(crossposted with new introduction from PBDB) National Symphony Orchestra bassist Ira Gold has recently joined the Peabody Conservatory double bass faculty. Ira is well known to listeners of Contrabass Conversations podcasts as he has been interviewed by Jason and...
Beijing Central Conservatory doctoral student Feng Zhou reports that the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China held its 4th Double Bass Competition, October 8-12, 2010. 26 participants from all over the country competed in two groups, ages 19 to 30 and age...
Here’s a trailer for a documentary about the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor. What is amazing to me about this is her undiminished love for music and playing the piano (you’ll learn more about her musical background in the trailer). As I like to...
Double bassist Erwin has emailed before with questions about double bass techniques–here’s another one that I thought I would toss up on the blog for some reader comments: Hi Jason, To my surprise i found my question about holding the bass in thumb...
This week bassist Michael Cameron from the University of Illinois heads to the deep south for master classes and recitals. He will be the guest of Professor Marcos Machado at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg, giving master classes Tuesday and...
