I wrote a post in the fall of 2008 with my opinions of the characteristics of various sets of strings. Though these are purely my own observations and not based of any organized research, this has proved to be a popular post, and several folks have written in with...
Here’s another video of double bassist Dean Ferrell performing a set of assorted pieces from the 2009 International Society of Bassists Convention. Check out Dean’s Captain Tobias performance from 2007 or Ode to Per Questa from this year’s convention...
Daniel Chmielinski, one of my bass students, recently sent me a link to this infectiously cool perfomance of Timeless: Suite for Ma Dukes, a creative and colorful arrangement of J. Dilla’s best’known works: [From YouTube – Suite For Ma Dukes –...
My good friend Aaron Burman sent me a link to this video featuring Sons of Maxwell singing a song about something that countless musicians (myself included) have gone through–bashed and broken musical instruments by careless baggage handlers: [From YouTube...
ArsAntiguaPresents.com just released a new podcast episode. This is an excellent monthly podcast, so be sure to subscribe to it (iTunes link) if you’re an early music lover: About this month’s episode: This month’s episode (13 minutes and 2 seconds)...
