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Have you ever wondered if the upright bassist can effectively slap on their instrument like the electric bassist can? Well, check out this supremely funky solo by Charnett Moffett on “Return Expedition” with guitarist Stanley Jordan. Charnett’s bass solo happens at the top and is several minutes long.

The tune cuts off abruptly [...]

This is the 100th bass video on the blog! Each one has some commentary and information about the player, hall, orchestra, piece, and the like, so have fun browsing through the bass video archives and checking out all the differences in playing styles.
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There isn’t any identifying information tagged with this video about who this bass player is or what orchestra he is playing with, so if anybody out there has more information, let me know and I’ll roll it into this post.
This is a fabulous rendition of a section from Bottesini’s Duo Concertante for Cello and Bass. [...]

I spent this entire week in Wisconsin, first driving to Madison to play in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, then heading up to Milwaukee to play a yearly concert called Gathering On the Green about 20 miles north of Milwaukee. This kind of driving reminds me of what it was like playing in the Milwaukee [...]

DePaul University student Brandon Mitchell is seen here performing the second movement of the Hindemith Sonata. Click here for his performance of the first movement, or click here for his performance of the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto.
Brandon also left a very perceptive comment on my article Advice for Aspiring Music Performance Majors. [...]

This is a video of bassist Anna Du performing David Anderson’s bass sonata. I actually found a link to this on Dave’s YouTube page, so he must be a fan of the interpretation! If you’re interested in checking out more of Dave’s music, check out John Grillo’s Recital Showcase (featuring all seven of [...]

Contrabass Conversations listeners will probably be familiar with this selection from the fabulous composer and bassist (and all around great guy) David Anderson. John Grillo played it on his Recital Showcase as well as on episode 6 of the podcast. Dave and I played together at the Britt Music Festival about six years [...]

This is a brief video of a bassist named Gaelan Gaelen playing the first movement of the Vanhal Concerto in C Major. She begins playing after a little banter with the guy behind the camera. Short, but quite nice playing.

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Bass blog readers will be familiar with many of the faces in this photo.

Left to right standing: Peter Lawson (CBC recital showcase guest), yours truly, Jeremy Attanasio, Kells Nollenberger, Brandon Mitchell (you can find his videos under the Bass Videos tab), Weldon Anderson (CBC interview guest)
Seated: Runen Gonzalez
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I don’t believe that I have ever posted a video of the Hindemith Sonata on the blog before, which is quite surprising considering how much this piece is a cornerstone of our repertoire. This is a video from double bassist Brandon Mitchell. His left hand is obscured by the music stand, unfortunately, but [...]