Rick McLaughlin

@rickmclaughlin

Music superfan, bassist, educator (Berklee Prof.); and @rickmclaughlinmusic elsewhere

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Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Jul 1

Psyched about tonight’s office! #music #musicsky #holisticbassist #recordingstudio

Overhead photo of double bass, a rack of guitars, vintage Ampeg amplifiers.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Jun 27

Plan to be at 40 Summit Avenue in Quincy MA by 5pm on Saturday for Morning Camera at Quincy Porchfest! David Champagne (vocals, guitar, composer), Russ Gershon (saxophones, percussion), Jerome Deupree (drums), RM (double bass)... #music #musicsky #livemusic #porchfest #holisticbassist

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Jun 16

Psyched to be playing in Morning Camera, or "Astral Weeks meets Velvet Underground" with David Champagne, Russ Gershon, Dinty Child and Jerome Dupree. Get your Passim tickets now! #music #musicsky #livemusic The link: tinyurl.com/msvn3exk

Concert poster for Morning Camera, featuring David Champagne, Russ Gershon, Dinty Child, Jerome Deupree, and Rick McLaughlin - live at Passim, July 31 at 8pm

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Jun 2

Analog is still awesome. “The thing I love about vinyl is the expense and inconvenience.” #music #musicsky #turntable #records #santana

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· May 27

Yebba and her crew were spectacular last night in Boston! #Musicsky #Music #LiveMusic #Yebba

Audience photograph of Yebba and her band on stage at the Royale in Boston on May 26, 2026

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· May 25

Very very excited about today’s office, with Morning Camera (David Champagne, Russ Gershon, Dinty Child, Jerome Dupree). Hope we can bring this group to many stages. #holisticbassist #livemusic #music #musicsky

Photo of instruments in a garage, getting ready for an informal outdoor concert

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· May 8

Last chord of the academic year; in celebration of Jacob Collier, who is getting an honorary doctorate from the school. #chords #chordfactory #berklee #berkleecollegeofmusic #music #musicsky

Notation of a Dmaj7 on top of a Cmaj7, spelled entirely in thirds. Known as “super-hyper-ultra-meta-mega-Lydian” by Jacob Collier.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· May 7

Happy finals week. Here’s “Superstar” (Leon Russell/The Carpenters/Luther Vandross) and “Giant Steps. #finalexams #berklee #johncoltrane #thecarpenters #luthervandross #leonrussell #music #musicsky

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· May 5

A performance of a friend’s nightmare: Giant Steps and On Top of the World. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· May 1

Listen to some music today. It’s Bandcamp Friday, so support independent artists. Final projects/exam season at the Chord Factory. Concerts with Regie Gibson, Natraj, Ensemble Eclectica, Hellbender, and Either/Orchestra coming up. #livemusic #holisticbassist #berklee #musicsky #music #jazzsky

Black and white image of the author’s hand and forearm, palm up. Concert bracelet with “musician” printed on it wrapped around the wrist.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Apr 10

Swing by the Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland tonight!! Either/Orchestra with Bruck Tesfaye. #music #musicsky #holisticbassist #doublebassist #livemusic #jazz #jazzsky

Photo of the inside of the Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio. This is of the altar featuring the stained glass Windows prominently.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Apr 6

Yeah, Somerville Music Spaces. Affordable rehearsal space with a nice, tuned piano? Nice. #music #musicsky #rehearsalspace

Photographs of a rehearsal space with a drum set, Piano, and the author’s double bass.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Mar 29

Swing by Either/Orchestra plays Ethiopiques at Big Ears today…if you are near Knoxville TN! Yesterday’s show was fantastic; looking forward to today’s. Photo credit: Joel Yennior #ethiopiques #jazz #holisticbassist #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Photo of RM playing electric upright bass during soundcheck.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Mar 10

Very excited to be playing with Kris Adams this week! And next week, Regie Gibson, Dave Bryant’s Third Thursdays, and Listen to This at the Boston Harbor Distillery. Swing by!! #livemusic #holisticbassist #doublebassist #electricbassist #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Concert photo for Kris Adams at JP Tiny Desk, Sotheby’s, Jamaica Plain, 7:30pm, March 12

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Feb 8

Super Bowl Sunday night! Swing by Grace by Nia in the Seaport for an excellent piano trio - Hey Rim Jeon (piano), RM (bass), Alberto Netto (drums). Link in comments for reservations! #music #jazzmusic #holisticbassist #jazztrio #livemusic #musicsky #jazzsky

Promo photo for Hey Rim Jeon, pianist and Steinway artist. Features a gleeful Hey Rim seated at the piano.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Jan 28

Dig out and swing by David Friend Recital hall at Berklee, 7:30pm tonight. Fun times with hard music. Livestream link in comments. #music #musicsky #livemusic #jazzmusic #jazzsky #holisticbassist #doublebassist

Concert poster for Rick McLaughlin (bass), Joe Mulholland (piano), Alberto Netto (drums), called Triptych Project

