CURRENT ISSUE - Winter 2008

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Cover Story
HENRY GRIMES - how the jazz bass veteran is making a comeback

Features
GUSTAV MAHLER - how the great composer’s orchestral writing reveals his deep-felt understanding of the double bass
VIDEO CONFERENCING – how this technology is revolutionising instrumental teaching
PRODUCTS & ACCESSORIES FOCUS – including the future of pernambuco bows; amps and pickups of the stars; a history of gut strings
KOUSSEVITZKY COMPETITION – report from the Second International Koussevitzky Competition in St. Petersburg

Interviews
NEW MUSIC: PAQUITO D’RIVERA AND JOHN FENNEY – the composer on his new double bass concerto, and the bassist on premiering it
DANIEL HACHEZ – the prize-winning bass maker discusses his work
MUSIC BOX: DAN STYFFE – the Norwegian double bassist talks about a few of his favourite bass things

Lutherie
ANTONIO & RAFFAELE GAGLIANO – a wonderfully preserved example of their work

Tutorials
ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS - Owen Lee examines Mahler’s Symphony no.2, movements 1, 2 and 3
TECHNIQUE - John Goldsby on using triple- and quadruple-stops
PRACTISING - Duncan Hopkins on getting started

Reviews
All the latest CDs, sheet music, books, DVDs plus our report from this year's International Society of Bassists convention
FREE PULL-OUT SHEET MUSIC – Charlie Haden bass solos, plus music from St. Francis Music Publications
NEWS, PRODUCTS, COMPETITIONS - Win Leon Bosch’s new CD of British bass music