After featuring Barry Lieberman and his beautiful Maggini on Contrabass Conversations these past few weeks, I thought that it would be a good idea to show folks a picture of this magnificent instrument. This photo comes from Barry’s first tour with the Los...
We have been fortunate enough to have some of the industry’s most influential jazz bassists on the Contrabass Conversations podcast. From Chicago bassist Eric Hochberg to University of North Texas bassist Lynn Seaton, we’ve been able to get some great...
The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass...
Bass Musician Magazine, the online bimonthly bass publication to which I regularly contribute, just released their one-year anniversary edition. This magazine, which is (in my admittedly biased opinion) superior in content to most print sources about the bass, was...
Where would we be without double bass composers? These four individuals have made great strides in promoting the double bass and innovating musically. We have more composers in our Contrabass Conversations archives–just dig through and see who else strikes your...
