In May, I put out a tribute podcast to composer, conductor, and bassist Terry Plumeri. Tragically, he was murdered in April of this year in his home in Florida. I thought it fitting to follow up with a couple of videos featuring Terry. The following...
Here’s the latest installment in my Musical Innovators series! If you have an idea for someone that I should feature in this series, send me an email at doublebassblog@mac.com. Innovator No. 1 – Eric “Mixerman” Sarafin A few years ago, I got deeply into writing...
I just wrapped up a great interview with double bassist Claus Freudenstein this morning. You may know Claus as the inventor of the Freudenstein minibass, which has been transforming how young students are taught. You may also be familiar with Claus...
After a rockin’ week spent in Cuba (more on that soon!) and a less rockin’ week spent being violently ill after returning from Cuba, I’m back in the saddle with a whole new round of podcasts for the spring. To recap, we’ve put out 42 new...
It was a pleasure to feature Bert on the podcast yesterday! Bert has some great content out there online, and I’d encourage you to check out the following video (recorded in 2010). Bert discusses the bass, his life, the ’60s, and his particular...
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