Former International Society of Bassists president (and previous Contrabass Conversations guest) Kristin Korb did a great interview with Larry Gray for ISB Connect. Check it out, and you can also check out our recent podcast episode with Larry....
Heres a video of the great Paul McCartney on double bass doing the Elvis tune ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ – lots of fun! There’s not a lot of content online featuring Paul on the upright bass, though I can find a few photos here and there of him...
String Emporium owner Steve Koscica put out a really nice article several years ago about practicing that I’ve been meaning to link to for some time–here’s a brief excerpt: Keep a practice log. This may seem silly to some, a lot of very successful...
Have you ever checked out this great comparison chart from International Society of Bassists president-elect and Ithaca College faculty member Nicholas Walker on Simandl and Rabbath positions? It’s a great way to visually grasp the differences between these two...
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...
