Tony Osborne: Bass-Band-Beat for double bass quintet

About the Quintet Bass-Band-Beat is a lively, vibrant, and engaging jazz-inspired piece for an intermediate and confident double bass quintet. Syncopated rhythms abound in this extended one-movement work for the rare combination of bass quintet, and each player is challenged both musically and technically, producing an exciting work that is accessible to any audience. Tony Osborne is unrivaled in this type of jazz-styled idiom. Commissioned by Barry Green for the Bay Bass Band, a line-up of five renowned Californian Bay area bassists, led by Barry Green, it was premiered in San Francisco in April 1999. “Because of the eclectic combination of talent and versatility within the Bay Bass Band, it would have been possible to write in virtually any way for them. The request was to write something upbeat and energetic and, as the title suggests, the piece draws from Rock, Pop, Jazz and dance influences, favouring the pentatonic minor, blues and Dorian scales/modes.” [Tony Osborne] About the C