At ArtistWorks, we believe in full circle learning, and content like this is just a sample of the connected community we strive to build with our students. Typically only available to paying members, here's a taste of what ArtistWorks offers beyond the lessons.
Nathan East & Paul Gilbert - Blues Jam in A
As bass player for Punch Brothers, Paul Kowert shares the stage with a lot of top notch musicians. He recently recorded a special series of bass lessons that are specifically aimed for advanced bass players at ArtistWorks.
In the sample lesson we've included below, Paul talks about the classic bluegrass tune "Whiskey Before Breakfast" and introduces the idea of playing pizzicato solos. This is just Part 1 of a three part series Paul recorded on this topic. Other lessons include:
As bass player for Punch Brothers, Paul Kowert shares the stage with a lot of top notch musicians. He recently recorded a special series of bass lessons that are specifically aimed for advanced bass players at ArtistWorks.
"There’s the president and first lady, front row center, five, six feet away from us, enjoying a night of music, and to stand on that stage and play for them and get a wink and a thumbs up is pretty surreal." - Nathan East
When he's not recording new lessons and Video Exchanges for his online bass students at ArtistWorks, Nathan East is always keeping busy. Not only has he played with some of the biggest names in the music business, he's been invited to Washington, D.C. multiple times to play for several presidents. You can see him in the background of the video above during President Obama's introduction for the event "A Celebration of American Creativity," which took place last October. He recently did an interivew with allmusic.com where he talks about playing at the White House, including the time Bill Clinton jammed with him on sax!
“What’s really amazing to me is to have students all around the world reach out to me with their questions and ideas and exchange with other students from around the world… it provides an opportunity for me to teach students all around the world from my own home or wherever I am." - John Patitucci
In this video John Patitucci talks about what it's been like teaching bass online at ArtistWorks for over three years now.