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Miroslav Vitous performs on stage at North Sea Festival on July 10 1984 in The Hague, Netherlands. Joe Zawinul and Jaco Pastorius from the band Weather Report talk backstage on May 27, 1979 at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, California.
Miroslav Vitous on his departure from Weather Report (and his thoughts on the bassists who replaced him)

By Rick Suchow Published

Bassist Miroslav Vitous co-founded Weather Report with fellow Miles Davis alumni Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter

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Ivo Neame, Jasper Hoiby and Anton Eger of the band Phronesis perform at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho as part of the Sounds of Denmark Festival on September 17, 2016 in London, England
Jasper Høiby: 5 perfect jazz basslines you should hear

By Nick Wells Last updated

The Danish double bassist on what you can learn from John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison and the Middle Eastern sounds of Avishai Cohen

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Ron Carter
Ron Carter: “Miles Davis was great. He never told me what not to play. We’d never talk about changes or tempo“

By Joel McIver Published

The jazz legend reflects on a life spent in pursuit of double bass excellence and explains why the best is yet to come

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