Archive for July, 2010

Punch Brothers: You Are My Flower

Yazan: Jason | 19 July 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos

All moved in now–what a place! I’ll be putting out some photos from the new Bass Blog HQ this week. But first… The following video was brought to my attention by double bassist Adam Davis. Truly amazing bass playing from Paul Kowert, who studied double bass at the Curtis Institute with Hal Robinson and Edgar [...]

Moving

Yazan: Jason | 16 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: travel

Oh boy–this is moving week for us here in Chicago. We’re going from Evanston, Illinois down to Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago for my wife to attend med school. I’ll do my best to keep blogging this coming week, but moving tends to throw a monkey wrench in activities like blogging, so [...]

Send me stuff!

Yazan: Jason | 15 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass

I used to make this clearer a few years ago, but I like it when you send me stuff to post! I do a lot more posting of other people’s stuff than self-generated material these days (for better or worse… that’s just how life is going right now), so you actually make my life easier [...]

Michael Jackson Tribute on bass

Yazan: Jason | 14 July 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos

Sent to me by Bob Strickland:

The Moscow Philharmonic Hoax

Yazan: Jason | 13 July 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: humor

My good friend Aaron Burman sent me a link to a story covering some of the best “identity theft” stories. Ever hear about the fake Moscow Philharmonic? Learn more here.

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