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Here is another well-produced video of the amazing Renaud Garcia-Fons in concert.  This first-rate bass playing is truly a delight for the ears.

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This instrument plays great (as you can hear from this clip) and is available for $9500. Contact Todd Matthews at gtmatthews@gmail.com for more information. You can also find this video ad under our For Sale page, and it will be going out on the Contrabass Conversations feed as well as on YouTube, Facebook, [...]

Japan has a reputation for being especially receptive to double bass solo and ensemble music, so it’s no surprise that my first encounter with new tracks from the Bass Gang would be targeted toward Japanese audiences.  Italian double bassist Vito Liuzzi pointed me in the direction of this new video from the Bass Gang.  We’ve [...]

I had the opportunity to chat with PROJECT bassist Peter Seymour recently, which was a wonderful opportunity for me to get better acquainted with the exciting and unclassifiable new trio. Even the instrumentation for this group is unusual–how many cello, bass, and flute trios have you heard in your life?
Although this [...]

Rabbath protégé Renaud Garcia-Fons performs another incredibly compelling piece in this video. If you haven’t seen him perform before, you’re in for a real treat. I can’t wait to get a chance to see him live. This video is quite short (unfortunately), but I’ve been finding a wealth of Renaud’s content online, [...]

Cleveland’s webmaster Janet recently e-mailed me about Cleveland Eaton’s new website, which you can find at www.clevelandeaton.com.  While on his site, I watched this video of Cleve playing with Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald in 1979.

You know, this is why I love YouTube.  Think about how hard is was to see a great clip like [...]

Renaud deserves every bit of attention he’s been getting recently.  He is a fabulously creative and virtuosic musician with an incredibly engaging style of playing.  Check out this track with Renaud on double bass (note the five sting bass), Kiko Ruiz on guitar, and Negrito Transante on drums, and be sure to check out more [...]

I recently found this quite melodious version of the Dittersdorf Concerto in E Major performed by a German bassist (any more details folks have on the player and/or orchestra would be appreciated).  Folks who’ve played this concerto realize that it is actually one of the better balanced concerti for the instrument–Dittersdorf really lightens up the [...]

Here’s a fun montage of various bass ensemble arrangements from Contrabajos de Baja California.  They start with an arrangement of the trio from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, then transition into some fun popular tunes, with bass slapping and tapping.  Some photos of the rehearsal process are interspersed with video footage.

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In 2005, Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Greg Sarchet organized a recital celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first known double bass recital in the United States. This 1905 double bass recital was performed by Václav Jiskra, a former student of Sladek in Prague and Simandl in Vienna.
In [...]