As his fingers clinched the strings of the double bass, Joseph Conyers unleashed a barrage of notes – and when those notes came together – it formed a melody that only Conyers could have put together.

People in Gary Karr's family have been playing the double bass for seven generations. Nobody, though, made their career playing solo. Then in 1962 Leonard Bernstein invited the 20-year-old Gary Karr ...

It's been a while since I've spoken with jazz bassist Christian McBride. You know, our last interview was about 23 years ago. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE: What? SIMON: Well, that was my reaction. You had just ...

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To understand the joyful life that Erik Dyke led, consider his commute to work at the NC Symphony — a chore he performed by bicycle, zipping through downtown Raleigh with his beloved, 20-pound double ...