Trio bass’in sings gospel tunes in English

Here is another excellent video from Trio bass’in, the excellent French bass ensemble consisting of Gilles Rivière, David Cadiou and Olivier Quesne. You can also check them out on a post from last week. Enjoy!Related Posts:Trio bass’in tears it upTime for...

Visible sound waves in sand

Double bassist Doug Johnson (Gunnelpumpers, Contrabass Conversations guest) recently sent me a link to this very cool video featuring a demonstration of how sound waves affect some sand. Very interesting–you can actually see how sound waves look visually!Related...

Flea starts music conservatory in Los Angeles

I found this Washington Post story through a recent post on Alex Ross’ blog The Rest is Noise. According to the Post, federal and state cutbacks prompted Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea’s organization of the Silverlake Conservatory:Flea (born Michael...

Song about getting a bass on a plane

Double bassist Scott Worthington recently sent me a link to this very funny video featuring Jay Leonhart singing about trying to get a bass violin on a plane–any plane. Scott’s own composition ‘Disrepresentation’ was featured back in January on...