Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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Scott Spiegelberg (Musical Perceptions) just put out an updated list of the top 50 (actually 52 due to some ties) blogs in the world of classical music. You’ll notice that my blog is number 22, just below Scott’s own blog(!). I wasn’t included on the list last time around, so it [...]

Bassist Rick McLaughlin (a member of the Grammy-nominated Either/Orchestra and AlterEGO electric upright endorser) will be showing his AlterEGO basses this Saturday (5/26) 2pm in Rhinebeck, New York. Here are the details:
You can also visit Rick’s blog for more information on these instruments, and you can check out his website at RickMcLaughlin.com. [...]

Double bassist and blogger Matt Heller has been writing a very engaging narrative about his recent successful audition for the Calgary Philharmonic. This is a must-read for people thinking about a career in classical music performance. It is hard for someone who hasn’t been on the audition circuit to understand just how much [...]

I just found a very good blog about educational technology by a teacher named Elizabeth Davis. This is a subject that may not be of interest to many readers of this blog, but it is something that I am very much into, so check it out if it’s the sort of subject you find [...]

Charlie Haden performs “Speak Low” in this stylish video.

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Alex Ross (New Yorker critic and blogger) has been making visits to some non-coastal orchestras recently. Dubbing it his ‘I 65 tour’, he has visited the Indianapolis, Nashville, and Alabama Symphony in quick succession.
He’s got some great photos of these three cities along with some commentary about all three of these orchestras (their venues, [...]

 

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This week’s Contrabass Conversations guest is jazz bassist Eric Hochberg. Eric is very active in the jazz scene here in Chicago, and you will get a chance to hear him during the interview and his playing after the interview. I’m really excited to be able to present you with this great episode. [...]

Paul McCartney plays Bill Black’s original double bass from the early Elvis Presley recordings (white trim around the edges–very distinctive) on this video clip. He tells some Elvis traveling stories about the trio driving around with the bass strapped to the roof rack and plays ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ for the audience.
When was the last time [...]

I have recently added Spot’s Doghouse to my list of music blogs, finding this great blog earlier this month through Matt Heller’s hellafrisch blog. This blog is written by a horn player currently playing in the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana. He was also in the New World Symphony and went to Northwestern [...]

As one of the United States’ most well-respected double bass dealers, the inventory at Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Robertson & Sons Violin Shop is always worth perusing. This shop will be bringing some of the following basses to the International Society of Bassists convention this June, and they will have photos and information about [...]