OK, so it’s not double bass. Still, I think that few will pass up a chance to check out this video of Jaco Pastorius playing ‘Portrait of Tracy’ live. He’s got crazy hippie hair and makes rock star faces through the whole thing, but he’s...
The following photo is from a student of mine of a cake for a fellow bass player’s birthday. How hardcore to have your birthday cake be a double bass!Related Posts:Past bass shots of the day 1 2 3 4 5Double bass is not always a double bassFlea starts music...
Northwestern University double bass faculty member DaXun Zhang has accepted a position with the University of Texas-Austin beginning Fall 2007 and will be leaving his Northwestern teaching post. This is sad news for the double bass community in Chicago, but great news...
Patty from oboeinsight just clued me in to this fantastic blog by double bassist Robert Meyer. I can’t believe that this blog has escaped my attention. It is (like the title suggests) a series of reminiscences on Robert’s extremely varied career in the...
Double bass sculpture, Settlement Music School, Queen Street, Philadelphia, PA USARelated Posts:More bass shots of the day – 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
