A few days after putting out part 5 of This Crazy Business, I realized that a few of my comments and assumptions expressed in this post could use some clarification. I’d like to take a moment and try to articulate a few topics that I glossed over or...
We’ve blogged about the excellent bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons several times in the past on the blog (check out previous stories here, here, or here). He’s truly an amazing and innovative player on the instrument. Renaud’s tour manager recently...
This video defies description. It is an hour long double bass performance/speech/dramatization featuring double bassist Dean Ferrell as Captain Tobias. This is a one person show of epic proportions–strange, compelling, and totally hilarious. Dean Ferrell went to...
This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode covers techniques used in articulation and connecting long notes. You can view all the released episodes of this series (as...
Earlier this week I blogged a bit about a special bass case made for Serge Koussevitzky’s bass. Bass blog contributor Benjy sent in the following photos and information regarding this vintage bass trunk: These pics were sent to me by a bassist friend of mine...
