Yazan: Jason | 13 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
Here’s a video recently sent to me by Julien Mathias of him performing the second movement of the Bottesini Concerto No. 2 with a small string orchestra. Enjoy!
Yazan: jeffweisner | 12 December 2010 | 4 Comments
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(by Jeff Weisner; crossposted from PBDB) It’s still not the primary topic of this blog, but recent events in a certain large Midwestern city have brought the topic of “no-hire” auditions out for another run around the track. I blogged about this last year in regards to the Alabama Principal bass audition, and already there [...]
Yazan: Jason | 10 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass
Ahh, the days when I had time to write extensive posts about master classes and concerts…. maybe those days will return at some point, but in the meantime, here’s a piece I wrote in 2009 about my thoughts on Edgar Meyer’s technique and approach to the bass: Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog » Blog Archive [...]
Yazan: Jason | 09 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
Here’s some great footage of the great Niels Henning Orsted Pederson from the 1960s. Great stuff from a major force on the jazz secene early in his career: YouTube – NHØP – 1960′s Sessions
Yazan: Jason | 08 December 2010 | No Comments
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Here’s a video recently sent to me by Julien Mathias of him performing the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto No. 2 with a small string orchestra. Enjoy! YouTube – Giovanni Bottesini « Concerto n°2 en si mineur » 1er mouvement – Contrebasse: Julien Mathias