Guy Tuneh and Mischa Meyer play Rossini Duetto mvt 1 - Allegro
This video features a performance of the Rossini Duetto for Cello and Bass. There is a loud buzz at the opening of the video, but keep watching–the fidelity gets better. Guy Tuneh was a former pupil of Professor B. Sanderling in Berlin, and he currently studies with Wolfgang Güttler in Basel.
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Tchaikovsky Neapolitanian Dance - bass quartet d’Bassists version
The Singapore-based bass ensemble d’Bassists performs Tchaikovsky’s Neapolitanian Dance from Swan Lake at a recent live performance on this video:
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Jaco Pastorius plays Portrait of Tracy
OK, so it’s not double bass. Still, I think that few will pass up a chance to check out this video of Jaco Pastorius playing ‘Portrait of Tracy’ live. He’s got crazy hippie hair and makes rock star faces through the whole thing, but he’s a total genius and an inspiration to all [...]
David Cadiou plays bass and flute in looped performance
David Cadiou of Trio bass’in performs here through some looping software on flute and bass. The track starts just with flute, but it builds and builds as he adds pizzicato, arco, voice, and tapped effects to the music.
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Christian McBride - two bass soli
Here is a video of Christian McBride live in concert playing an extended bass solo:
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Ray Brown solo from Black Orpheus
Here is a video of the late jazz giant Ray Brown playing some solo bass on ‘Black Orpheus’ during his 75th birthday celebration concert. George Fludas plays drums on this high quality (both in terms of bass playing and production value) video.
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Trio bass’in sings gospel tunes in English
Here is another excellent video from Trio bass’in, the excellent French bass ensemble consisting of Gilles Rivière, David Cadiou and Olivier Quesne. You can also check them out on a post from last week. Enjoy!
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Eddie Gomez bass solo video
Here’s a video of jazz bass giant Eddie Gomez taking an extended solo. Not sure what program this was pulled from, but it’s great to both hear and see Eddie play.
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Song about getting a bass on a plane
Double bassist Scott Worthington recently sent me a link to this very funny video featuring Jay Leonhart singing about trying to get a bass violin on a plane–any plane. Scott’s own composition ‘Disrepresentation’ was featured back in January on Contrabass Conversations Episode 5. Check it out, and check out this video if you’re [...]
Matt Heller plays Bach Suite No. 1 Prelude
Here is a video that Matt Heller (hellafrisch blogger and Calgary Philharmonic member) recently posted on his blog. Here he plays an excerpt from the Prelude of the first Bach cello suite. It’s great to hear Matt play again after reading so much of his writing for the past year. Matt and [...]
