We will be featuring an interview with bowmaker Susan Lipkins on Contrabass Conversations this month! Sue is one of the most in-demand bowmakers in the country and has been creating quality handcrafted bows for years. She is the first bowmaker that...
Andrés Martin is one of the most interesting and active personalities in the double bass world. n addition to serving as principal bass of the Orchestra of Baja California and is a composer with a unique and fascinating voice. Check out this performance of...
Berlin Philharmonic principal bassist Matthew McDonald has a YouTube channel on which he has begun putting out some of his wonderful bass and piano performances. He also has recordings of the Bottesini Grande Allegro a la Mendelssohn, Bruch Kol Nidrei, and the...
Check out this cool new work for double bass by composer Aleksandar S. Vujic and performed by Serbian bassist Svetozar Vujic Borski. It’s lyrical and mysterious and is a wonderful contribution to the repertoire. What a wonderful tonal palette Aleksandar has...
Heres a video of the great Paul McCartney on double bass doing the Elvis tune ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ – lots of fun! There’s not a lot of content online featuring Paul on the upright bass, though I can find a few photos here and there of him...
