Anybody have technique materials to distribute?

I am always working on adding new material to my downloads page. I actually have a ton of new orchestral practice reference material from Lyric Opera of Chicago double bassist Andy Anderson, but I will have to wait until June to put this material up. Late May is nuts...

The Psychology of Being Musical

Get a masters in psychology to better understand the world around you. This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one...

Boguslaw Furtok plays Claude Debussy’s Beau Soir

The always excellent Boguslaw Furtok plays double bass on Claude Debussy’s Beau Soir in this video. Ewa Warykiewicz accompanies on piano.Related Posts:Boguslaw Furtok plays Carnaval in VeneziaBoguslaw Furtok plays Franck Violin SonataBoguslaw Furtok plays La...

Yo-Yo Ma a sellout?

I found an interesting article through oboeinsight recently from the Arizona Republic about Yo-Yo Ma and how his crossover projects are perceived by audiences, critics, and colleagues:Few people who care about classical music question this theology: Among the great...

Great response to Eric Hochberg interview

I’ve been seeing a lot of traffic to Eric Hochberg’s Contrabass Conversations interview in the last few days, and it is good to see that the bass and jazz community are checking this episode out. The interview has been mentioned on several jazz blogs as...