Bass blog contributor Benjy sent me a link to this video of Orca the cat demolishing a roll of toilet paper. I’ve definitely seen my cats do this kind of thing, although not to this extent! Incidentally, I checked the archives before putting this video out...
Dominican Symphony Orchestra bassist Velibor Veljkovic sent me a message recently in search of more information about the Klauss Stoll and Jorg Baumann recording of the Bottesini Passione Amorosa. It sounds like this CD is out of print, and he is having a hard...
The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!__________________Contrabass...
Phoenix Symphony and Grant Park Symphony bassist Jonathan Imsande outlined a really outstanding project idea to me this summer, and I’ve spent the last several weeks pondering exactly how this sort of thing would work. I know that is has enormous...
I’ve been playing this piece by Rabbath for many years, finding it extremely effective for many different kinds of concerts. There are a lot of different ways to interpret this piece, and I find this rendition fresh and fun: You can also hear me play this...