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 ...

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

A double bass almost four meters tall in the orchestra; a Lithuanian accordionist who likes to play at lofty heights; a South African cellist who makes the audience sing: The Rheingau Music Festival ...

Performing in the College of Music: Double bass players perform in various College of Music large ensembles including the CU Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Opera ...

Double bassists Edgar Meyer is equally at home playing classical, bluegrass and jazz. (Jim McGuire) The double bass most often has four strings, though sometimes a fifth one is added to get even ...

Double, upright, walking or electric, this week on Classic Instruments it's all about the bass.

Classical music artist Xavier Foley will perform Wednesday, Feb. 7, in a free recital at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.. Foley is known for communicating his virtuosity and passion for music ...

San Diego Double Bass Summit Dizzy's San Diego, California July 25, 2010 The greater San Diego area has long been deep in double bass talent, eight of whom were on stage at Dizzy's for the third ...

Classical music bass player, Olalekan Adebayo, has lamented that the Nigerian music industry has no place for the classical double bass instrument. The well-travelled and veteran classic bass ...

Jazz bass students receive double bass lessons in the classical area as well as in the award-winning CU Boulder Jazz Studies Program, recognized 15 times in the past decade by DownBeat magazine for ...