Jason explains the bass and plays Rabbath composition

This is a video of a section of my recital yesterday for the Silk Music Camp in Lisle, Illinois. I am doing a demonstration with the bass, and the first minute or so features me explaining some fundamentals of the bass. I’m basically improvising this...

Jeff Bradetich plays the BB Wolf

Bass blog contributor Nick Hart sent me a link to this great video of University of North Texas and Cleveland Institute of Music bass professor Jeff Bradetich performing the B.B. Wolf by New York Philharmonic bassist Jon Deak. We will be featuring some compositions by...

Brandon Mitchell performs Bach Gigue from Cello Suite No. 1

This is the 100th bass video on the blog! Each one has some commentary and information about the player, hall, orchestra, piece, and the like, so have fun browsing through the bass video archives and checking out all the differences in playing styles. If you ever want...

Bass shot of the day

Bass blog readers will be familiar with many of the faces in this photo.Left to right standing: Peter Lawson (CBC recital showcase guest), yours truly, Jeremy Attanasio, Kells Nollenberger, Brandon Mitchell (you can find his videos under the Bass Videos tab), Weldon...

Weekly Wrap-Up

Here’s a quick wrap-up of this week’s bass scene news, blog posts, and other activity:I released the first part of my new series called ‘This Crazy Business’. This first installment lays the groundwork for what follows in future installments. I...