Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

Richard Davis and company will host the 15th Annual Conference for Young Bassists in Madison, Wisconsin the weekend of March 21-22, 2008.

Billed as an event for double bassists from ages 0-18, this year’s workshop features clinicians Richard Davis, Virginia Dixon, Peter Dominguez, Diana Gannett, Larry Hutchinson, Jerry Jemmott, John Kennedy, Bill Koehler, David Murray, Sandor Ostlund, Bette Premo, Andrew Raciti, Rufus Reid, Paul Robinson, Donovan Stokes, and Inez Wyrick.

Several of these clinicians have been featured on the Contrabass Conversations podcast, including:

• Donovan Stokes (CBC #40 and 49)
• Virginia Dixon (CBC #52)
• Bill Koehler (CBC #18)

Learn more about this event at www.richarddavis.org.  This is a well-established double bass festival with a lot to offer the young double bassist.