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Stolen Instruments - Report from ISB

Stolen Instruments - Report from ISB

The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass World, the paper edition of the Bass Line, and much more! Check out [...]

Rossini Duetto with Petracchi

Double bassist Vito Liuzzi sent me a link to this excellent performance of the Rossini Duetto featuring the incomparable bassist Franco Petracchi with Italian cellist Vittorio Ceccanti:

The Jeff Bradetich Foundation

The Jeff Bradetich Foundation

The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass World, the paper edition of the Bass Line, and much more! Check out the [...]

Behind the Notes - video interviews from famous musicians

Behind the Notes - video interviews from famous musicians

I just discovered a new site called Behind the Notes through a recent article in Bass Musician Magazine. This site offers a variety of interviews with what on first glance appear to be mostly jazz artists. It’s a premium content site with some free content as well, and though it only offers a few features [...]

Week off for Contrabass Conversations

We’re taking a much needed week off from Contrabass Conversations–the first one since the podcast started in January of 2007! We’ll be back next week with an episode featuring the outstanding bassist DaXun Zhang. Stay tuned, and have a great final few weeks of summer!

Private Teacher Spam Scams

I have been getting a lot of e-mail recently that follows these general lines:
Dear,
Good day to you over there,i am Mr Lily James I want a PrivateTeacher for my son (Josy James), I got your advert while searching for Private Teacher through the internet and I really want my son to be taught by you. [...]

2009 ISB double bass competition enrollment now open

2009 ISB double bass competition enrollment now open

The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass World, the paper edition of the Bass Line, and much more! Check out the [...]

Barry Lieberman with his Maggini double bass

Barry Lieberman with his Maggini double bass

After featuring Barry Lieberman and his beautiful Maggini on Contrabass Conversations these past few weeks, I thought that it would be a good idea to show folks a picture of this magnificent instrument. This photo comes from Barry’s first tour with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Check out part 2 of our interview to hear how [...]

Jazz bassists - highlights from the Contrabass Conversations archives

Jazz bassists - highlights from the Contrabass Conversations archives

We have been fortunate enough to have some of the industry’s most influential jazz bassists on the Contrabass Conversations podcast. From Chicago bassist Eric Hochberg to University of North Texas bassist Lynn Seaton, we’ve been able to get some great podcast interviews with these great artists.
As mentioned before in these “best of” features, we have [...]

John Clayton projects - Bass news from the ISB

John Clayton projects - Bass news from the ISB

The following is a short excerpt from the E-Bass Line Newsletter from the International Society of Bassists. Receiving this newsletter each month is one of the many benefits for ISB members, including special rates on instrument insurance, the excellent journal Bass World, the paper edition of the Bass Line, and much more! Check out the [...]

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