Archive for January, 2011
The Coming Melt-Down in Music Higher Education (and some hopeful solutions)
Yazan: Jason | 07 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: education
From former Contrabass Conversations guest David Cutler: The Coming Melt-Down in Music Higher Education (and some hopeful solutions) | the savvy musician blog | The Savvy Musician Blog
YouTube – Anderson 8 Yule Loggs for 4 Basses – Bass Quartet
Yazan: Jason | 06 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
OK–the season’s over, but if you want to check out a great holiday-inspired bass quartet from Dave Anderson (a former Contrabass Conversations interview guest), you’ve got to watch this video: From Dave: This is a piece I wrote a number of years ago to do with my good friend Sid King for a Holiday celebration [...]
SA Bassists With Martin Simpson: An Interview with Leon Bosch
Yazan: Jason | 05 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass
Bass Musician Magazine is featuring an interview with Leon Bosch in their most recent issue. We’ve featured Leon many times on Contrabass Conversations in the past–check out this recent interview below: SA Bassists With Martin Simpson: An Interview with Leon Bosch | Bass Musician Magazine [the face of bass]
Jon Burr – The Untold Secret to Melodic Bass
Yazan: Jason | 04 January 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, education, jazz bass playing
A couple years ago, I interviewed jazz bassist Jon Burr about his career and his book The Untold Secret to Melodic Bass. It’s available as a PDF download, so check it out if you haven’t before. The Untold Secret to Melodic Bass Jon Burr interview (MP3)
YouTube – Tobias Winhart – So a schöner Tag ( Der Flieger )
Yazan: Jason | 03 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
My German isn’t so great, so I don’t know exactly what this cute kid is singing about, but I think you’ll enjoy this video of this little guy rocking out on his mini bass and singing: A good way to get the new year rolling! YouTube – Tobias Winhart – So a schöner Tag ( [...]
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