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Double Bass YOU - on youtube (DB forum thread)
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some vivaldi. i really like these pieces played in bass register (for the most part, at least) rather than transposed to cello pitch. sometimes its fun to let a bass sound bass-like.
been having quite a bit of fun using viola da gamba and mandolin to replace piano parts. i'm not a very good mandolinist, i just use it as a practical matter..
mandolin is made by the same luthier as my double bass, edward maday. it's a flat-top little thing with a walnut back and sides and i really love it.
Your Portland Jazz Orchestra successfully lands an original, Craig Skeffington's "It's A Waltz, Man."
Solos by Michael Sakash, tenor, Chris Marsh, flugelhorn and Brad Ciechomski, drums
The rig: 1850s German bass, 1980s Woods MI-100, Euphonic VL-110
Entirely live at One Longfellow Square, Portland, Maine
Solos by Michael Sakash, tenor, Chris Marsh, flugelhorn and Brad Ciechomski, drums
The rig: 1850s German bass, 1980s Woods MI-100, Euphonic VL-110
Entirely live at One Longfellow Square, Portland, Maine
“Tweeter and the Monkey Man”
I used to make my dad play this tune for me every day on the way to school when I was around 8 years old - my first favorite song as far as I can remember.
These days I like it ‘cause it’s decidedly ‘not jazz’, lol
I used to make my dad play this tune for me every day on the way to school when I was around 8 years old - my first favorite song as far as I can remember.
These days I like it ‘cause it’s decidedly ‘not jazz’, lol
I know, I'm on electric but nobody knows me over on the dark side. We played Kimmel. Good times.
I’m on fire with my tune-learning recently, really proud that this stuff is finally starting to click in my brain with this new tuning. I swear, this’ll be the last little video I post here for a while, sorry for the over-zealous saturation as always.
Hoagy Carmichael “‘stardust”
Hoagy Carmichael “‘stardust”
Thank you on behalf of the talented people I get to work with in PJO.
I'll pass your comment on to Craig and I know he'll hear it positively.
Almost everybody playing in a big band has one designated part to play. For the rhythm section, less so. IME we bassists have the most freedom to work in a big band and the reason PJO lets me play with them is that I try to bring that to their music and to our listeners' experience.
'Well,' some say, 'a ton of that stuff sounds straight up the street.' And I respond, "Yes, but it's their street."
Craig Skeffington draws on the legacy of Oliver Nelson and brings it where he wants it to go.
I respect that just as much as I respect @damonsmith for blazing the trail he's on.
It's not the only thing I like to do but I sure do like to do it. And I get to play with Brad!
https://youtu.be/AjTCyxoHVN0
Here is a video of an original composition of mine I wrote for a quartet I was a part of this past academic year at UMass.
Here is a video of an original composition of mine I wrote for a quartet I was a part of this past academic year at UMass.
That 5’er sounds great and I love the Romani feel of the music. Nice performance!
Thank you! I'm coming up on 3 years with this bass and the sound is maturing beautifully. The low B has been a good way to learn how to play with a lighter touch because while it is technically a heavier string than the rest of the setm it feels a lot more lighter under my right hand. So it really doesn't like a heavy touch, but will roar if I give it just the right amount of energy.
Here is a trio video from my trip to the Bay Area:
Young lioness Mihira is back with a blues she wrote. I wish I could say I played anywhere near that well when I was 12...
Young lioness Mihira is back with a blues she wrote. I wish I could say I played anywhere near that well when I was 12...
She is just outstanding… you could listen to that piece and not realize her age.
Your playing was excellent as well Chris.
@damonsmith -are you playing Matthew Sperry's bass in this clip? Michel Dumonceau sends greetings from Amsterdam.
Some wonderful filmmakers have recently been documenting performances of improvised music in Amsterdam and releasing them on their Sonic Perspectives youtube channel. Definitely worth a dig if you're into this sort of music. This is an improvised set by Bioluminus, my trio with Ada Rave and Onno Govaert.
I am. Give my best to Michel!! We played together a lot! DM me with his email if you have it.
