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double bass neck repair by alex friedman, originally uploaded by sanbeiji.
Bass neck sans fingerboard, uploaded by fellow bass blogger Joe Lewis. The text reads:
This is how [...]
Playing the Wii with Courtney. #
Up early to feed the cats. Looks like another cold day here in Chicago. #
Cooking breakfast and baking bread. #
About to head out for a run–sunny, but cold. #
Posted ‘Rautavaara Bass Concerto’ to blip.tv: http://blip.tv/file/537130 #
Heading out for a run. #
Building up the DBB.org resource page. #
Heading out [...]
Rautavaara Bass Concerto
This is likely to be the first time most people have ever hear Angel of Dusk, Einojuhani Rautavaara’
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The Radiohead pay-what-you-want deal, part 786
Yet more Radiohead album giveaway news.
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This is likely to be the first time most people have ever hear Angel of Dusk, Einojuhani Rautavaara’s double bass concerto. Special thanks to double bassist Phillip Serna for securing the distribution rights to this piece.
This piece is approximately 26 minutes long. Two technical issues are worth noting:
The video footage [...]
I blogged this about the same time last year, but Alex Ross reminded me of this fantastically amusing musical disaster. Although I like to think of my Nutcracker disaster story as a great holiday mishap, this one really takes the cake. My recent slip & slide three mile run [...]
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Uwsp playin 07, originally uploaded by double_bass_blogger.
Here’s a shot of Suzuki Bass School developer and Contrabass Conversations guest Virginia Dixon with a group of young bassists at a [...]
Here’s another excellent video from German bass ensemble Bassiona Amorosa. Learn more about them at www.bassiona-amorosa.de.
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MAY 15 - double bass, originally uploaded by Efterklang - photoblog.
Double bassist hard at work creating music. The text reads:
Andreas Bennetzen www.dynamobass.dk is recording some double bass. [...]
Got home from teaching. Bracing myself for yet another (!) ice storm tonight. #
Heading out to meet bassists Andy Anderson and Kate Nettleman. #
Home from hanging out with Andy Anderson and Kate Nettleman. #
Late night blogging–always a blast. This is when I write wacky stuff. #
Finally fixed all the major article URLs on [...]
My student Ian Hallas, who has appeared on the blog before playing the Bottesini Concerto, just sent me this fun cat video. It’s a popular one (over 2 million views), but this is the first time I’ve seen it. I love standing cats…