Wilfred Middlebrooks, the double bassist whose elegant ... During a two-year stint in the military, Middlebrooks played bass and tuba in an Army band. After the service he settled in Los Angeles ...

The double bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, as well as the concert band, and is featured in concertos, solo and chamber music in Western classical music. The bass is used ...

double bass. I did play the flute for two years in elementary school band. It wasn't a good time. Huffing and puffing into a metal tube isn't for everyone. Plus, every band needs a bass player.

Dr. Fred Gipson, bass guitar, played piano when he was in ... he began playing again when he joined the Double M Band and also is a member of the Villages Concert Band. And there are Terry Beebe ...

He was involved in choruses in school and learned several instruments, including trumpet and tuba, but was drawn to double bass. “A lot of factors drew me and after playing in jazz bands and ...

One of the giants of the double bass, Oscar Pettiford was ... By age 10, Pettiford was singing in front of the family band. By 14, he was playing the bass, and his burgeoning skill would soon ...

Leo Fender always had an affinity towards bass players who were finding it harder to be heard within the band or ensembles of which they were a part. Hauling a double bass around was a pain to say the ...

And it was created by a band willing to experiment in the studio. The album's opening track Back In The Saddle had Joe Perry playing heavier-than-heavy six-string bass, while another track ...