An upright or double bass provides the lowest tones in an orchestra, but also can play the rhythmic background to a jazz improvisation or the solid foundation of a bluegrass song. It can be played ...

By the time the bass guitar came along in 1951, upright bass players had been slapping and pulling on their strings for several decades. Milt Hinton was one such player who pioneered a percussive ...

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END. WHEN THE BOSTON POPS ENTERTAINED THE CROWD OUT ON THE ESPLANADE ON JULY 4TH, 2022, ONE MUSICIANS VIOLIN CAME FROM JUST ACROSS TOWN INSIDE THE NORTH BENNET STREET SCHOOL IN BOSTON’S NORTH END. THE ...