Blog reader Bill left a comment on our post about PeaBodyDoubleBass that reflects what I have often wondered:I wonder why the heck it is that there are so many good blogs from bass players? You, Matt Heller(“Hella Frisch”), Hovnanian, Jeff White, and...
I’ve just uploaded my first instructional video to you tube. In it I explain how to connect one chord change to the next when you are playing a walking bass line. I use the lessons I’ve learned from the greats: Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Ron...
This is very cool. Peabody Institute bass faculty members Jeffrey Weisner (National Symphony Orchestra), John Hood (Philadelphia Orchestra), and Paul Johnson (Baltimore Opera Company) have started a collaborative blog. This new site, which can be found at...
I just set up a very cool new service from Podlinez.com that allows you to listen to the latest Contrabass Conversations episode simply by dialing a phone number. All you’ve got to do is dial (360) 227-5632 (add +1 if you’re outside of the United States)...
National Symphony Principal Bassist Robert Oppelt’s website is a really excellent and worthwhile read–if you haven’t checked it out, I heartily recommend it. Robert regularly updates it with advice, stories, interviews, and photos.Robert recently...
