Tons of new and improved features on DBB.org

I’ve been taking advantage of a slower-than-usual work week to do a whole lot of internal blog restructuring. All of the blog’s resources and longer-term projects can now be found under the Features link. You can also simply type in...

Bill Eddins and Neil Courtney on WNYC Soundcheck

Edmonton Symphony conductor and fellow Inside the Arts blogger Bill Eddins recently appeared alongside Philadelphia Orchestra double bassist Neil Courtney on Soundcheck from WNYC. They both weighed in on the New York Philharmonic’s recent decision to visit North...

Double Bass Excerpts from Jacy Cobalis

Here are some video excerpts from U.S. double bassist Jacy Cobalis that he compiled for his NJO Summer Academy (Netherlands) audition tape. It’s really cool (and brave!) of Jacy to put these up on YouTube, and I hope that we’ll be seeing more of this as...

New York Philharmonic heads to North Korea

Bill Eddins posted a very insightful piece in defense of the New York Philharmonic’s recent decision to perform in Pyongyang, North Korea on his blog Sticks and Drones.  Though the hairs on the back of one’s neck may rise when envisioning this...

Pascal Prautois Double Bass Lesson 01

Pascal has only started this great project, which runs along the same lines as our Contrabass Conversations video lesson series with Andy Anderson or our Hans Sturm series on the Rabbath technique. This video is very concise and contains no dialogue, but I think that...