I’ve been a big fan of Dan Styffe for years. In addition to serving as co-principal bass of the Oslo Philharmonic, Dan is a tremendous champion of new music for the double bass. He has commissioned pieces from composers like Rolf Martinsson, Fredrik Högberg, Teppo...
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...
When Barry Green started the Golden Gate Bass Camp 20 years ago, he was on a mission: unite the San Francisco Bay Area bass world. After two decades in existence, it’s remarkable to see what an impact this camp has had upon the bass scene here in the Bay Area. Each...
I had a marvelous time attending the 2018 Double Bass Workshop hosted by the Violin Society of America (VSA) at Oberlin College. I first learned of this event when I interviewed bass luthier Arnold Schnitzer in 2016. Arnold invited me to come check it out in 2016, but...
This is a guest post from German double bassist Uli Schneider. Enjoy! Starting Off Although I started very early with the Double Bass with the age of 10 (1991 there were no small basses in Germany, so I started to play a 3?4 sized bass while standing on a...
