Archive for April, 2010

Jazari – Wii Controlled Percussion

Yazan: Jason | 07 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: videos

Now this is cool!

Rufus Reid at Jazz Showcase in Chicago 4/8-11

Yazan: Jason | 06 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events

Double bassist Greg Sarchet (former Contrabass Conversations guest, member of Lyric Opera, bass teacher at Roosevelt and Northeastern Illinois) mentioned to me that Rufus Reid (also a former Contrabass Conversations guest) will be at the Jazz Showcase this month. Check him out if you can, and learn more about the event through this link (featuring [...]

My new iPad!

Yazan: Jason | 05 April 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized

I am writing what will hopefully be the first of many blog posts on my shiny new iPad, purchased on launch day from the Apple Store on Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Though I pretty much knew that this was the perfect sort of device for me (I’ve been writing most of my blog posts on [...]

Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium

Yazan: Jason | 02 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events

Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner (also a former Contrabass Conversations interview guest) is hosting the Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium this month. Jeff writes: Dear Friends, I am very excited about the upcoming Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium at the Mary Pappert School of Music, Duquesne University, and want to be sure you know about it. [...]

sleepingtime.org

Yazan: Jason | 01 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: humor

Jacque Harper of the Chicago Bass Ensemble (and a former Contrabass Conversations guest) recently sent me a link to my sleeping profile on sleepingtime.org. This service looks at your 200 most recent tweets and determines when you probably sleep. It pegged me exactly! Check it out.

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