International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm and I got together over the weekend and filmed a chat about the Rabbath left hand position technique. Hans does a great job explaining the concepts behind this...
I just got together with International Society of Bassist president and Ball State University bass professor Hans Surm last night to chat about ISB business and do some podcasting. We got some really great footage (both audio and video)–expect to see something...
Dominican Symphony Orchestra bassist Velibor Veljkovic sent me a message recently in search of more information about the Klauss Stoll and Jorg Baumann recording of the Bottesini Passione Amorosa. It sounds like this CD is out of print, and he is having a hard...
I’ve been playing this piece by Rabbath for many years, finding it extremely effective for many different kinds of concerts. There are a lot of different ways to interpret this piece, and I find this rendition fresh and fun: You can also hear me play this...
Here’s a great video of University of Iowa double bass professor Vlkan Orhon performing Poucha Dass by François Rabbath. I’ve always enjoyed playing this piece, and it’s great to get a chance to hear Volkan perform it. Check out...
