In addition to putting out new interviews on Contrabass Conversations, we are focusing on finding way to highlight this spectacular back catalog that we’ve built from eight years of audio interviews. One of the early gems of the show was our interview with...
OK–this video is awesome. Check out this very cool arrangement of Jean Sibelius’ Valse Triste by Contrabass Conversations guest Charles DeRamus. Charlie is a fabulous bassist and a great composer and arranger, and this video is totally worth a...
This post originally appeared on doublebassblog.org on 9/11/08. These are my observations of the most common mistakes that double bassists make in their early years on the instrument: 1. Practicing too little OK–this is an obvious one to start out the list...
San Francisco Symphony Principal Principal Double Bass and University of Michigan faculty member Scott Pingel will be our guest for next week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. In addition to holding down the principal bass chair for the San Francisco...
Former Contrabass Conversations guest Kristin Korb recently posted this recent video from Dr. Randy Kertz discussing hand pain for bassists–check it out by clicking through below. It covers carpal tunnel syndrome and other common issues for double bassists....
