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“I hate bass player albums. It's an ugly instrument, solo-wise. Probably the only person I can tolerate is Marcus Miller”: Grammy-winning bassist Meshell Ndegeocello favors restraint over fretboard theatrics – but Marcus Miller (and Jaco) get a pass

Meshell Ndegeocello discusses what set Jaco Pastorius apart from the pack, what she looks for in a bassist, and the crucial lesson her jazz musician father taught her

Guitar World

“The bass is the instrument you need to play the longest to become truly funky”: 20 funk bass legends who took low-end groove to new heights

A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster groovers around today

Guitar World

Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin review – an inspiring homage

Part church service, part exploration of Black identity, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s tribute to Baldwin revisits his writing in the light of Black Lives Matter

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Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin review – a fire reignited

Baldwin’s stinging words on race and America are matched with the kind of musical eloquence that the great writer himself so admired

The Guardian - UK

“40 minutes of bass solos just ain’t going to work for me”: Meshell Ndgeocello on why she could never be as solo-orientated as Jaco Pastorius

Yes, she’s an A-list bass player, but for Meshell Ndgeocello the groove comes first

Guitar World

Meshell Ndegeocello: The Omnichord Real Book review – infectious futurist jazz

Spanning synthpop to electronic R&B, the singer and bassist’s expansive Blue Note debut is a genre-hopping class act, with guests to match

The Guardian - UK

What to stream this week: 'Extraction 2,' Stan Lee doc, 'Star Trek' and 'The Wonder Years'

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from John Mellencamp and Killer Mike, season two of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” arrives on Paramount+ and there's a documentary that explores Marvel comic creator Stan Lee’s life and cultural impact

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25 years on, Lilith Fair is a reminder of how one woman's radical idea changed music

Lilith Fair brought an eclectic array of women's music to millions of fans and was the top grossing music festival of the 1990s.

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