The great Charles Mingus playing with the bow at a jazz festival. Note the lion’s head scroll on this bass. Anyone know who made this bass?Related Posts:Christian McBride videoRay Brown videoCharlie Haden videoReg Kehoe and his Marimba QueensPrevious bass shots...
Bassist and PlayJazzNow.com founder Bill Harrison just started a blog called Jazz Underneath, and it is already turning into quite a resource. One of his recent posts highlights beautiful jazz-themed paintings by New Orleans painter Ann deLorge. The work to the left...
I think that everyone can identify with this video documenting a plane stuck on the JFK tarmac for seven hours. Just watching it makes my blood boil. There are great captions offering commentary on what is ACTUALLY going on (as opposed to what the captain is telling...
I’ve gotten some great submissions from readers for the upcoming bass blog luthier directory, so thanks a bunch to those who sent in their recommendations. If you’ve got some luthier/repair person/bass retailer recommendations for me, please e-mail me...
Here is a shot from double bassist John Floeter of the Grant Park Symphony bass section plus former principal cellist Larry Glazier. In addition to John Floeter (center), you are looking at principal bassist Mike Geller, Greg Sarchet (filling in for Andy Anderson),...
