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Guy Tuneh performs Kol Nidrei with orchestra

Jason — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Here’s a video of double bassist and friend of doublebassblog.org Guy Tuneh performing a excerpt of Bruch’s Kol Nidrei with the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra. Enjoy!

Dan Carson plays The Elephant

Jason — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

The following link is a video of the latest Midwest Young Artists podcast, featuring my double bass student Dan Carson playing The Elephant with the chamber music group I Solisti. Enjoy!

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Green Arts Network continues to develop

Jason — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:04:11 +0000

I’ve been checking in with the Green Arts Network, the latest project from double bassist Barry Green (former Contrabass Conversations guest). This site is growing larger every week and is definitely on my list of frequently visited bookmarked sites. Check it out if you haven’t yet, and check out our interview with this important figure in the double bass world as well.

Here’s a video of Tony Osborne’s Intrada Duet with Barry Green and David Murray (another former Contrabass Conversations guest):

Todd Matthews and Holiday Loopin

Jason — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Here’s a lighthearted video that I’m belatedly blogging from double bassist Todd Matthews. He’s playing around with a looping pedal and dressed in an awesome Santa outfit. Enjoy!

Holiday Loopin from Todd Matthews on Vimeo.

Barry Green performs Cri of Venice

Jason — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:37:19 +0000

I hope that folks enjoyed our interview with Barry Green this past weekend for Contrabass Conversations. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t had a chance yet–it’s a great profile of one of the most influential bassist of the past few decades.

In the meantime, here’s a video of Barry performing Cri of Venice by Rabbath. We included the audio for this in this week’s podcast after the interview, but this is a chance to see Barry actually play it.

Woman does gymnastic maneuvers with double bass

Jason — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:00:11 +0000

I’d love to have seen the practice sessions that went into developing this incredible act. Sent to me from longtime friend of the blog Bill Harrison:

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François Rabbath throws a bass out the window

Jason — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

It seems that François has embraced the world of online video recently. You’ve got to love this video (caught from every angle) of him destroying a cheap bass. I’m hazy on the details of this story from his past, but I seem to remember that this is what François did many decades ago to upgrade his instrument.

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listen to Rabbath being interviewed by Jason

Brad Mehldau Trio – 50 ways to leave your lover – part 1

Jason — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:00:27 +0000

Here’s a great rendition on 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (one of my favorite Paul Simon songs) featuring an awesome bass solo intro by Larry Grenadier (pardon the green flashes in the video–it’s well worth watching despite this):

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- Brad Mehldau Trio – 50 ways to leave your lover – part 1

Juan Gregorio Baquero performs Dragonetti

Jason — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Did you know that there is a Colombian Contrabassists Society? Very cool:

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Speaking of Colombians, here’s a video of young Colombian bassist Juan Gregorio Baquero and the Bogotá´s Philarmonic Orquestra:

Caricature – Donovan Stokes

Jason — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Here’s a video from former Contrabass Conversations guest Donovan Stokes:

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- Caricature (2009)