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Archive for February, 2011

Esperanza Spalding wins Grammy

Yazan: Jason | 18 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos

Congrats to bassist Esperanza Spalding for taking home the Grammy for best new artist last weekend. If you’re not familiar with her work, here’s a clip from an interview and performance on “The Second Cup Café.”

Edgar Meyer on NPR

Yazan: Jason | 17 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass

Thanks to Steve Badach for passing this link along. From 2006, and a great showcase of Edgar’s playing: Double bass master Edgar Meyer stops by NPR’s Studio 4A for a chat with Fred Child and to play some virtuoso solo bass pieces of his own composition. He plays “Froglike,” “Pickles,” and “Please Don’t Feed the [...]

Work it! – by Andreas Bennetzen

Yazan: Jason | 16 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

Mattias Hanskov (17 years) performing the incredibly difficult piece “Work it!” at the MIttenwald International Masterclass 2010. The music is written by Andreas Bennetzen. He is the winner of 2009 Polstjärnepriset og 2010 Ôresundssolist and comes from Denmark/Sweden. Want to give this piece a shot? Here’s a link to where you can purchase the score.

Todd Matthews – looping Kashmir

Yazan: Jason | 14 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

Here’s another video featuring Tood Matthews, this time playing some Zepplin. Aren’t loop pedals awesome?

The industry’s best-kept secret – Glendale News-Press

Yazan: Jason | 11 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bass videos

Are you familiar with the double bass stylings of Kevin Brandino? If not, watch the following video… …and read about him in the LA Times: The industry’s best-kept secret – Glendale News-Press