Though it produces a lovely low sound, the double bass used to be shunted off center stage and not taken seriously as a solo instrument. In the 20th century, the double bass gained greater respect ...

In the classical world, we get to see more than our fair share of performances from violinists, cellists, flautists, clarinetists and soloists who play instruments with relatively high registers and ...

This, as you may have surmised, is by way of prelude to a report of Mr. Koussevitzky’s local debut as a double bass virtuoso, and I might as well set down now that Mr. Koussevitzky’s virtuosity with ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Twenty-year old Scottish double bassist Ewan Hastie has won BBC Young Jazz ...

Japanese double bass master Tetsu Saitoh is one of the most original players of the bull fiddle. He is a resourceful and inventive free improviser but also feels at home when is playing Argentine ...

Ryu Si-heon, a 19-year-old double bassist, fell ill for nearly a month after winning two prizes, including first prize, at the Giovanni Bottesini International Double Bass Competition, held in Crema, ...

With improvising double bassists of the calibre of Olie Brice, John Edwards, Dominic Lash, David Leahy, Peter Marsh, Marcio Mattos, Jordan Muscatello and Guillaume Viltard being regulars on the London ...

Our bass students study in depth the art of solo, orchestral and chamber music double bass performance. During their time at the College of Music, students focus on rich, resonant and lyrical tone ...

For centuries, the massive double bass has thundered away in a supporting role at the back of the orchestra. As some of the world's top bassists meet for an inaugural solo contest in Texas, the BBC's ...

Bassists can be a self-deprecating lot, which probably explains why every few days I see some low-end specialist posting that cartoon with two tough guys trying to extract information from a ...

Welcome to the jazz bass studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Bijoux Barbosa is the jazz bass instructor at our college working with students on sound production and ...