Archive for August, 2010
Cristian Braica plays Badinerie solo part on bass
Yazan: Jason | 12 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
Bassist Bobby Sleeper sent me a link to this great arrangement of the Bach Badinerie from the Orchestral Suite No. 2, played masterfully by Cristian Braica and accompanied by Boguslaw Furtok (featured many times on the blog in the past) as virtual orchestra. Enjoy!
Aluminum double basses – want one?
Yazan: Jason | 11 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, for sale
Interested in a new aluminum double bass? Dave Gartland from midnightrockers.co.uk is making new ones. Here’s a link to the specific page on these new basses.
The IRIS Orchestra (photo)
Yazan: Jason | 10 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, photography
Ahhh, Facebook… it certainly has an ability to bring back all sorts of fond memories. Here’s a photo in which someone tagged me recently. It’s of the IRIS Orchestra from the mid-2000′s. I’m on the right along with double bassist Scott Best (check out his Contrabass Conversations interview and his performance of the third movement [...]
Ira Gold joins Peabody Double Bass Faculty
Yazan: Jason | 09 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, education
Jeff Weisner (National Symphony double bassist and former Contrabass Conversations guest, and a regular contributor to doublebassblog.org) let me know that Ira Gold (also a National Symphony double bassist and former Contrabass Conversations guest) will be joining the Peabody Conservatory double bass faculty this fall. Official Notice: The Peabody Double Bass Department welcomes the appointment [...]
CBC 156: Gunnelpumpers
Yazan: Jason | 07 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, podcasting
This week, we’re featuring the title track from the nth wave, the debut album from the Gunnelpumpers. Enjoy! Links: http://www.myspace.com/gunnelpumpers buy CD on CDBaby listen to Chicago Bass Ensemble interview
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