Few electric bassists on the scene today haven't been heavily touched by the influence of the late Jaco Pastorius. Whether directly in style, as in the case of Michael Manring, or less overtly, as in ...

Were it not for demanding touring/recording schedules for an impressive A-list of jazz and pop musicians, bassist/composer Matthew Garrison's discography as leader would surely amount to more than the ...

Matthew Garrison codes, composes, performs and produces as he pushes the boundaries of music. Matthew Garrison, the son of Jimmy Garrison, who played bass for John Coltrane, is also a bassist. Credit.

THE surnames alone make this session tempting and if it included a pianist-offspring of McCoy Tyner it would be almost poetic in its projection of John Coltrane’s legacy. As it is, drummer DeJohnette, ...