Italian bassist Vito Liuzzi recently sent me a link to this new video from The Bass Gang’s recent Italian tour. What a great ensemble!
Matthew Mullenweg created the content management system WordPress (which is what I use to blog). He is also a jazzer, and he has created a great compendium of jazz quotes–quite likely the only comprehensive online resource available for this topic. ...
Memphis Symphony principal bassist (and my stand partner for the IRIS Orchestra) Scott Best will be performing the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra by John Harbison of February 9 at the Cannon Center in downtown Memphis and February 10 at the Germantown...
Here’s another double bass drawing by cellist Michele Bartos and commissioned by bassist Jonathan Henderson. You can contact Michele at art.for.geeks@gmail.com for more information or if you’re interested in commissioning one of these for yourself.
Double bassist and Contrabass Conversations guest Guy Tuneh just rolled out a great new redesigned website. Guy is a rising star in the double bass and classical music community, galvanizing audiences internationally as a soloist under the baton of Daniel...