This is a post from contributor Bill Harrison. Bill owns and operates the play-along jazz tracks company playjazznow.com , and he maintains a blog called Jazz Underneath. You can read all doublebassblog.org contributions from Bill here. ___________ Among the many...
This is a new feature for the doublebassblog.org Virtual Master Class project. Double bassist Ian Hallas has stepped up to the plate and offered up this (and several other) video performances for this project. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by...
The International Society of Bassists (I’m a member of the board of directors for this organization) has launched a survey designed to help shape the way in which they distribute content (both offline and online). Taking this survey will help us to decide how...
I chat on this video about an overly enthusiastic fan at a recent concert featuring Broadway singer Linda Eder. Notice my cat Angel right behind my head–I was completely unaware of her there. Click To Play
Double bassist Kirsten Paige forwarded me this striking photo of the New York Philharmonic’s bass trunks backstage at the Shanghai Grand Theater during a recent tour. NY Phil bassist Bill Blossom can be seen in the background opening up his trunk. No bassist in...
