He’s a MacArthur “Genius,” a multiple Grammy winner, and one of the most versatile bassists alive. Edgar Meyer has redefined ...

The double bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, as well as the concert band, and is featured in concertos, solo and chamber music in Western classical music. The bass is used ...

One thing's for certain: those who successfully make the transition rarely revert back to the four-string security blanket. “I feel like the six-string bass lends itself to a little more ...

Garcia-Fons—who favors a five-string double bass on all but one tune—was born in Catalonia and now lives on the outskirts of Paris. His musical influences are many: as suggested by the instrumental ...

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A Napier musician might be getting on in years but the instrument he plays is more than twice his age. Englishman Cliff Howell, 88, has restored a five-string double bass that he's been playing ...

In the church’s stunning acoustic, Cabrera performs the Suites using a Baroque violone bow, which is much lighter than a standard double bass bow, to emulate a lighter, more authentically Baroque ...

So the musicians play traditional quartet instruments - two violins, a viola and a cello - but Fishman wanted one more instrument. FISHMAN: The double bass was added, and I'm hoping they can feel ...

Tanglewood Music Center, however, offers orchestral bass players the chance to shine, thanks to frequent commissions of new works for ensembles of seven double basses. Two of these compositions, on ...