Archive for July, 2011
Dubstep mime
Yazan: Jason | 19 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: videos
I’m a big fan of dubstep, and here’s a fun video of a guy lip-syncing to all the screaming synths. Things start really getting going about a minute into the song: via Boing Boing
Zwee Dot! with Kelly Sill
Yazan: Jason | 18 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass
I was recently reading Chicago Jazz Magazine and came across the following very cool column featuring jazz bassist Kelly Sill, who teaches at DePaul University and is a major force on the jazz scene here in Chicago. It’s a “blow-by-blow” of Kelly’s impressions of a new track from John Scofield and is a very cool [...]
Middle Eastern Double Bass – What’s That?!
Yazan: Jason | 15 July 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos
Jeremy Kurtz, the Principal Bass of the San Diego Symphony (and former Contrabass Conversations guest) passed along a link to bassist Hagai Bilitzky and his website doublebasseast.com. Hagai presented at the 2011 International Society of Bassists Convention in San Diego and was a real highlight of the event for Jeremy. Hagai trained classically as a bassist, but [...]
Charlie Burrell: A Denver Jazz Icon
Yazan: Jason | 14 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
Bassist Jim Scott passed along a link to me of this story from the Denver Post about bassist Charler Burrell:
Pan-American Double Bass Summer Institute
Yazan: Jason | 13 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events
From George Amorim–one of the clinicians we had for the Chicago Bass Festival: Dear Members of the Bass Community, Saludos from South Texas! I would like to share with you some of what is coming up in the next few days. On July 18-23 we will host the first edition of the Pan-American Double [...]
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