Story of The Bass – from cdza

Story of The Bass – from cdza

Are you familiar with cdza yet?  If not, you must check them out immediately.  I am so stoked by what these guys are doing.   You can read about them all over the internet, but basically they are a collective of highly trained (from Juilliard and other such...
Six Double Basses play Valse Triste

Six Double Basses play Valse Triste

OK–this video is awesome.  Check out this very cool arrangement of Jean Sibelius’ Valse Triste by Contrabass Conversations guest Charles DeRamus.  Charlie is a fabulous bassist and a great composer and arranger, and this video is totally worth a...
Double bassist hand pain – advice from Dr. Randy Kertz

Double bassist hand pain – advice from Dr. Randy Kertz

Former Contrabass Conversations guest Kristin Korb recently posted this recent video from Dr. Randy Kertz discussing hand pain for bassists–check it out by clicking through below.  It covers carpal tunnel syndrome and other common issues for double bassists....

The Great Double Bass Race (1978)

What a cool find!  A BBC documentary titled The Great Double Bass Race covers the very first really big classical double bass event in Europe, which took place in 1978 and features a lot of familiar faces.  It’s a little over an hour in length and features both...