I recently found this video of double bassist Jeff Bradetich playing the Gigue from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 on YouTube:Here is a quote from Jeff’s bio: Proclaimed by the New York Times as “the master of his instrument,” Jeff Bradetich is regarded as one...
I recently stumbled upon this interview that double bassist Peter Tambroni did with Martin Simpson. Martin has a website called Interviews with Overseas Bass Folk. It’s a great resource, and I just added it to my blogroll under “non-blog bass...
Many musicians are familiar with the distinctive (to put it mildly) vocal stylings of Florence Foster Jenkins. Convinced of her greatness, she became a cult sensation for her unabashed badness. For those who aren’t familiar with her, here is an excerpt from her...
This is an ever-growing archive of PDF and MP3 resources for double bassists. Many of them are contributions from readers over the years. If you’ve got something you’d like shared with the general bass public, this site is an easy way to do it. Just...
I caught this story on a recent post from Music Education Magic:The eighth annual “Best 100 Communities for Music Education” survey is currently accepting online submissions, and will remain open through January 23. The survey, which can be completed by...
