Archive for May, 2010
Ann Landers of the bass world
Yazan: Jason | 11 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: advice, bass
I inhabit a somewhat weird space in the double bass world. Starting this blog many years ago has now made me an “expert” of sorts, though in reality I probably don’t know much more about strings, bass repertoire, audition tips, or playing techniques than the next guy (well, maybe a little more after all these [...]
15 Full Tuition Workshop Scholarships June 24-26
Yazan: Jason | 10 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass
Double bassist Donovan Stokes (a former Contrabass Conversations guest) has full-tuition scholarships for the Bass Coalition Summer Workshop! Details follow: We have 15 Full Tuition Scholarships for our 2010 Bass Coalition Summer Workshop! (June 24-26, 2010) Full tuition scholarships are available to participate in chamber music, ensembles, clinics, masterclasses, concerts and more with Former ISB [...]
CBC 153: Bottesini with Leon Bosch
Yazan: Jason | 08 May 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations
We’re featuring double bassist Leon Bosch performing selections from his latest album on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Titled Virtuoso Double Bass Vol. 2, this album contains a dozen works, both familiar and less familiar, from Giovanni Bottesini. You can purchase this album (as well as Leon’s other albums) from Meridian Records here, and learn [...]
next Musicians at Work forum
Yazan: Jason | 07 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: advice
The next Musicians at Work forum is taking place on Monday, May 10 at the Chicago Cultural Center. I appeared as a panelist on one of these panels in 2009 and had a great time–here’s a link to the audio from my appearance, and here are the details for Monday’s panel: Martin Atkins’ 7-11 panel [...]
sleepy bass
Yazan: Jason | 06 May 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, photography
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