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Archive for May, 2011

Bottesini Concerto at Northwestern University

Yazan: Jason | 20 May 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass

From bassist Josh Fink: Hi Jason, I thought bass players in the area might be interested to know that I am playing Bottesini with NU’s Philharmonia Orchestra May 24th: When: Tue, May 24, 2011 – 7:30 pm Where: Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Robert G. Hasty, conductor; Joshua Fink, double bass Giovanni Bottesini, Double Bass Concerto No. [...]

fun Google juice facts about doublebassblog.org

Yazan: Jason | 18 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging

Every once in a while (and ever more infrequently during this busy period of life, unfortunately), I get a kick out of doing a little Google searching and seeing what terms cause my blog to pop up really high.  Here’s a list on which I’m on the first page and the number ranking on that [...]

great “chicken little” summary from Drew McManus

Yazan: Jason | 17 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: blogging

Adaptistration blogger Drew McManus put out a post highlighting a lot of interesting dialogue within the cultural blogging sphere=–check it out: It seems that a number of folks throughout the culture blogging community are taking issue with what could perhaps best be described as the Chicken Little Think Tank, or the group of voices within [...]

diving into electronic music

Yazan: Jason | 17 May 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: videos

Part of my new job (more on that later–it’s at an absolutely outstanding high school program in suburban Chicago) involves, in addition to teaching orchestra, teaching the electronic music course.  I am extremely pumped to get into this, and I’ve been spending a great deal of my free time delving into Logic, Ableton Live, and [...]

stolen bass

Yazan: Jason | 13 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Double bass stolen in Mendoza (Argentina): Laureano Melchiori reports that robbers entered her house and took her Agustin Rosso bass, 2005, 4/4 size, light brown almost yellow color, dark brown walnut ridge, ebony fingerboard. On the upper back part of the bass it has an unusual rhomboid carving, and it also had a brown and [...]