular Christmas, he received a bass guitar as a gift. But there was a catch. "The ...

Before she decided to become a professional musician, the acclaimed Marin bassist Angeline Saris was a pre-law student at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on women’s rights in the ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...

Before she decided to become a professional musician, the acclaimed Marin bassist Angeline Saris was a pre-law student at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on women’s rights in the ...