Danny Morris is a versatile bassist, author and Berklee professor who has perfor

med with rock pioneer Bo Diddley, blues masters Buddy Guy and James Cotton, and
New England s premier Calypso band, Calypso Hurricanes. He also performed on many
Caribbean tours as a member of the James Montgomery Band. At Berklee, he has hel
ped thousands of students develop their bass skills; his students have gone on t
o play with Duran Duran, Dave Mason, and many other well known acts. Morris is a
lso the author of Instant Bass, which demonstrates his ingeniously simple method
s for teaching students of all skill levels play the instrument he loves.
Learn how to lock into an airtight groove with Berklee professor and versatile b
assman Danny Morris. In this Berklee Workshop, Morris gives you techniques to he
lp you anchor your band with solid foundation of bass lines, chord progressions
and rhythmic and harmonic variations. Working with and without a drum machine, M
orris breaks down the secrets of syncopation, rhythmic displacement, left-hand m
uting, and more. His practical lessons will help you build your bass vocabulary,
play with more variety and character, and keep your grooves in the pocket.
This is a brief but concise video where Mr. Morris demonstrates concepts that ar
e important to a bass player no matter the type of music they play, and he does
so simply and clearly so that the viewer gets insight into possibilities latent
within each topic. Mr. Morris presents the concept first on bass without any oth
er rhythm track, showing the chord progression or rhythmic idea. He is not showi
ng off so you end up saying, wow, he s amazing
although he is a wonderful bass playe
r to hear and watch
but instead you get what he is talking about and showing and
can carry it over to your own work.
Mr. Morris then repeats the concept with a backing track, develops it and riffs
on it a bit, then the dvd cuts to concert material to see the concept used in hi
s performance. Also, Mr. Morris passion about his instrument and the players that
inspire him is so palpable, you just want to get on your instrument the moment
the dvd ends.