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The Best & Worst of 2023

My Top 5 Bucket List Gigs in 2024

Playing With Chick Corea Would Have Been...

Surviving the Music Business

How To Stay True To Your Sound

What Can You Learn From Listening To Yourself?

Reacting To My Own Playing

Pushing the Mattisson To Its Limit?

Am I Wrong To Say "Never Slow It Down"?

SBL Interview Out Today!

Could I Play Bass with John Mayer?

The Best Piece of Advice About Transcription

Practice vs Performance

Transcribe a Song in 20 Minutes?

My Practice Just Got 5 X's More Interesting

Can a Bass Player Take on Bezos and Ek?

Could I Play Bass in Dirty Loops?

Is One Week a "Tour"?

New Gear Time | But is it for Studio or Touring?

Electric Bass "Swinging" In 4...?

Clinic? Or Masterclass?

Are "Bass Playthroughs" Still A Thing?

Last Chance to Pre-Order The New Album

Understanding The Music Biz in 2023

The New Album Drops in Less Than a Week!

I No Longer Play Aguilar Amps

Final Single Before New Album Launch

Do Demos Really Matter?

New Single & Music Video "13 Fathoms" Out Today

The Janek Gwizdala Podcast

Recording with a DI or an AMP?

First Single Out Now

Can I Beat Henrik Linder...?

My First Ever Cover Video

Miles Davis Live in Rotterdam 1967

Kicking My Own Ass

Time & Sound | Talking Watches and Music

Preparing For Change

Making Tough Choices

Me'shell Ndegeocello w/Chris Dave

A First Look At The New Trio | Live in Buenos Aires

Argentina Was A Huge Success!

Medeski Martin and Wood Live in 2005

"Slightly Too Fast & Slightly Too Mad"

Studio Day 3 | "Save That Bullshit"

Day 2 Has Me A Little Sad

Studio Update Day 1

Danilo Perez w/Michael Brecker

High String Action | Sharing My EXACT Setup in 2023

Brian Blade Fellowship Live at the Village Vanguard

Hearing The Finished Song in a Demo

How I Demo Songs For A Recording Session

"A Song A Day" is Moving to A "Show A Week"

ASAD #73 Paul Chambers with Miles Davis

ASAD #72 Jeff Beck "Brush With The Blues"

ASAD #71 Joe Zawinul & Trilok Gurtu

ASAD #70 V.S.O.P. Quintet "Well You Needn't"

ASAD #69 Stevie Ray Vaughan "I'm Cryin"

Gadgets and Carry-Ons For Musicians

ASAD #68 Sting "King Of Pain"

ASAD #67 Woody Shaw "Tenor Madness"

ASAD #66 Mark Turner "On Green Dolphin Street"

ASAD #65 Mahavishnu Orchestra "Birds of Fire"

ASAD #64 Janek Gwizdala Trio w/Sean Rickman, Adam Rogers, and Special Guest Justin Vasquez

ASAD #63 Lost Tribe "Steel Orchards"

Why Would You Play A Signature Bass?

ASAD #62 The genius of Deantoni Parks

ASAD #61 Elvin Jones 70th Birthday Concert

ASAD #60 Eddie Harris w/Cedar Walton

ASAD #59 Clifford Brown "Daahoud"

More demo material for the new album!

ASAD #58 Wayne Krantz w/Chris Potter Quartet

Back From Tour | Flight Case Verdict

ASAD #57 Jaco Pastorius with Herbie Hancock

4th of July Bass Blowout Sale Starts Now!

ASAD #56 Tribal Tech "Sheik of Encino"

ASAD #55 Tower Of Power "Soul Vaccination"

ASAD #54 Gerry Mulligan "The North Atlantic Run"

ASAD #53 George Garzone w/Calderazzo, Grenadier, and Stewart

ASAD #52 Frank Zappa "Big Swifty"

ASAD #51 Eric Dolphy w/Elvin Jones & McCoy Tyner

ASAD #50 Bill Stewart with Chris Potter

ASAD #49 Brian Blade Fellowship

Going Back To 4-String Briefly

ASAD #48 John Mayer with Marcus Miller & Herbie Hancock

ASAD #47 Pearl Jam "Life Wasted" 2006

ASAD #46 Dean Brown & George Whitty w/The Brecker Brothers

ASAD #45 John Scofield & Pat Metheny "The Red One"

ASAD #44 Don Grolnick featuring Joe Henderson and Randy Brecker

ASAD #43 Keith Jarrett "Stella by Starlight"

ASAD #42 Christian McBride w/Joshua Redman's "Wish" band

ASAD #41 Kurt Rosenwinkel SuperGroup "Synthetics"

My Latest Warm-Up Routine Revealed

ASAD #40 Larry Goldings with Michael Brecker Quartet

ASAD #39 Dexter Gordon Live in Copenhagen 1967

ASAD #38 Dave Douglas "Penelope"

ASAD #37 D'Angelo Spanish Joint Demo

ASAD #36 Danilo Perez w/Michael Brecker

ASAD #35 Dave Matthews Band July 29th 2000

Hello Old Friend... Putting The Mattisson Back To Work

ASAD #34 Radiohead | Avalon Nightclub 1996

Album Demo "Song 6" | Developing Form

ASAD #33 Metheny Plays a Restaurant Gig...

