Danny Ziemann’s The Low Down: A guide to creating supportive jazz bass lines is an excellent source for double bass students and teachers to both to explore jazz bass lines. Filled with excellent material and bountiful examples, Ziemann’s detailed approach is a gem...
I’ve been experimenting with a new app called FingerFiddle and am really having a good time with it. I love how the iPad (or iPhone) can serve as a totally blank slate for creating a musical input device. This app allows for vibrato, bow pressure and stroke...
Benjamin Whitcomb’s recent publication The Advancing Bassist’s Handbook is a refreshing new contribution to the canon of double bass technique materials. Dr. Whitcomb has written a similar volume for violin, viola, and cello, but he has tailored his book to...
