Recent content by Rasputin

I think we delve here into the scary zone dominated but the question: what is music? Is John Cage music? William Parker spoke about that in an interview- how he can't say to a kid/dude who just picks up an instrument and makes "noise" that he's not playing music, because that's what people have...

It's interesting you mentiones Malachi and David Izenzon. Malachi admits to being very little taught on the DB in terms of technique and sophisticated theory. I know that Izenzon took the DB at a relatively late age, 20 something (there is very little information about him, even in books about...

Yeah. The issue kinda looms above me, since I'm a universty undergrad, studying something completely unrealted to music. I take lessons at the local music school, but sometimes you just feel that all you wanna do is discuss them weird chords all day, and study them on your instrument. Alas...

Thanks. ANy recommandations on the most complete theory book aside Mark Levine's? I like Paul Chmabers, but indeed there is a sense of limitation. Take Naima for example. you can hear the bass line, which is rather the same for each bar of the first part.

I'm coming from the solo instrument in jazz- the saxophone. I know that in order to solo, you must know the changes, how to build a chord, how to approach notes with chromaticism to make it interesting etc. But what about the bass? It can't all be summed up to "play the tonic and the...

Sorry for the wrong forum, do move. I can understand the concept you pointed, that anybody who listens to music is taught in some way. But look at most standard pop songs, Beatles and on: the music is rather limited (you learn the Am, E, C, D and G chord on the guitar, and this is your...

Hello all, I'm a saxophone student, and about to do the unthinkable- start taking lessons on the contra. I have experience on the guitar, and already read the bass clef. The bass is 3/4 and from speaking to the teacher, he knows what he's doing. He told me that it will take about a year or a...

I would like to ask a few questions: 1. Can you point out some double-bass players (from all styles and musical leanings) who are considered by and large self taught either in composition, technique or music theory (improvisation in other words)? I know of Malachi Favors, Mario Pavone and...