Archive for July, 2010

Wilfer fully-carved half-size bass for sale

Yazan: Jason | 30 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, for sale

For sale: Wilfer 1/2 size bass for sale: Chicago area Owner: Ms. Andrea Eichler (847) 870-8056 It was appraised by Scott Henrie in 2003 for $8,000.00 Description: 1/2 size viol shaped string bass made by Emmanuel Wilfer in West Germany, circa 1960. The instrument bears the trade label of John Juzek. The top is of [...]

Fiddlesticks – Michael Cameron

Yazan: Jason | 29 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized

Michael Cameron, the professor of double bass at the University of Illinois, just performed the following work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC–sounds interesting!

Photos: new Bass Blog Headquarters!

Yazan: Jason | 28 July 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: photography

It’s been about two weeks since we moved from Evanston to Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago. As promised, here are some pics of the new digs: We’re actually located on Lake Shore Drive! It’s extremely cool to be right on the lake. The lakefront path that runs from our area all the [...]

Golden Gate Bass Camp Skype Masterclasses – great idea!

Yazan: Jason | 27 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events, ISB

I got the opportunity this past Friday to participate as a clinician in a Skype master class for the Golden Gate Bass Camp in San Francisco. I was the fourth of five master classes, and the line-up was as follows: TUESDAY: July 20th: 4:00 p.m. (check in 3:00 p.m.) Sonia Ray: Brazil WEDNESDAY: July 21st: [...]

Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile – Farmer and the Duck

Yazan: Jason | 26 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

Watching Chris Thile and the Punch Brothers on all those live videos last week reminded me of Edgar Meyer’s duo performances with Chris. Here’s one of my favorites:

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