When Size Really Does Matter

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...

Video Virtual Master Class Track – Bach Bourrees from Suite No. 3

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...

New York Philharmonic basses backstage in China

Double bassist Kirsten Paige forwarded me this striking photo of the New York Philharmonic’s bass trunks backstage at the Shanghai Grand Theater during a recent tour. NY Phil bassist Bill Blossom can be seen in the background opening up his trunk. No bassist in...

Video Virtual Master Class Track – Vanhal Concerto mvt 1

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...

Bass recital with Pascale Delache-Feldman

Here’s an upcoming double bass event for those in the Boston area: Longy School of Music FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL String Department presents Pascale Delache-Feldman, double bass with Emmanuel Feldman, cello Esther Ning-Yau, piano Music by Jon Deak (B. B. Wolf),...