Archive for the 'bassist/composers' Category
Chamber Music and the Bassist, Part II: Thoughts on Arranging & Adapting—with Words of Wisdom from Frank Proto
Yazan: Jeremy Kurtz-Harris | 30 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bassist/composers, chamber music, ISB
In the previous post on chamber music, I wrote about the wealth of chamber music with bass that exists and that rarely gets performed. For those of you who still haven’t visited the link, I’d urge you to check out Paul Nemith’s site for proof. But digging up lesser-known repertoire is only part of the “solution” for bassists who want to devote more time to small group chamber/collaborative music projects. Another important option is to arrange existing music for an ensemble that includes bass.
Dan Armstrong performs Jason Seed Bass Quartet… by himself!
Yazan: Jason | 07 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos, bassist/composers
Milwaukee-based composer Jason Seed regularly collaborates with Chicago Symphony bassist Dan Armstrong in the Jason Seed Elixir Ensemble. Dan describes this ensemble as a “jazz-rock-folk-classical-world-new music group” (whew!), and we’ve featured this group previously on the blog. The following video features Dan Armstrong playing all four parts (overdubbed) to Jason Seed’s Bass Quartet, with images [...]
Experibass – combining violin, viola, cello and bass
Yazan: Jason | 30 September 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos, bassist/composers
Sound designer, composer and (now) instrument maker Diego Stocco has created a hybrid instrument by combining a violin, viola, cello, and bass into one instrument. What a cool idea! Here’s a video of Diego putting together the instrument and playing this amalgamation (he uses drum sticks, a bass drum pedal, and even a fork to [...]
Dave Anderson Sonata No. 2 now available
Yazan: Jason | 22 July 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, bassist/composers
Dave Anderson, who in addition to being an excellent composer and bassist (as well as a former Contrabass Conversations guest), has just published his Sonata No. 2 for Double Bass and Piano. This piece was written for Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bass Hal Robinson an was premiered at the 2009 International Society of Bassists Convention. I’m [...]
CBC 96: Kells Nollenberger and the Kaleidoscope Trio
Yazan: Jason | 21 September 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bassist/composers, Contrabass Conversations, jazz
We’re featuring two tracks from Contrabass Conversations contributor Kells Nollenberger and his new album with the Kaleidoscope Trio. Kells also has a podcast called The Jazz Exchange and guest hosted an interview with Steve Rodby for us in the past. We’ll be hearing the first and last tracks from their new album Map to the [...]
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