Lynn Harrell performs Rachmaninoff

I’m honored to be a part of the same blog network that cello soloist Lynn Harrell writes for! Here’s a video he recently put out featuring him performing the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata with pianist Yuja Wang at the 2008 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival....

Fun with Google and the bass blog

I’m always entertained by the myriad random search terms that put by blog of the first page of Google results. Here are a few of the more interesting (search term rankings change on a daily basis, so I may have moved by the time you read this, but I’m...

AFM Poll Results by Drew McManus

Interesting reading this week (as always) from Drew McManus on his blog Adaptistration. Drew polled readers to see public opinion on whether musicians are best served by remaining with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) or should search out other...

Dan Carson plays Bottesini

I’m quite proud of my double bass student Dan Carson. He got into a bunch of the top music schools in the country, and will be attending Indiana University starting this fall. Here’s a link to a video (cross-posted from the WMYA.FM podcast) featuring Dan...

bass shot of the day

I quite like this photo from Bob Strickland, who has written in many times on all things bass. It’s titled “practice”: