double-bass

Norwegian Tord Gustavsen, a very different hitmaker in his homeland for barely-struck acoustic music of tiny, trickling motifs, softly-brushed cymbals, quietly humming double-bass parts, then played to an awed, church-like atmosphere, to which his Jan Garbarek-like saxophonist Tore Brunborg was flawlessly attuned.

Hugh Laurie at Cheltenham Jazz Festival - review 2011

When the veteran period-instrument ensemble the English Concert dug into Vivaldi's "La Follia" Trio Sonata at its Library of Congress program Thursday, this customarily elegant group seemed to be channeling the brasher, more risk-taking approach of many Italian period-instrument bands, with boisterous attacks, daringly elastic phrasing, extravagant ornamentation and even some drumming on the double-bass.

English Concert at Library of Congress Anne Midgette 2010

Portico Quartet found the young audience that put them on the 2008 Mercury prize shortlist through the unique sound they invented as buskers – hooky and danceable systems music coloured by the melodic chime of the tuned hang drum, with jazzy textures furnished by a double-bass and a sax.

Portico Quartet: Portico Quartet – review 2012

At the album's outset, Led Bib sound like a heavy-metal guitar group Toby McLaren's keys mimicking the missing guitar, but there's plenty of free jazz edginess, with brusque improv horn motifs giving way to electronic hoots and some bluesy double-bass that recalls the gravitas of Charles Mingus.

This week's new live music 2011

Has a kick-ass, Tama double-bass drum kit set up in her soundproof garage and has a keen ear.

Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011

Has a kick-ass, Tama double-bass drum kit set up in her soundproof garage and has a keen ear.

Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011

El Cigala made his debut as a producer on his label with the launch of albums by New York trumpet player Jerry González, Spanish guitar player Diego del Morao and Cuban double-bass player Yelsy Heredia.

Flamenco Singer El Cigala Relaxes at Home Javier Espinoza 2011

CONCERT: FRANCOIS RABBATH, a performance by the double-bass player, accompanied by his son, Sylvain, on piano. 8 p.m.,

Montgomery County calendar, July 1-8, 2010 2010

However, the Young Adam soundtrack shows another side of him, a dreamy, moody, Lynch-esque soundtrack based on violins and double-bass that suggests a different, better film when heard separately.

Indian Jones Soundtracks — Listening Pleasure 2008

But this music, which was premiered at the 2007 Manchester jazz festival and is a 12-part suite for orchestra and the solo double-bass of the legendary Danny Thompson, has a character all of its own.

Jon Thorne: Watching the Well – review John Fordham 2010