Bill Harrison from PlayJazzNow.com has made some sample tracks available to Bass Blog readers. Just click the downloads tab to check out these tracks for yourself. At PlayJazzNow.com there are tracks available for all instruments. These particular tracks allow the...
Chicago Symphony bassist Dan Armstrong recently shared some musical experiences he’s been having with the Jason Seed Elixir Ensemble, a Milwaukee-based group with which he has been doing some playing. He writes:In addition to my CSO job, I’ve been playing...
Last week Matt Wengerd pointed out the AllAboutJazz.com was using the Contrabass Conversations logo in one of their design elements. Rather than demand it taken down, I thought that it would be a good opportunity to let this site know about what’s going on over...
Double bassist Greg Sarchet (Bass Club Chicago, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University) sent in this great photo of the late jazz giant Art Davis (see obituary here) posing with a very fitting ice sculpture:Greg has contributed frequently to both the...
Last week, we asked how far you would travel for a $100 gig. Here’s what you all came up with: 0-25 miles 16 (25%) 25-50 miles 22 (35%) 50-75 miles 7 (11%) 75-100 miles 3 (4%) 100-125 miles 6 (9%) 125-150 miles 1 (1%) 150-175 miles 0 (0%) 175-200 miles 3 (4%)...
