I just got an e-mail from my friend John Grillo, and I realized that I have never mentioned him on the bass blog. This is surprising, because John is one of the most interesting and original musicians I have ever met. John performs frequently with the Pittsburgh Opera...
Double bassists looking for a great comprehensive reference for the life and times of Serge Koussevitzky should visit his excellent Wikipedia page. The former music director of the Boston Symphony and double bass soloist left quite a footprint on both the double bass...
Here is some great news from WGBH in Boston:The staff at iTunes has honored WGBH 89.7 FM’s weekly classical music podcast, “WGBH Classical Performances”, as one of their “Best of 2006”. Available through iTunes and wgbh.org/classical, the...
WGBH 89.7 FM’s Classics in the Morning’s Cathy Fuller will host NPR’s nationwide broadcast of the Vienna Philharmonic’s beloved traditional New Year’s Day Concert. The concert, broadcast direct from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in...
Here is a great video of jazz bassist Marco Panascia soloing over rhythm changes. Notice how Marco uses a positional approach to his soloing. He tends to cross stings and do pivots to stay in a position for a length of time rather than shifting up and down the string....
