The Bass Blog ‘For Sale’ page is now active. You can click the link just below the Contrabass Conversations banner or the tab at the top to access this page (or you can click this link). If you are interested in having your gear listed on this page, just...
Double bassist Eric Hochberg sent me a link to a fascinating and useful string tone comparison site by bassist Herve Jeanne. This site compares the tonal characteristics of the pizzicato sounds of:Velvet GarboVelvet AnimaPirastro ChordaPirastro PizzicatoPirastro...
Former New World Symphony pianist Josh Nemith left a comment on a recent post of mine about the New World Symphony;s Internet2 projects. I thought that it would be worth highlighting for folks out there interested in this technology:I just thought I would share...
Carlos Del Pino is an amazing jazz double bass player from Cuba. Now living in NYC, he has become the epitome of passion, power and precision when performing. This cat is awesome!Accompanying Carlos in the background, you can hear Chiemi Nakai (piano), Emmanuel Bizeau...
I recently created a section on the blog specifically for educators. There is a lot of material buried beneath he surface of this blog, and it is my hope to make this material more accessible to both teachers and students. This page will act as a portal to the more...
