Two for the Road: Steve Bailey Travels Far and Wide for His Duets Album, ‘Carolina’

Steve Bailey Officially Releases His New Album Carolina. Read All About It In Bass Magazine’s Exclusive Interview Plus Video Lesson

Two for the Road: Steve Bailey Travels Far and Wide for His Duets Album, ‘Carolina’

Steve Bailey Officially Releases His New Album Carolina. Read All About It In Bass Magazine’s Exclusive Interview Plus Video Lesson

Steve Bailey is all about reach, and that’s not even taking into account the handspan required to play his beloved fretless 6-string bass. Since the Covid-19-induced lockdown, Bailey’s globally-attended, weekly Berklee Bass Department/The Bass Vault Zoom seminars have brought together historic lineups of bass players you could never have hoped to get into a room together. And it quickly expanded to drummers, masters of other instruments, and singer-songwriters—all talking music, life, and even social issues like racial injustice and women’s equality. So it’s little wonder that Steve was able to corral a mind-bending lineup of partners for his latest effort, Carolina. The 17-track album features genre-spanning duets with artists ranging from Willie Nelson, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson, and Becca Stevens to fellow feel-keepers Ron Carter, Anthony Jackson, and Victor Wooten. Throughout, Bailey’s bass serves as both the glue that binds song, style, and artist, and the visionary
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Chris Jisi   By: Chris Jisi