Jazz bassist and educator Chris Fitzgerald put out a video recreating his 2019 International Society of Bassists convention presentation titled “Bachrilege – Pizzicato Articulation from Bach to Bebop.” This video is divided into the following topics,...
I’ve been a fan of David Allen Moore ever since chatting with him for my Contrabass Conversations podcast back in 2009. Over the ten years since that initial conversation, I have followed along with his musical explorations with great interest. Several of my past...
I’ve been a fan of Danny Ziemann ever since I checked out his first book The Low Down. Danny seems to be in constant motion. Whether traveling to Europe for various projects, creating courses with Discover Double Bass, or embarking on his latest Topics in Jazz Bass...
Gabriele Ragghianti, the host for the 2018 European Bass Congress in Lucca and bass professor at the Royal College of Music in London, put out a fascinating video recently through D’Addario Orchestral all about the Italian double bass bow hold: Gabriele is...
Like many folks, I was introduced to Adam Ben Ezra’s playing by his epically good Can’t Stop Running video. I’ve had a few moments like this in my life where I saw someone perform something completely new and insanely cool, and I just had to run to my bass and try to...
