I’ve just uploaded my first instructional video to you tube. In it I explain how to connect one chord change to the next when you are playing a walking bass line. I use the lessons I’ve learned from the greats: Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Charles Mingus, Ron...
This is very cool. Peabody Institute bass faculty members Jeffrey Weisner (National Symphony Orchestra), John Hood (Philadelphia Orchestra), and Paul Johnson (Baltimore Opera Company) have started a collaborative blog. This new site, which can be found at...
I just set up a very cool new service from Podlinez.com that allows you to listen to the latest Contrabass Conversations episode simply by dialing a phone number. All you’ve got to do is dial (360) 227-5632 (add +1 if you’re outside of the United States)...
National Symphony Principal Bassist Robert Oppelt’s website is a really excellent and worthwhile read–if you haven’t checked it out, I heartily recommend it. Robert regularly updates it with advice, stories, interviews, and photos.Robert recently...
Courtney and I liked the idea of a beach wedding, and we eventually settled on Hanalei on the beautiful island of Kauai as the ideal location. As you can see, the wedding party was really dancing with joy at the setting:My brother was so excited about this beautiful...
