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David Tecchler, sometimes also written Techler, Tekler, Deckler, Dechler, [1] Decler, Teccler [2] or Teckler, [3] (1666–1748) was a German luthier, best known for his cellos and double basses. Early life
Classical double bass players are performers who play the double bass, the largest and lowest-pitched commonly played bowed string instrument. They perform European art music ranging from Baroque suites and Mozart -era Classical pieces to contemporary and avant-garde works in a variety of settings, ranging from large symphony orchestras to ...
This list of double bassists in popular music includes double bass performers from a range of genres, including rockabilly, psychobilly, country, blues, folk, bluegrass, and other styles. In these styles, the instrument is often referred to as an upright bass or a standup bass.
The double bass (/ ˈ d ʌ b əl b eɪ s /), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone [1] in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions such as the octobass). [2]
The Karr-Koussevitzky bass was once believed to have been made by the Amati family and hence it is also referred to as the Amati bass. [6] The non-profit Karr Double Bass Foundation, which loans instruments to promising young double bassists to assist in their professional development, was established by Karr in 1984.
Barre was the father of the rock guitarist Jay Crawford from the band Bomb; of the bassist Dave Phillips; and of singer Claudia Phillips, who was a one-hit wonder in France in 1987 with "Quel souci La Boétie". Phillips died on December 28, 2024, at the age of 90. [5]
Cameron started studying music at age 10, first on piano, later on clarinet. But, drawn to the bass, he found himself playing a tin bass in a student dance band. As an exchange student in Europe, he worked with George Russell's Sextet [2] and Big Band for one year and played with Don Cherry, Aldo Romano, Booker Ervin, and Donald Byrd.
Ronald George Arthur Chesterman (27 November 1939 – 16 March 2007) was an English musician. He is best known as the original double bass player with the Strawberry Hills Boys, starring Dave Cousins on guitar, dulcimer, banjo and vocals, Tony Hooper on guitar and vocals and Ron himself on double bass.