Quintet, Op. 39 by Sergei Prokofiev from 2002 Performance

Phillip W. Serna Doctoral Recital from 2002Quintet, Op. 39 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)For Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and BassTema (Moderato) – Variation I – Variation IIAndante energicoAllegro sostenuto, me con brioAdagio pesanteAllegro...

Digital Classical Music Download Sales Soaring

Double bassist and frequent Contrabass Conversations collaborator John Grillo sent me a link to this interesting article in a recent issue of Newsweek discussing the increasing sales of classical music downloadable content: ….classical retailers have been the...

My good friend Mike Colwill on Japanese vending machines

My longtime friend and fellow blogger Mike Colwill just had a post on Japanese vending machines released on Dark Roasted Blend, one of my absolute most favorite blogs in the world.  DRB is insanely addictive, so look out before heading over...

New Tracks Available from PlayJazzNow.com

Bill Harrison (PlayJazzNow.com, Jazz Underneath) just released a new set of play along tracks for jazz standards. Visit his site to check them out, and remember that you can always get some free sample bass tracks here on the blog through this link. Bill has also been...