ASAD #32 Parliament Funkadelic "The Mothership Connection

ASAD #31 The Brecker Brothers w/Lenny White

ASAD #30 Branford Marsalis "Cheek to Cheek"

ASAD #29 Adam Rogers featuring Chris Potter

Janek's Bass Studio Is Closing Memberships/Subscriptions

ASAD #28 Miles Davis July 7th 1969 | Live In Central Park

ASAD #27 Michael Brecker Clinic Excerpt

Selling Everything & Bringing Back a Classic

ASAD #26 Weather Report "Teen Town" Live in 1977

ASAD #25 Wynton Marsalis | Master Of Melody?

ASAD #24 The Yellowjackets w/Vinnie Colaiuta

ASAD #23 The Police Live in Melbourne 1984

ASAD #22 Michael Brecker "Delta City Blues"

ASAD #21 Joe Lovano with an AMAZING rhythm section

ASAD #20 Robert Glasper with Roy Hargrove

In Conversation With Steve Smith

What Would Seth Godin Do?

ASAD #19 Herbie Hancock & Vince Mendoza

ASAD #18 Steve Khan w/Anthony Jackson and Dave Weckl

ASAD #17 Kenny Garrett/Pat Metheny Pt. 2

What a Difference a Day Makes

ASAD #16 Kenny Garrett Live w/Pat Metheny Pt. 1

New Album Demo #1

ASAD #15 D'Angelo | Live with Pino Palladino

ASAD #14 Clifford Brown Practicing in 1956

Totally Lost | How To Bounce Back From A Setback

ASAD #13 Joe Lovano & Michael Brecker

ASAD #12 Steps Ahead | "Trains" Live at The Bottom Line

ASAD #11 Dave Holland Quintet

ASAD #10 Chris Potter, Brian Blade, Scott Colley, Kevin Hays

I Think YouTube is Better Than a Record Deal

ASAD #9 Kurt Rosenwinkel | Aarhus Jazz Festival 2005

ASAD #8 Pat Metheny w/Jaco Pastorius & Bob Moses

"Lost" Album Out Today!

ASAD #7 Sting | Live In Houston '96

I'm Back To Full Strength!

ASAD #6 Zawinul Syndicate Live In Umbria

ASAD #5 John Patitucci Band w/Vinnie Colaiuta

ASAD #4 Gary Willis Band Live In Australia

Learn Something Right Now #6

ASAD #3 Michael Brecker With The Eastman Studio Orchestra

ASAD #2 Wayne Krantz/Tim Lefebvre/Keith Carlock

ASAD #1 | Kudu Live at House Of Blues Boston 1999

Could You Listen To A Song A Day?

The Best Band John Scofield Never Recorded

Can You Guess The Price Of This Pedalboard?

Vital Information Tour Dates and New Album

Writing A New Album

Let's Talk About Money

Sometimes It's The Simple Things

Health: Definitely Not On Track...

Giant Steps Book OUT NOW!

How Do You Make A Gourmet Meal From Scraps?

We Should All Play More Instruments

This Was My Favorite Musical Tool

How Do You Stop Airlines Destroying Pedalboards?

What Can You Learn From Listening To Yourself?

Can You Gig With Just One Pedal?

The Genius Behind The Noble Preamp DI

One Word To Sum Up The Tour

The Best Advice I Was Ever Given

In The SBL Hot Seat

In Conversation With Peter Erskine

Kind People Deserve Cool Stuff

Learn Something Right Now #5

I Don't Just Play Jazz | Sharing My Studio Career

3 Secrets to Better Left Hand Technique

Learn Something Right Now #4

Does It Really Take 10,000 Hours?

Why You Must Play In All-12-Keys

Power Ballad

Markus Reuter Interview

New Album Project Launches Today!

Learn Something Right Now #3

Should You Write Out Your Transcriptions?

Being A Band Leader at 19 Years Old

Some Things Should Be Kept Private

Giant Steps For Bass

The String Video Made it, And So Did Something Else...

24hr String Video Challenge Starts Now

My Favorite 4-String Bass...?

Learn Something Right Now #2

It's The Same if You Fly Private or Drive a Subaru

I'm Not Crowd-Funding A Wal Bass 🤣

Learn Something Right Now #1

One For The Harmony Nerds

There's Nothing Better Than An Interviewer Who Cares

You Have To Love The Work

My Wife Gets Her Dream Gig In Music

Replacing Worry With Work

3 Pieces of Gear My Practice Routine Can't Live Without

Time Management For Musicians And Parents

Improve Your Jazz Vocabulary at least 43.67% With This Line

How Does Spotify Help Touring?

Planning For Life In My 80's | Health & Fitness As A Musician

Health and Fitness For Musicians