Archive for August, 2007

Four bass players playing one instrument

Yazan: Jason | 23 August 2007 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, humor, photography

Yesterday I posted a video sent to me by Peter Szczepanek featuring Stringfever (a U.K.-based string quartet) playing Bolero on one cello all at the same time. After asking when bass players would try the same thing, Márcio Domingues from Portugal said… hi jason! cool video. and you might me happy to find out that [...]

Just wrapped up an interview with Donovan Stokes

Yazan: Jason | 22 August 2007 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, podcasting

Double bassist, electric bassist, and Shenandoah Conservatory bass professor Donovan Stokes and I just wrapped up an interview this afternoon. Donovan is a very creative bassist and composer who was feature on Episode 13 of the podcast. Expect to hear this interview in mid-September, along with some more great double bass playing from his album [...]

CBC Facebook group mushrooms in size

Yazan: Jason | 22 August 2007 | No Comments
Categories: bass, podcasting

The podcast group on Facebook is really taking off! Thanks to everyone who has joined–it is a really cool way to interact with readers and listeners. Feel free to invite anyone to join the group (you can do so from the right sidebar on the group page, and they don’t have to already be on [...]

Podcasting from Hawaii…sort of

Yazan: Jason | 22 August 2007 | No Comments
Categories: podcasting

Although I will be taking a real break from the blog for the rest of August (I’ll be back in early September), I have put together two podcast episodes which will be “magically” appearing while I’m gone. One will come out this Sunday morning (8/26) and one next Sunday (9/2). These will not appear on [...]

Negotiations heat up in San Antonio

Yazan: Jason | 22 August 2007 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news

Drew McManus is following the ongoing San Antonio Symphony negotiations in his usual excellent fashion. San Antonio Symphony President and CEO has made several unfortunate recent public statements regarding these negotiations, include references to the musicians and their union as two separate entities and outlining complicated budgetary solutions. Drew writes: Green’s email message is filled [...]

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