Rabbath’s Ode D’Espagne performed by A. Martin

I’ve been playing this piece by Rabbath for many years, finding it extremely effective for many different kinds of concerts.  There are a lot of different ways to interpret this piece, and I find this rendition fresh and fun: You can also hear me play this...

Bass shot (and video) of the day – Eddie Gomez

Gomez, originally uploaded by dinda974. Here’s a shot of the great Eddie Gomez at work on the instrument. Even seeing a photo of him on the bass gives me a hankering to hear him play, so if you feel the same way, check out this grainy old (but still awesome)...

Volkan Orhon performs Francois Rabbath’s Poucha Dass

Here’s a great video of University of Iowa double bass professor Vlkan Orhon performing Poucha Dass by François Rabbath.  I’ve always enjoyed playing this piece, and it’s great to get a chance to hear Volkan perform it. Check out...

Music news from the blogosphere

Here are a few short bits from some of my favorite music blogs. You can always visit my link blog to see all the stories (both music and non-music related) that I’ve been checking out: John Grillo discusses the IRIS Orchestra – John Grillo (a frequent...

R.I.P. – International Music Score Library Project

While attempting to do some hunting around for public domain scores earlier this week, I was greeted by the following message from the IMSLP (International Music Score Library Project): On Saturday October 13, 2007, I received a second Cease and Desist letter from...