Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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This is an essay by jazz bassist and Contrabass Conversations guest Eric Hochberg documenting his experiences with his new double bass and how many small factors can add up to cause a very difficult situation. Click here to read all of Eric’s bass blog contributions (or select him from the contributors menu in [...]

Adaptistration blog author Drew McManus recently brought up the subject (previously explored on a November 2006 post) of free concerts and whether these events have the potential to turn people into ticket buyers. Although one might think that the exposure an organization gains from performing at a free event would help to drive [...]

This is a music video featuring recent Contrabass Conversations guest Dinah D performing ‘My Last Time’. What a cool musician! Expect to hear an interview with Dinah D coming up soon on the podcast, and check out CBC 29 to hear more from Dinah D!

Check out www.myspace.com/dinahdmusic for more on Dinah D.

I’m currently doing some research for an upcoming article here on jazz bassists who have made noteworthy contributions to the music as composers. Obvious examples are Charles Mingus, Dave Holland and Jaco Pastorius, all of whom have penned significant tunes that are a permanent part of the modern jazz repertoire. I’m sticking with jazz here [...]

National Symphony Orchestra Robert Oppelt maintains a website that is filled with valuable resources for double bassists, including interviews, stories, tips, and advice. Robert’s site has been mentioned frequently here on the bass blog (see reference links at the bottom of this post), and it is always a treat to see his new projects.
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Here is the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a recording of the Beethoven 9 recitative. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below the player.
Sometimes these players take 10-20 seconds to load, so give it a little time to play if it doesn’t [...]

Here’s another great shot of Reuben Rogers, bassist for the Joshua Redman Trio, in action at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2007:
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Reuben Rogers with the Joshua Redman Trio
Playing gut strings on the Old Crow Medicine Show
Bass shot of the day - Jazz & Wine
Guy Tuneh and Miloslav Gajdos
My post on Dark Roasted Blend!

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The Singapore bass ensemble d’Bassists just put out a new video featuring an excerpt of Murray “Doc” Solomon’s Sentimental Bossa. Check out more content from this bass ensemble at their great website. Links to all of the other d’Bassists videos on this blog are located below the video.

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Blues-Style by Tony Osbourne - [...]

The poll results about the educational background of readers are in for last week, and here are the results:

not yet in high school

2 (2%)

high school

13 (15%)

college undergraduate - non-music

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I’d like to thank all of the people who have written in with their positive comments about Guy Tuneh. Every day we continue to get even more comments coming in, and it is obvious that hearing him play and speak is really affecting people. I’ll be looking forward to putting out the rest [...]