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Archive for October, 2009

TV/FILM: Ken Burns: What About Mingus?!

Yazan: Jason | 14 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: jazz

Here’s a hilarious bass player-related story from All About Jazz: The documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has a story he clearly loves to tell. He was walking in New York City a few years ago — on a date — when he heard a man he’d just passed yell violently back at him: “What about Mingus?!” [...]

blogging evolution

Yazan: Jason | 13 October 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: blogging

I’ve had a heck of a time sitting down and just writing here on the blog these past couple of years. That’s not to say that I have quit writing–far from it. Nor have I quit blogging. In fact, I’ve typically put out a minimum of one item a day for the past 5+ years. [...]

The comedy stylings of Justin Locke

Yazan: Jason | 13 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: humor

Former Contrabass Conversations guest Justin Locke is a man in constant motion, creating a staggering amount of new content every month. Here’s a comedy skit that he did recently for a live show out of Utah. From Justin: crotchets and breves: a musical soap opera Okay, in the realm of the truly silly, a guy [...]

Jeff Bradetich recital in Boston – 11/11/09

Yazan: Jason | 12 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events

Michael Hartery of BostonBassWorks.com let me know about an upcoming recital featuring Jeff Bradetich (former Contrabass Conversations guest). Details from Michael follow: Dear Musicians, I invited Jeff Bradetich to Boston this November. He will be giving a performance Nov 11th, Wednesday night at 7:30pm His recital will be held here in Boston in Copley Square [...]

How to play a bad audition

Yazan: Jason | 12 October 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, bass humor, crazy gig stories

One of my all-time favorite audition stories came from a member of a major symphony when I asked him what the worst audition he’d ever heard was like: Apparently, this orchestra never pre-screens their candidates, making for a quite egalitarian yet massively populated pool of candidates. Due to this policy, there are at least a [...]