Jazz Masters of the Bass

Department - BASS
Offered - Fall, Spring
Course number - PSBS-341

Students will transcribe and perform solos and lines of major bass players in jazz. Projects chosen to reflect many different styles found throughout the history of jazz. Emphasis on major innovators including Pops Foster, Walter Page, Slam Stewart, Jimmy Blanton, Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Paul Chambers, and Scott LaFaro.

Credits: 2
Course Chair: Steve Bailey
Prerequisites: ET-211 or ET-231, and bass private instruction level 4
Required of: PERF majors
Electable by: Bass principals