Some really crazy storm systems are rolling through Chicagoland now. It was nearly 70 degrees today…in January! # Making a few template changes to my blog and kicking back on a strangely balmy January night. # Hanging out with Courtney and gearing up for an...
My Way of Practicing the Double Bass, Part 1: Hours From Ben Huff: “Practicing is another one of those things, like auditions, that everybody has their own take on. I can’t tell you how many people I’ve talked to, articles I’ve read, and...
Double Bassist Magazine, the United Kingdom publication that has provided quality content about the double bass for the past decade, will be ceasing production after their Winter 2008 issue. I’m a longtime reader of Double Bassist, and though I’ve...
John Grillo from ClassicalMusicNews.tv recently wrote a post about Ranaan Meyer’s trio Time for Three and their upcoming premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto 4-3 with the Philadelphia Orchestra. We’ve profiled Time for Three several times on...
I’d be very interested to know whether or not readers are current or former members of the International Society of Bassists. These statistics should prove to be very interesting. Just let us now through the poll below (also in the sidebar of the blog)....