Every bass player needs to know how to play walking bass lines. It’s THE foundation of jazz bass playing and dates back to the 1800’s when the sound was used by...
Larry Graham created the slap bass technique to emulate the role of a drummer. Larry took the dilemma of not having a drummer, a challenging situation, and turn...
Andrew Ford is a bass player, composer, arranger, producer and educator. He has performed with legendary artists in almost every major genre of music, while also having a Master's degree in Education. He has shared the stage with Al Jarreau, Whitney Houston, David Crosby, Robben Ford, Chaka Khan, George Duke, Gladys Knight, James Ingram, Israel Houghton, Dianne Reeves, Peabo Bryson, Cristopher Cross, Jerry Butler, Michael McDonald, Graham Nash, and many others. Andrew has completed 5 bass instructional videos for TrueFire, covering everything from blues to R&B, walking bass, reggae, and overall groove. He has also taught Music Business courses at the college level. Andrew has written or co-written many songs, including "Flame" which is on the Best of GRP CD, Tomorrow Today by Al Jarreau, and the 2013 Grammy Nominated Al Jarreau live project. Andrew has also had success writing for television and film, with a number of songs in regular rotation. He recently co-wrote the theme song for the award-winning HBO short film "Muted".
