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Born in Mumbai, Mohini Dey started on bass at age 4. She has played with Steve Vai, Stanley Clarke, Simon Philips, Alex Lifeson, Mike Stern and others. Mohini most sensationally shows off her ...

If your jazz chords sound muddy or stiff, you might be using too many roots. Amy Nolte reveals the fix: rootless voicings that let the bass player do their job while you focus on color and rhythm.