Call it a string bass, a double bass, a contrabass or a bull fiddle, it’s downright rare to see a solo for it on a classical program. But Barron Weir, the Arkansas Symphony’s principal bass player, ...

In a very demanding competition, string bass performer Shane Savage played his way to the top to become the Treasure Coast Youth Symphony’s 2018 Concerto Competition winner. Three accomplished ...

Five years have passed since R.E.M. announced their breakup, and bassist Mike Mills has used some of that time to explore different musical textures. Next week, he’s releasing Concerto for Violin, ...

Victor Wooten may well be the Paganini of the electric bass, a miraculous musician who can do the seemingly impossible on his four-string baritone instrument. But until recently, he didn't think of ...