Miloslav Gajdos performs 100th anniversary recital – video

In 2005, Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Greg Sarchet organized a recital celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first known double bass recital in the United States. This 1905 double bass recital was performed by Václav Jiskra, a...

Arts Addict just around the corner

I’m hard at work getting my new blog Arts Addict (a new blog project affiliated with Adaptistration’s Drew McManus), and I am really excited about this new thing.  This blog is looking awesome, and I can’t wait to launch it!  It comes out...

DaXun and Yang Wei perform Galloping Horses

Here’s a clip of the outstanding DaXun Zhang performing a song called Galloping Horses with Yang Wei.  You can learn more about DaXun Zhang at www.daxunzhang.com, or listen to him perform on Contrabass Conversations #20. Related Posts: DaXun performs The...

Part 2 of Rufus Reid video from JazzDoubleBass.com

Here’s the second part of the magnificent new video series with Rufus Reid and Tom Hill. This new site from Tyrone Bishop is a really great new destination for jazz double bassists, with forums, videos, and much more to come. Check out our Contrabass...

Practice session lengths – more thoughts from Matt Heller

Calgary Philharmonic bassist Matt Heller just put out a great follow-up post on the topic of practice sessions and overpracticing.  Comparing practicing music to grilling steaks, Matt writes: The music needs to be prepared just well enough – medium rare,...