Ed Barker (former Contrabass Conversations guest) will give the Boston premiere of John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra with the Boston University Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, December 8th at 7:30 PM at the Tsai Performance Center. We’ve...
One of my students recently showed me this really amazing computer animation by Michael Levy set to John Coltrane playing Giant Steps. What a cool way to visualize this music–well worth checking out: http://michalevy.com/giantsteps_download
The second part of Brian Roessler’s excellent look at the development of François Rabbath’s career as a jazz artist was recently published. Many bassists seem to forget that Rabbath (former Contrabass Conversations guest) was well-known as a jazz bassist...
— Visit the Double Bassist’s Guide to Colleges – U.S. Edition — A couple of weeks ago, I put out a survey for blog readers asking them to rank what they feel are the best universities and conservatories for double bass study in the United...
Did you know that there is a Colombian Contrabassists Society? Very cool: facebook.com/group.php?gid=9569567380 Speaking of Colombians, here’s a video of young Colombian bassist Juan Gregorio Baquero and the Bogotá´s Philarmonic Orquestra:
