Yazan: Jason | 07 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: videos
Now this is cool!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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.