Folks planning on attending the International Society of Bassists Convention this week at Penn State will be able to find me in a variety of places on Wednesday through Saturday. I’ll be participating in some events, recording others, and doing both “man...
Fellow International Society of Bassists board member Mark Dresser sent me this information about Deep Tones for Peace, a marvelous online collaborative initiative with a group of prominent bassists. Mark’s press release: “The deep tone that is found at...
The International Society of Bassists, Zola’s restaurant, Robert Nairn, and Robert Derby are hosting “An Evening with Jay Leonhart” on Monday, January 12th at 7 pm at Zola’s in State College, PA. Follow this link to get details about location,...
Here’s a fun montage of various bass ensemble arrangements from Contrabajos de Baja California. They start with an arrangement of the trio from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, then transition into some fun popular tunes, with bass slapping and...
Ian Hallas, principal bassist for the Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra (and my student for the past six years) is seen here performing the second movement of the Bottesini Concerto in B minor with his high school orchestra in Northbrook, Illinois. This was...
