Gene Perla’s First China Trip

Gene Perla’s First China Trip

The following is a guest blog post from Gene Perla. Check out his website for more information, and learn more on his appearance on Contrabass Conversations in 2017. It all started with Dome. That’s drummer Adam Nussbaum. Decades had gone by without the opportunity to...
The Australian Double Bass Scene

The Australian Double Bass Scene

Like most people I know, I’d hoped for years to make my way to Australia. When I learned that Rob Nairn would be hosting the third annual Melbourne Bass Day and was having my good friend Andrés Martín as a guest artist along with many of Australia’s leading bassists,...
Double Bass News – November 30, 2019

Double Bass News – November 30, 2019

•Professor Kieran Hanlon shares some tips on shifting.•Check out Michael Bornak’s new Solobass•Cool overview of Cleveland Institute of Music’s double bass program•This question about jazz pizzicato generated a big discussion.•Marcos Machado and François...
Double Bass News – November 15, 2019

Double Bass News – November 15, 2019

•Humor: Check out this Pumpkin spice Pops rosin from the Kansas City Symphony Bass Section. •Edgar Meyer performs the Rossini Duet View this post on Instagram Living the dream. Rehearsing Rossini duo with Edgar Meyer. We are performing it tomorrow in Oklahoma, where...