An upright or double bass provides the lowest tones in an orchestra, but also can play the rhythmic background to a jazz improvisation or the solid foundation of a bluegrass song. It can be played ...

Upright bassist Caroline Chung uses music to heal. She says creating and performing her work has helped her engage with social issues and recover from a battle with cancer. But being a jazz musician ...

Retro-inspired grooves can mean a lot of things—it depends on how far back one wants to go. On Downright Upright, bassist Brian Bromberg takes a retro tour of the era when Freddie Hubbard and Herbie ...

Kate Davis talked to Art Beat about her attraction to the bass and writing her own songs before a recent performance at Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland. While she makes playing ...