Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

This is a selection of videos featuring Djembe drumming and dancing.
Live marriage ceremony filmed in Bamako, Mali - West Africa

A baptism ceremony in Bamako, Mali. Also features singing.

Djembe drumming at a wedding in Mail.

Marianette Festival in Mali (Parts 1-4)

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One of the best places to learn more about djembe drumming is the Djembe & Mande Music links webpage. Although this site is fairly out-of-date, it nevertheless contains a wealth of information related to djembe music. For more contemporary information, visit the Rootsy Records website.
Here are some links from this site:
Africa [...]

The following material was derived primarily from Wikipedia. Visit the Wikipedia Djembe page to for more information.Click here to learn more about the various styles of djembe drums.
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A Djembe (pronounced JEM-bay) also known as djimbe, jenbe, jembe, yembe or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin covered hand drum, shaped like a large goblet, [...]

I think that Workshoplive.com is a fantastic idea, and I hope that it really catches on. It would be great for music education in general, and a really fun and helpful learning tool.

This is an interesting set of three articles about symphony orchestra musicians and how they continue to grow and change musically after getting their respective positions.
American Symphony Orchestra League::SYMPHONY

Here’s an interesting article about a new study commissioned from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom.
Gramophone - News - The world’s best classical music magazine

Ever wonder where that new Chinese bass you’re playing at home or in school comes from? Check out this video for an inspection of Chinese instrument factories.

I encourage all of my pre-college double bass students to get involved with either the Midwest Young Artists program or the Chicago Youth Symphony. Both of these Chicagoland youth orchestra programs are really top-notch. I have work with both of them if various capacities over the last few years, and I send students [...]

I have recently added some new features to my bass page. You can now download my scale fingerings for all one octave scales and two octave scales here. Also, you can download MP3 practice tracks (only scales up now–more to come) from this page.
Finally, I have added a page of streaming video [...]

Here is a video of highlights from my recent recital on Gary Karr’s former “Amati” bass:

Jazz Performances and InterviewsVictor WootenWynton MarsalisEuke Ellington: Symphony in BlackDuke Ellington Biography (16 min)Quincy Jones Interview Part 1 (30 min)Quincy Jones Interview Part 2 (30 min)Quincy Jones Interview Part 3 (30 min)Quincy Jones Interview Part 4 (30 min)Quincy Jones Interview [...]