Best of
Both Worlds
Combining modern techniques and old performance traditions
Expanding
Traditional Boundaries
Redefining the parameters of both the Middle Eastern music and traditional double bass playing
Connecting
People
Bringing the double bass to Middle Eastern music lovers and bringing the music to double bass enthusiasts
Welcome to DoubleBassEast.com
Home of Middle Eastern Double Bass
hear it
Watch the countless musical settings the Middle Eastern double bass can be heard in.
dig in to it
Explore the different resources on the website to learn about the Middle Eastern double bass.
experience it
Find out how to execute the special musical elements of Middle Eastern music, and take some of it into your playing.
Welcome to DoubleBassEast.com
Home of Middle Eastern Double Bass
hear it
Listen to the Middle Eastern double bass and the countless musical settings it can be heard in.
dig in to it
Explore the different resources on the website to learn about the Middle Eastern double bass.
experience it
Find out how to execute the special musical elements of Middle Eastern music, and take some of it into your playing.
From The Blog
Classical Arabic Music Primary Terms
Here are a few Important Primary terms of classical Arabic music. This list is taken from my yet
The Double Bass and Middle Eastern Music- Introduction
Update: This was the first of a series of posts explaining how the double bass was accepted
A Brief History of Arabic Music up to the 20th Century
The history of Arabic music can be divided into several main periods. The first is the pre-Islamic
Ornamentation in Arabic Music
One of the challenges we face when playing the double-bass as a solo instrument in Arabic music,