Zigeunerweisen on the double bass

Here is a video of a double bass player’s high school recital performance of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. I can’t find the player’s name on YouTube, but check out his profile here. This piece is becoming increasingly popular to play on the bass....

Stefano Sciascia playing the double bass

I’d like to share this video of Stefano Sciascia performing Cancion de Amor. This is top-notch, world-class double bass playing. Check out his website here (I’m also adding it to my blogroll).

Rachmaninoff Vocalise Versions

I have been noticing more and more double bass videos popping up on YouTube, which is great to see. I put my Amati recital video up there a few days ago, but it looks much better if you watch it from my site.Here is a version of the Vocalise by Jacy Cobalis:Yoshihiro...

Bass Page Recap for 2006

Here’s a video I put together with some of the photos and footage I’ve used on this blog over the past year. I’m looking forward to taking new videos and photos and using them in posts to come for 2007:

Edgar Meyer videos

Matt Murray of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb pointed out a great Edgar Meyer video clip from A&E’s Breakfast With the Arts. He and Bela Fleck play and are interviewed on the clip. You’ll need Real Player to watch it, and I can’t embed...