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Jan 10

Brooklyn Bowl, tonight at 6pm! #music #musicsky #livemusic #ethiopianmusic #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Image of a double bass from the perspective of the performer.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Jan 9

Brooklyn! Swing by the Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, Jan 10 at 6pm! Either/Orchestra plays Ethiopiques - rehearsal last night was killer, so def swing by. Link in comments. #musicsky #jazzmusic #ethiopianmusic #holisticbassist #doublebassist #ethiopiques

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 22

Little something for my father (great drummer) on the third anniversary of his passing. Here’s hoping he can fill in these open spaces on a drum set, wherever he is. #jazzmusic #jazzsky #doublebassist #holisticbassist #jazzdrums

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 20

Digging this new mic. #shure #holisticbassist #doublebassist #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 18

Set up from last night’s super fun Either/Orchestra concert at Regattabar. Two sets. Packed audiences. Great fun making music with incredible musicians. #grateful #livemusic #holisticbassist #doublebassist #electricbassist #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Photograph of the author’s basses and amplifier. 1880s French bass, electric bass made from parts modeled after Sadowsky basses, GK amp and speaker cabinet.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 15

4/ Photo dump of great albums in the #cdcollection I checked out this fall. Some great ones here! #music #musicsky

Album cover for "Live at the Quick" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Similar cartoon-esque drawing as "Cosmic hippo" but this featuring an image of a space ship flying on a television screen.

Album cover for "Dimensions" by Fractal. Blue-ish image of the woods after a snow storm.

Album cover for "Ratty's Loving Surprise" by Gary Fieldman, performed by the Know Trio. Montage of a rat on the cover with artist and title above.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 15

3/ Photo dump of great albums in the #cdcollection I checked out this fall. Some great ones here! #music #musicsky

Album cover for "Reflection of a Clear Moon" by Garrison Fewell and Laszlo Gardony. Beautiful photo of the moon over the ocean.

Album cover for "Are you afraid of the dark?" by Garrison Fewell, with Laszlo Gardony, Cecil McBee and Matt Wilson. Blue tinted portrait of Fewell with album title and artist on the left, personnel on the right.

Album cover for "First Take" by Roberta Flack. Image of Flack at the piano with bassist and drummer in a smokey haze in the background.

Album cover for "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Cartoon-esque drawing of a hippo flying through space. Space ship, flying horse, Rocket, banjo all featured in outer space, too.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 15

2/ Photo dump of great albums in the #cdcollection I checked out this fall. Some great ones here! #music #musicsky

Album cover for "The Individualism of Gil Evans", featuring a yellow-ish cover, album and artist on the left and a Picasso-esque obelisk on the right.

Album cover for "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" by The Art Farmer Quartet. Red vertical stripe on the left with "Atlantic Original Sound", the rest of the image is album and artist and an impressionist image of a woman walking.

Album cover for "To Sweden with Love" by the Art Famer Quartet, featuring Jim Hall. Portrait of Swedish woman; album title and artist listed on right.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 15

1/ Photo dump of great albums in the #cdcollection I checked out this fall. Some great ones here! #music #musicsky

Album cover for "Declassified" by Excelsior, a great band from Boston transforming Shostakovich's preludes, music of Barber, Stravinsky and Poulenc for a band with accordion, electric violin, electric guitar and drums. Piano keyboards on top of the cover, strings on the bottom, album and title in the middle.

Album cover for Donald Fagen's "Kamakiriad"; image of a 50s style steering wheel and car dash with Fagen's face where the radio goes.

Album cover for "Morph the Cat" by Donald Fagan; features Fagan staring out the window of a room, sitting next to a desk.

Album cover for "Out of the Cool" by the Gil Evans Orchestra. Image of Gil Evans, score in hand, seated facing away from the camera, but looking back, through a torn screen.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 15

It’s a blues. Really. #doublebassist #holisticbassist #jazzmusic #blues #music #musicsky #jazzsky

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 12

Finishing up an incredible semester at Berklee and inspiring autumn on stage. Have a great break! #berkleecollege #berkleecollegeofmusic #fifths #lydian #music #musiceducation #chords #chordfactory #musicsky

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Dec 6

So great to hear Ron Carter and his Foresight Quartet last night! He sounded so great, and the band bobbed and weaved, moving nimbly through the set. #jazzquartet #roncarter #livemusic #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky

Author’s photo of the Ron Carter Foresight Quartet performing at Regattabar in Cambridge Ma Dec 5, 2025.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Nov 22

Happy birthday, Gunther Schuller! One of the highlights of my time as a New England Conservatory student was playing the premiere of “Encounters”, which I believe was his final commission. #music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky #thirdstream

Getty image of Gunther Schuller conducting a student ensemble - jazz orchestra and string orchestra, blended - rehearsal. Author in center.

Rick McLaughlin@rickmclaughlin· Nov 19

Dec 5, the new Either/Orchestra release will be on digital platforms! We recorded much of this album in Ethiopia with fantastic guests in 2010. Psyched that these tracks are coming out, especially on the Ethiopiques series (we are also Vol 20). #music #musicsky #ethiopiques #jazzmusic #jazzsky