Chicago Bass Ensemble performs December 15, 2008 in Chicago

In addition to playing with all four of these great bass players (Michael Hovnanian, Doug Johnson, John Floeter, and Jacque Harper), I had the chance to interview the entire quartet and feature tracks from their demo CD. Check out the interview here, and be sure to...

A Better Mute

Hey bassists, Pete Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. Click here for a quick tip on a better bass mute!

Quick Tip for Practicing Musicianship

Hello readers, Peter Tambroni here again from MostlyBass.com. When practicing fast / scalar passages, play them in groups of odd numbers. Although notation generally beams notes in even groups, the actual music is usually in an odd group. For example, if you have 4...

Jon Deak’s ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’

Double bassist Richard Fredrickson recently sent me a link to his performance of the very cool ‘Hound of the Baskervilles’ by Jon Deak. I’m a big Jon Deak fan, having performed the B.B. Wolf at least 2-3 times a year since high school. Very cool!...