DaXun and Yang Wei perform Galloping Horses

Here’s a clip of the outstanding DaXun Zhang performing a song called Galloping Horses with Yang Wei.  You can learn more about DaXun Zhang at www.daxunzhang.com, or listen to him perform on Contrabass Conversations #20. Related Posts: DaXun performs The...

Matt Heller performs Mendelssohn 3 and provides bow arm analysis

Matt Heller has put out a bunch of really excellent posts on his hellafrisch blog lately.  For those new to the bass blog here, Matt is a bassist in the Calgary Philharmonic.  He was previously a member of the New World Symphony (where he was featured in a New York...

Rufus Reid video series now on JazzDoubleBass.com

Over the summer we blogged about JazzDoubleBass.com, a new project started by Tyrone Bishop. This site features forums, interviews, and other resources for the jazz bassist. The Contrabass Conversations podcasts has a dedicated forum at this site as well, so check it...

Bass scroll, Chicago-style

Double bassist David Ballam sent me this great photo of his extension (made by Chris Thelkreld-Wiegend) dominating the Chicago skyline. David is a Masters degree students studying with Peter Lloyd at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. I really like this...

DaXun Zhang performs The Swan by Saint-Saens

Double bass virtuoso and University of Texas-Austin bass professor (and Contrabass Conversations musical guest) plays The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens in this excellent video: What a fabulous player! Related Posts: Contrabass Conversations #20:...