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Archive for February, 2010

study bass in Chicago this summer at the National High School Music Institute

Yazan: Jason | 25 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, education

Applications are now being accepted for the National High School Music Institute at Northwestern University, just north of Chicago in Evanston, Illinois. I’ll be teaching bass there, and I’m looking forward to working with serious-minded students intent on honing their double bass skills. Download the NHSMI flyer here: NHSMI-2010.pdf Audition repertoire can be submitted via [...]

Photos from the Chicago Bass Festival

Yazan: Jason | 24 February 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, events, photography

Here’s a sampling of images from the 2010 Chicago Bass Festival, which was held on February 7th at Ravinia’s Bennett-Gordon Hall in Highland Park, IL. More pics (and videos!) to follow shortly! Here I am introducing the clinicians. Spot any familiar faces? There are at least 4 or 5 former Contrabass Conversations guests: Check out [...]

Winter, winter, winter…

Yazan: Jason | 23 February 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: photography

OK–whatever meager charm snow on the ground has is now gone for me. Time for spring. …though Independence Grove is pretty even with a foot of snow!

new bass car for the bass blogger

Yazan: Jason | 22 February 2010 | 6 Comments
Categories: bass

I’ve had my far share of bad car problems (!), and I therefore approach anything automotive-related with a great deal of trepidation. When my wife’s Saturn wagon (a carbon copy of the car that I escaped from back in 2004 prior to its fiery demise) finally hit that “one repair too many” point over the [...]

CBC 150: ISB 2011 Convention details

Yazan: Jason | 20 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Contrabass Conversations, ISB

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It’s official! Make plans to celebrate the Summer of Bass Love at the 2011 ISB Convention, June 5-11, at San Francisco State University. Stay tuned for details and mark your calendars! We’re doing a brief podcast interview today with Barry Green, who we recently featured in an interview/performance episode on Contrabass Conversations. Barry describes the [...]