Recent content by olivier babaz

Hey guys For a few months, I've been focusing mainly on Chromatic Kalimbas mounted on Double bass. (Which is quite a challenge compared to penta or diato ones) I do not post often on TB but will try to keep this thread alive with the new releases. Here is one of the last series... I hope you...

Hey guys, New vid online featuring a hybrid bow grip I've been experiencing with for a couple of months... Transcription of the solo here : [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] All the best !

...Working on it !!

Hi bass friends a classic among classics, with the ultra famous gtr solo on arco, hope you like it !

Thank you john, your book is a great ressource ! All the best

Hey dear friends, here is a double solo (bowed Acoustic + Electric) section from one of my compositions. I love the texure the two instruments create in unisson... I hope you like it and, for those interested, you can find a complete transcription on www.bassbowpirate.blogspot.com All the best !

Thank you guys ! if you're interested, We just released "virages" , my new trio album of 11 fresh compositions with plenty of Kalimba and power arco stuff. Here's a vid : All the best www.olivierbabaz.com

Hello guys The next episode of Bassbowpirate is online now. You can find the chart and analysis of the arco bass cover of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir at bassbowpirate.blogspot.ca I hope you enjoy it, and if you have any suggestion or contribution you'd like to make, do not hesitate ! All the...

Hey guys It's cool to listen to so many great players here. I guess we're all on a little quest of our own wih the bow thing... Here is a bowed cover of Led Zeppelin I did last week. I will put transcribed parts of it and share a few technical details about it in a few days on the blog...

Yeah great book, the only one (at least to my knowledge) on this subject in fact. There's a french Violin player (Didier Lockwood) that wrote a cool book about jazz violin improv http://www.djangobooks.com/Item/lockwood_cordes I think it was in english as well. Great examples, &...

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Hey guys, thx for the words, I will for sure post here the next episodes of this blog. String are spiro red Once again, if any of you want to take part in it, PM !! All the best www.olivierbabaz.com

Hi guys I'm starting a blog about bowed bass www.bassbowpirate.blogspot.ca Here is the first post and the video it features. tell me what you think and do not hesitate to take part in it by commenting or proposing your own posts ! cheers !