Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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i love bass players
Originally uploaded by e a crawford

The bass section of the Bentonville County Civic Symphony prepares for their summer pops concert.

Putting on the tux for my midnight mass gig. #
Listening to podcasts while hanging out in the parking lot waiting for a gig. #
Just got home from midnight mass - 2:20 a.m.! #
Just woke up after a long midnight mass recovery sleep. #
Cooking Christmas dinner. I’m starving! #
About to open some presents. [...]

Cellomania: Christmas Concert
Guanaco has been keeping himself busy on cello in the great white North.
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Mixed Meters: 30 Second Spots - Jingle Bills
Some original holiday music from Mixed Meters, plus a wealth of other seasonal aural treats.
(tags: mixed meters classical music blog)

Oscar Peterson dies
via Matt Wengerd’s blog 104 Weeks.
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If you haven’t seen the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special from 1978, you’re truly missing out. This spectacular disaster simply has to be seen to be believed. Check out a ‘greatest hits’ clip reel of this show below.

Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist Greg Sarchet sent me this photo to mark Christmas in 2006, and it certainly deserves another viewing. Merry Christmas!

This one always makes me laugh.  Via Dark Roasted Blend:

My folks are in town. We just went out for some dinner. Hanging out with my brother, Courtney, and (of course) the kitties. #
Showing my brother how to play the Wii. #
Hanging with the family and watching video podcasts. #
Enjoying a relaxing Christmas vacation. #
Watching The Simpsons on Hulu.com and heading out for [...]

My never ending Nutcrackers
Patty feels my Nutcracker pain. No shows for the the next few days for me, though, so I am enjoying a little non-Tchaikovsky time at the moment.
(tags: tchaikovsky nutcracker music blog oboeinsight)

If at first you don’t succeed…: Christmas week
I’m not the only one keeping busy over the Christmas week. THis [...]

Mr. Dan is all tuckered out,  but he still wishes you the best for this holiday season!

After the first half of our 10th or 11th Nutcracker performance this season, the principal horn for the ballet company that I work for (sometimes with disastrous effects) came up to me with a knowing half-grin on his face. We had just finished playing the big ‘battle scene’ with the armed mice, probably the [...]