Archive for September, 2010
Big Noise From Winnetka
Yazan: Jason | 24 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
A student of mine recently pointed out this great video of the Bob Cats performing Big Noise From Winnetka. Have you seen this before? Definitely a great video for any bass fans:
Ed Barker text interview from Ovation Press
Yazan: Jason | 23 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, student resources
I’ve been learning about the very cool Ovation Press recently, and I’ve got a lot of positive things to say about this outfit–wonderful editions of core repertoire from the best double bass performers and pedagogues in the business. Editors include Paul Ellison and Ed Barker! Highly recommended. They also have an interview up with Ed [...]
Jascha Heifetz on bad students
Yazan: Jason | 22 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: videos
A student in one of my classes at DePaul recently sent me a link to this video on YouTube. I’d seen this on VHS back when I was in high school and found it hilarious, and now, having taught countless lessons, this is a particularly funny video to me. I especially like the reactions of [...]
Xavier Foley performs Bottesini Concerto with Eastern Music Festival
Yazan: Jason | 21 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
We’ve featured Xavier before here on the blog–here’s a recent video of him performing the Bottesini Concerto No. 2 with the Eastern Music Festival:
Kazuo Okuda dies in biking accident
Yazan: Jason | 20 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass
Japan’s Kazuo Okuda, died from injuries he received in a mountain biking accident yesterday, September 12th. This is sad news for the international bass community–Okuda was one of the most renowned double bassists in Japan, and he will be sorely missed. Okuda pictured with his Bergonzi double bass From Madeleine Crouch, general manager for the [...]
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