Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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Double bassist Joel Negus sent me some information about an upcoming performance of the Koussevitzky Concerto featuring double bassist Robin Kesselman:
Robin Kesselman plays Koussevitzky ConcertoSaturday, May 12, 20077:00 p.m.Hammerschmidt ChapelElmhurst CollegeElmhurst, IL
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François Péloquin performs the Koussevitzky Concerto
Serge Koussevitzky’s Wikipedia page
My Karr-Koussevitzky “Amati” bass recital
Tackling the “Amati” part 1
Tackling the “Amati” part 2

Double bassist Matt Heller, who recently won a position in the Calgary Philharmonic, just put out the third part of his narrative on the process he went through preparing for this audition. It is extremely interesting reading, and I’d encourage readers to check out this story from Matt. These links will take [...]

I just put the finishing touches on the most recent Contrabass Conversations Recital Showcase. This episode will feature a complete recital from double bassist Peter Lawson (Civic Orchestra of Chicago member, former student at Northwestern University and DePaul University) and I think listeners will really like Pete’s playing on this episode. You will [...]

If I didn’t manage to give readers enough reasons to start blogging in my previous post on dynamic growth possibilities for blogging and podcasting, here’s one additional reason: it’s good for your career. Bass trombonist Mark Fry brought this post on career advantages associated with blogging from Penelope Trunk’s Brazen Careerist to my attention:

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Here is the second movement of the Bottesini Concerto No. 2 in B minor played by Arizona State University bass professor Catalin Rotaru. Catalin was featured on Contrabass Conversations Episode 19 playing the last movement of the Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor, which was really dynamite.
You can watch Catalin play the first movement [...]

Summer is approaching fast here, and I’d like to encourage double bassists at all levels to try and perform in some sort of summer music festival. I wrote a blog post on the importance of summer festivals last year, and the advice from that post still holds true. Summer is a prime opportunity [...]

Click here to view a touching photo tribute put together of scenes from double bassist Corin Long’s life. Corin was the principal bassist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and he tragically died in a diving accident in Spain this March.

More and more people from all walks of life are beginning to realize the real power that tools such as blogging and podcasting have for niche communities like the double bass world. The more involved I get in the online double bass world and the more comfortable I get using blogging and podcasting mechanisms, [...]

John Grillo and I just interviewed Indiana University double bass professor Lawrence Hurst last night for Contrabass Conversations. This interview was both a thrill and an honor for me to do, and it is an example of the amazing possibilities that podcasting provides for sharing, educating, and entertaining the global double bass community.
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Just a couple of quick items for this Monday morning blog session:

I could definitely use some more double bass tracks for the Virtual Master Class project. If you have any recordings of yourself playing double bass solos and excerpts please e-mail them to me at jsh177@yahoo.com. If you haven’t checked out this project [...]