A method by bassist Michael Klinghoffer based on Gary Karr’s way of approaching the double bass. On this site, you can purchase the book and also check out some material complementary to the book. Check it out:...
Interested in playing for the Northbrook Symphony on the weekend of October 23 for some $$? If so, email me and I’ll pass the info along. The concert is on October 23rd in Northbrook, IL. Send me a message (jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org) and I’ll...
Chicago bassist (and longtime friend of the blog) Eric Hochberg had a great write-up in this month’s Intermezzo. Intermezzo is the Chicago Federation of Musicians’ monthly publication, and it’s great to see one of our fellow bassists profiled here....
While searching for free alternatives to GarageBand that had a little more of a sequencer focus, I found the following app. Anyone use this? The page I’m linking to below has a lot of demo songs–some quite cheesy, but some very cool. Check it out if...
Here’s a cool new site from Boston University grad Henry Samuels (a former Ed Barker student) dedicated to transcriptions for the double bass. Cool stuff! Contrabass Sheet Music.
