Bassist and Educator Francois Rabbath Plays Straight from the Heart
Rabbath brings deep expression and astonishing technique to his playing, even at age 75
It’s a dream to write music for him because there’s virtually nothing he can’t do,” says composer and bassist Frank Proto. “He has a Middle Eastern approach to Western music, which I find refreshing,” says University of Arizona bass professor Patrick Neher. “It’s very emotional. He can really jerk your tears like no one. He approaches all music that way. He loves every note, and he projects that love into what he does.”
They’re talking about François Rabbath, the closest thing to a true guru the double-bass world has yet produced. Musicians make pilgrimages to his home in Paris or invite him to workshops in North America to learn the unorthodox practices that allow Rabbath to be a player of deep expression and astonishing technique, even at age 75.
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