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Contrabass Conversations guest Ranaan Meyer performs Vittorio Monti’s Czardas on this special video episode of Contrabass Conversations. Visit www.contrabassconversations.com to see more great bass content like this, and check out ou interview with Ranaan on Contrabass Conversations #28.

Ranaan is the bassist for the great trio Time for Three, and you can check out [...]

Some people play golf or do needlepoint during their later years in life. Chicago Symphony principal bassist Joe Guastafeste decided instead to create Basshenge, a fascinating monument for both Stonehenge and the double bass in the north woods of Minnesota. Bassists, if you are passing through the central United States, a stop [...]

Bill Harrison alerted me to this video of Contrabass Conversations guest and bass b log contributor performing with the Lyle Mays Quartet:
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This video was shot in 1992 in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. To hear more from Eric Hochberg, visit his website or check out Contrabass Conversations #21. Click here [...]

This bizarre story comes from double bassist Andrew Harmon and is about a wacky experience he had while taking the Chicago El with his bass. I take this train all the time with my own bass, and I can certainly relate, although I’ve certainly never had this sort of thing happen to me!
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If you are looking for ‘flagship content’ (the meatier, longer writing on this blog), clicking the Articles link just below the Contrabass Conversations banner will take you to a page listing the fifty or so long-form works on this blog that I have written, with a short summary of the article/essay/story.
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Bass blog contributor Bill Harrison wrote a very interesting post recently on his bog Jazz Underneath. His post was prompted by this post from jazz vocalist Carol Sloane. Regarding the skills necessary for constructing a solid improvisation, Bill writes:
Just because one knows the melody and lyric of a song does NOT mean one [...]

Jazz bassist Eric Hochberg sent me this obituary over the weekend for the great Art Davis, a musician who not only worked with John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, and Thelonious Monk but also with the New York Philharmonic and NBC and CBS Orchestras as well as earning a doctorate in clinical psychology.
You can visit the Art [...]

Last week we asked if readers played jazz, and the results divided exactly down the middle, with 50% of respondents saying yes and 50% saying no.
This week’s poll question asks how far you would drive for a $100 gig. I’ll be interested to see people’s answers!
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This week marked the launch of Bass Musician Magazine, a new publication available at www.bass-musician-magazine.com, and one in which Contrabass Conversations will be a regular feature. Check it out!___________
We released the next part of the Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles featuring tales of woe regarding plane travel. This is the first in an [...]

 

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This week on Contrabass Conversations we bring you an interview with string teacher and double bassist Peter Tambroni. Peter has written a book titled An Introduction to Double Bass Playing, and he has many valuable ideas regarding double bass pedagogy. Arizona bassist Robert Matheson is also featured on this episode. Enjoy!
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