The next several episodes of the Contrabass Conversations podcast will feature non-bass episodes covering topics that should be of interest to all musicians. I’ll be promoting these episodes at my other blog Arts Addict as well (I usually don’t do this for...
(crossposted from PBDB) So, regardless of which teacher type you have acquired, now you have to figure out what to do with it. Teachers have lots of complicated features, and often we just throw our hands up in the air, press the start button, and hope that they work....
Here’s a great video of electric bassist Charnett Moffett performing “Moses.” This well-produced video series really showcases this excellent bassist’s technique. About Moses: Taken from his recent Motema Music release “The Art of...
Here’s a hilarious bass player-related story from All About Jazz: The documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has a story he clearly loves to tell. He was walking in New York City a few years ago — on a date — when he heard a man he’d just passed yell...
I’ve had a heck of a time sitting down and just writing here on the blog these past couple of years. That’s not to say that I have quit writing–far from it. Nor have I quit blogging. In fact, I’ve typically put out a minimum of one item a day...
