Renaud deserves every bit of attention he’s been getting recently. He is a fabulously creative and virtuosic musician with an incredibly engaging style of playing. Check out this track with Renaud on double bass (note the five sting bass), Kiko Ruiz...
Totally unrelated to bass (but that’s OK, there are still only 35 total cat posts out of nearly 2000 posts on this blog!), but this cat is awesome. I love talking cats. Related Posts: Cats listening to various styles of music My cats wake me up like this every...
Folks have asked me before about the ‘related posts’ links that I usually include in the footer of each blog post, inquiring whether I use a program to generate these. If only! While there are some WordPress plug-ins that automatically create...
I recently found this quite melodious version of the Dittersdorf Concerto in E Major performed by a German bassist (any more details folks have on the player and/or orchestra would be appreciated). Folks who’ve played this concerto realize that it is...
Here’s a fun montage of various bass ensemble arrangements from Contrabajos de Baja California. They start with an arrangement of the trio from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, then transition into some fun popular tunes, with bass slapping and...