[sigh]… If only I could make it out for this event. One of these days my wife and I will make it back to Hawaii: The 6th Biennial Hawaii Contrabass Festival will take place March 21-28, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. An intensive week of major bassitude features...
The Sunday, February 7, 2010 Chicago Bass Festival is taking place in Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia, Highland Park, Illinois. Full information and schedule at www.chicagobassfestival.com. Visit now to register: there’s a special price available until January 15...
I’ve known double bassist Jeff Bradetich ever since high school, and he is, without a doubt, one of the most influential forces in my learning how to play the bass and my desire to pursue it as a career. Here’s a great shot (found on Facebook, probably...
“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living...
If you register for the 2/7/10 Chicago Bass Festival (link) before January 15, you can sign up for the discount rate of $60. After the 15th, the registration fee increases to $75. There is an itinerary of clinics, clinicians, and performances for the event now...
