The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist returned to the trumpet, for a new record featuring Nick Cave, Thom Yorke and a core cast of contemporary jazz luminaries.

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Flea busted out a Los Angeles Lakers bass guitar and some incredibly fancy fretwork for his latest performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Lakers’ home game against the Denver Nuggets on ...

Rolling Stone ranked him the #2 bass player of all time. But Flea, one of the founding members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, didn't start out in rock 'n'roll; he always dreamt of being a jazz musician ...

In 1982, Flea, born Michael Balzary, co-founded the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Los Angeles, California. His bass playing is equal parts funk, jazz, rock, and punk. He grew up playing trumpet while ...

As stated, Simmons was making a larger point stating that he was not necessarily a fan of the more technical players in music and felt that on his chosen instrument, the less showy, the better. In the ...

“I think Paul’s the greatest rock bass player,” said Flea. “He’s just great. I mean, there are so many guys that are great in different ways, but Paul’s bass playing is so lyrical and melodic, and ...