As his fingers clinched the strings of the double bass, Joseph Conyers unleashed a barrage of notes – and when those notes came together – it formed a melody that only Conyers could have put together.
It's been a while since I've spoken with jazz bassist Christian McBride. You know, our last interview was about 23 years ago. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: What? SIMON: Well, that was my reaction. You had just ...
People in Gary Karr's family have been playing the double bass for seven generations. Nobody, though, made their career playing solo. Then in 1962 Leonard Bernstein invited the 20-year-old Gary Karr ...
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Double bass takes center stage with Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Stulberg winner solos with symphony
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will continue its Symphonic Series with an evening featuring a classical music standard as well as a concerto from what may be the first double-bass soloist to perform ...
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