“Steal and incorporate,” the late Rocco Prestia stressed in the November 2008 issue of Bass Player, noting that copping another bass player's approach is an exercise best used for refining your own ...

Like B.B. King’s string bends, Chuck Berry’s two-note chords, and Larry Graham’s thumb slaps, Francis “Rocco” Prestia’s groove-defining use of muted 16th-notes became an instantly recognizable ...

Tower of Power’s four mainstay members, from left, drummer David Garibaldi, bass guitarist Francis Rocco Prestia, baritone saxophonist Stephen “Doc” Kupka and tenor saxophonist/group leader Emilio ...

When Tower of Power plays at Albany's River Rhythms on Thursday, the classic soul and funk band will plead for the audience's help. Tower of Power's bassist, Francis Rocco Prestia, is critically ill ...

Of course, there are two components to such a sonic confection, the frosting and the cake. While the "Tower of Power Horns" are known far and wide as one of the most in-demand groups to augment either ...