Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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My cats (my big orange male cat Dan, in particular) get quite frisky after eating their cat food.  The following scenario happens all the time between these two–Angel gets stuck in a corner on her back while Dan repeatedly bats at her.

We’ve got a real treat for bassists in the next couple of weeks on the Contrabass Conversations podcast network. We just completed an interview with Louisiana Philharmonic Principal Bass Dave Anderson earlier this week, which was an absolute delight to do! Dave is a superb bassist and composer, and one of [...]

Jason discusses reasons why one may decide to back out of one gig in favor of another, and some of the hairy problems that this can cause down the road!

Folks who haven’t checked out National Symphony Principal Bass Robert Oppelt’s website (robertoppelt.com) should definitely take a look.  This wonderful site is filled with resources for the double bass player, as well as some of Robert’s interviews with bassists, an analysis of German bow grips, tips for bassists, and many other excellent resources for the [...]

This is a post from National Symphony Orchestra bassist Jeff Weisner. Jeff also teaches bass at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and co-authors the blog PeabodyDoubleBass. Click here for all of Jeff’s doublebassblog.org posts.
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I’ve worked with and around lots of composers, in a variety of capacities. Throughout my school days, [...]

Post by Phillip Serna - www.phillipwserna.com
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Thomastik Infeld Gessellschaft announces Bass Encounters 2008 in Vienna Austria:
Please allow us to cordially inform you about an exceptional double bass festival taking place in Vienna, Austria: Bass Encounters 2008!

Great players of all music genres (jazz, classic, contemporary) will meet at the Porgy & Bess jazzclub (Riemergasse 11, A-1010 [...]

After putting out what may possibly be the worst (or best, depending on your perspective) classical music album cover of all time on a recent post, blog reader Chris pointed me to this fabulous list of top ten worst albums.  I’ll be blogging these from time to time, but be sure to check out the [...]

No matter how you cut it, pit musicians are an easy target for falling debris  (whether confetti, props from the stage, or even singers sometimes!).  After all, we are crammed shoulder to shoulder in a small dark space, with a stage full of (gasp!) singers emoting onstage without necessarily watching out for that pit.
Danger From [...]

After putting out what may possibly be the worst (or best, depending on your perspective) classical music album cover of all time on a recent post, blog reader Chris pointed me to this fabulous list of top ten worst albums.  I’ll be blogging these from time to time, but be sure to check out the [...]

Post by Phillip Serna - www.phillipwserna.com
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Many apologies to blog readers in recent delays to get out segments in the Early Bass Series. I have been working on a large project featuring the achievements of Viennese double bassist and pedagogue Alfred Planyavsky.
For information on the Viennese Double Bass Archive, visit James Barkett & Jerry Fuller’s coverage [...]