CBC 95: The Bass Gang Rocks!

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We hope you enjoyed last week’s episode featuring the music of bassist Matt Weiner and ukulele player Del Rey. I think that this duo rocks, and I hope you enjoyed hearing those tracks from them.

This week, we’re featuring another all-music episode. I’m pleased to bring you some tracks from The Bass Gang, one of the most virtuosic, astounding, and entertaining bass quartets of all time.

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1. Jump (Van Halen)
2. Whiter Shade of… Bach (Procol Harum)
3. Pulp Bass
4. Black Cat White Cat

Be sure to visit them online at thebassgang.org, where you can check out even more tunes from them on their site.

We’ll be recording an interview with San Diego Symphony principal bassist Jeremy Kurtz this week. Jeremy is releasing his first solo album this fall, and we’ll we chatting about this release, life in the San Diego Symphony, and much more, so stay tuned for that in the coming weeks. Enjoy!

By Jason

An active double bass performer and teacher, Jason teaches double bass at DePaul University and served on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Bassists for many years. Jason is the current President of the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Jason has been a member of the Elgin Symphony since 2000 and has played with the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County for the past decade. He is a past member of the Milwaukee Ballet and IRIS Orchestra, and has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, and numerous other professional ensembles.