This is a music video featuring recent Contrabass Conversations guest Dinah D performing ‘My Last Time’. What a cool musician! Expect to hear an interview with Dinah D coming up soon on the podcast, and check out CBC 29 to hear more from Dinah D!Check out...
I’m currently doing some research for an upcoming article here on jazz bassists who have made noteworthy contributions to the music as composers. Obvious examples are Charles Mingus, Dave Holland and Jaco Pastorius, all of whom have penned significant tunes that...
National Symphony Orchestra Robert Oppelt maintains a website that is filled with valuable resources for double bassists, including interviews, stories, tips, and advice. Robert’s site has been mentioned frequently here on the bass blog (see reference links at...
Here is the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a recording of the Beethoven 9 recitative. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below the player. E-mail me submissions here...
Here’s another great shot of Reuben Rogers, bassist for the Joshua Redman Trio, in action at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2007:Related Posts:Reuben Rogers with the Joshua Redman TrioPlaying gut strings on the Old Crow Medicine ShowBass shot of the day –...