Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra features something unusual Monday in the spotlight: the double bass. In this case, it’s played by Mercer University Concerto Competition 2024 student winner Eion Lyons.

It was, in effect, the final of student instrumentalists’ competition for the coveted Gold Medal, alternating with singers (their turn again in 2025). The draw for collectors of the rich and rare were ...

Japanese double bass master Tetsu Saitoh is one of the most original players of the bull fiddle. He is a resourceful and inventive free improviser but also feels at home when is playing Argentine ...

LENOX — At most classical orchestral concerts, the double bass section saws away intently with little recognition, tucked away to the side like wallflowers at a wedding. Unless jazz is on the bill, ...

George Speed of the TSO shows us how the double bass works and its role in a performance. Violetta "Vi" Vibrato meets George Speed who plays the double bass for Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. Vi ...

We’re excited to welcome Associate Professor of Double Bass Susan Cahill as the newest addition to the esteemed faculty of the College of Music. This fall, Cahill—who has an active teaching career, ...

He made the cumbersome bass soar, sing and leap, and became one of few bassists in history to successfully pursue a career outside an orchestra. By Adam Nossiter Gary Karr, a double-bass virtuoso who ...

This, as you may have surmised, is by way of prelude to a report of Mr. Koussevitzky’s local debut as a double bass virtuoso, and I might as well set down now that Mr. Koussevitzky’s virtuosity with ...

Welcome to the jazz bass studio at the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music! Bijoux Barbosa is the jazz bass instructor at our college working with students on sound production and ...

Music loop specialist Beta Monkey Music has released the follow-up to its popular Double Bass Mania drum loop collection. Double Bass Mania II: The Return of the Beast contains 800+ double bass ...