Talk about a fantastic ideas for an educational resource for bassists! My colleague John Grillo recently brought to my attention the Doublebassscore YouTube channel; this kind-hearted friend of the bass has taken a large amount of double bass recorded literature and...
Sound designer, composer and (now) instrument maker Diego Stocco has created a hybrid instrument by combining a violin, viola, cello, and bass into one instrument. What a cool idea! Here’s a video of Diego putting together the instrument and playing this...
About this performance: Charnett Moffett performs his version of the Star Spangled Banner, taken from his recent release on Motema Music “The Art of Improvisation.” Details magazine gave the album 4 out of 5 stars: “One of jazzs top instrumentalists,...
Double bassist Donovan Stokes (a former Contrabass Conversations guest) is an eclectic artist who works in a variety of musical styles. Titled Marine Layer and written by Dnovan for double bass and echoplex, the following video is representative of Donovan’s...
Fellow Chicagoland bassists John Tuck and Steve Reinfranck pointed the site minibass.com out to me. This German compan specializes in making tiny bassists for young players. Check out the following montage featuring these minibasses in action:
