Though it chagrins me to admit it, I’ve recommended friends and colleagues for musical activities that are simply impossible. Whether passing a wretched gig to an unsuspecting bassist hungry for work or giving out a colleague’s name to a bass student who...
On February 25th, the Composer’s Datebook featured history on the Koussevitzky Concerto as well as works by Edgar Meyer. Recordings include: Serge Koussevitsky (1874-1951): Doublebass ConcertoGary Karr, double bass; Berlin Radio Symphony; Uros Lajovic, cond....
Bass blog reader Boris Salgado wrote in to spread the word about an upcoming recital at Stony Brook with double bass soloist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) François Rabbath. Check it out if you’re in the area! François Rabbath, double bass with Sylvain...
This is a post from contributor Bill Harrison. Bill owns and operates the play-along jazz tracks company playjazznow.com , and he maintains a blog called Jazz Underneath. You can read all doublebassblog.org contributions from Bill here. ___________ Among the many...
This is a new feature for the doublebassblog.org Virtual Master Class project. Double bassist Ian Hallas has stepped up to the plate and offered up this (and several other) video performances for this project. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by...
