Born in Katowice, Poland in 1967 Boguslaw began his studies of the double bass at the age of 9. In 1986 he entered the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice with Prof. Waldemar Tamowski and graduated with distinction in … Continue readingBoguslaw Furtok
For the last 50 years, Rufus Reid has been a consistent, formidable, and influential presence in the jazz world as a bassist and educator. His performances and recordings with Eddie Harris, Nancy Wilson, Dexter Gordon, Andrew Hill, The Thad Jones-Mel … Continue readingRufus Reid
Jiří Hudec was born in Brno in 1953 and studied at the conservatory there under Julius Vetruba. In 1977 he graduated from the Janacek Academy of Music and Arts, successfully auditioning for the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in the same year. … Continue readingJiří Hudec
Diego Zecharies is a highly dedicated professional musician who has mastered his art globally, branching out as recording artist, professor, soloist, principal bass, producer and pedagogue, born in Montevideo Uruguay, nowadays based in Spain. Began his studies in his hometown, … Continue readingDiego Zecharies
Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Gjorgji since 2010 is the Principal Double bass player with Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Since finishing his studies with full honors, at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, UK in the class of Prof. Jiři … Continue readingGjorgji Cincievski
Jason Heath is the host of the Contrabass Conversations podcast and is Double Bass Product Manager for Eastman Strings. He is also a course creator for Discover Double Bass, and he is internationally active as a clinician and consultant. Jason … Continue readingJason Heath
Tutors – Jiri Hudec – Kristin Korb – Simon Garcia – Marco Agnetti – Michelle Scicluna – Gjorgji Cincievski
Korb earned her Music Education degree at Eastern Montana College and her masters in Classical Bass Performance the University of California, San Diego. It was while she was a student at UCSD that her professor, Bertram Turetzky inspired her to … Continue readingKrstin Korb
The Spanish Bassist and Composer, Simón García (Mugardos, 1977) is one of the most interpreted and international composers of the current double bass scene. His music has been performed in 36 countries on 4 continents by renowned soloists, ensembles and … Continue readingSimón García
Is the Sub Principal Double bass player at the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Apart from being a fully qualified teacher, Michelle holds a BA Hons in Music and MMus in Doublebass Performance passed with highest honors. She takes active part in … Continue readingMICHELLE SCICLUNA
