Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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I have been a fan of the service Pageflakes for quite some time. It’s a portal page service, like iGoogle, Netvibes, or My Yahoo, and it allows you to collect various news feeds, add widgets for your e-mail and instant messaging, plus local weather and other such services. This, to me, is [...]

Just got home after a nightmare drive from Milwaukee. One of my top 10 worst drives ever. #
Recovered from the harrowing wintry drive. Time for bed–I’ve got another full day of bass playing tomorrow. #
Looks like the snow finally stopped overnight. Driving may be tricky today. #
Off to teach and then [...]

Jazz Underneath: Tough Choice
Great post from jazz bassist Bill Harrison about the frustrations of dealing with difficult colleagues on gigs.
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Worldwide Atonality Day
Alex Ross writes: “By my calculations, this Monday, December 17, is the hundredth anniversary of atonality. Celebrate as you wish.”
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Musical Perceptions: [...]

 

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This week we feature the first half of an interview with double bassist Peter Seymour. Peter has performed for the New World Symphony and spent a season playing with the Cleveland Orchestra, and he is now involved with an exciting new trio called Project. This group is made up of Peter on [...]

This song is pretty tech-centric, but I think it’s awesome. Set to Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’, it is a great parody of the current technology bubble we’re experiencing (or not experiencing, depending on your point of view). The section about a minute in about blogging definitely hits home!
La Nouvelle Bulle [...]

Just got home from a long day of Nutcracker in Milwaukee. Checking e-mail, posting the podcast, and trying to unwind. #
Finishing up a bunch of quickie computer tasks. Time for bed. #
Up early to go teach. I’ve got two Nutcrackers again today. #
Eating clementines and looking out an the fresh show. #
Just [...]

MusTech.net, MUSicTECHnology.net. The Best Source for Music, Education, and Technology!
One of my favorite blogs–definitely the #1 destination for tech-savvy educators.
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Emerson Plays Sheng
The second of the Emerson String Quartet’s concerts for the Smithsonian Resident Associates, at the National Museum of Natural History, was similarly programmed as its [...]

Finding some good photos for my next crazy gig story. #
Finished my next blog story. Will launch it tomorrow. #
Checking out Hulu.com–way cool. I’ll have to blog about this soon. Private beta, but I got an invite. #
Up early to head to Milwaukee for a long day of Nutcracker (the first of [...]

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You’ve just gotta love this profession. No matter how many roadblocks get tossed in their path, musicians always seem to find a way around them, taking things in stride and laughing about it later with each other over either coffee or beer (depending on the hour!). Whether it’s butchering the Messiah by whacking the [...]