Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer bring the bass to Brighton

Thursday, March 31, 2016

The double bass made a comparatively late arrival to solo status in jazz; due to its’ unwieldly nature and obstinately low range its use was often restricted to novelty effects and comedy turns a la Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals.

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