I am putting the finishing touches on the next Recital Showcase for Contrabass Conversations. This episode will feature a full-length recital from double bassist Phillip Serna, and it will include music of Brahms, Hertl, Misek, and Rachmaninoff. This will be an extra...
Double bassist Jean-Yves Bénichou recently sent me this item about the increased difficulties and hassles that European double bassists are encountering while traveling with their basses on trains. In Europe, trains tend to be used as the main method of transportation...
Double bassist Doug Johnson has a great gig story that I’d like to share with blog readers. Doug is an active double bassist in the Chicago area, and he performs with ensembles raging from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to the excellent bass and percussion band...
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 of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will...
Double bassist Matt Heller (former New World Symphony member and recent addition to the Calgary Philharmonic bass section) put out an interesting post recently about the used of colored pens (or pens) as a making device for musical scores. Check out the post here.This...
