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Loving the unemployment

Yazan: Jason | 29 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, blogging, Contrabass Conversations

Summer has always been a slow time for me bass-wise. Though I’ve always done at least one summer festival since college, I usually find myself with quite a bit of time on my hands during the warmer months. The lack of summer work used to cause me considerable stress, especially in my early years of [...]

Blogging on the iPhone

Yazan: Jason | 25 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, blogging, technology

While blogging via a cell phone may seem like a painful experience, the iPhone is no ordinary cell phone, and with the release of the brand spanking new WordPress app especially for the iPhone, it’s easier than ever. While I doubt that iPhone blogging (which I’m doing right now) will replace desktop blogging for longer [...]

An Afternoon With Gary Karr this weekend on CBC

Yazan: Jason | 24 July 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, podcasting

Last week I had the opportunity to do an interview with University of Washington bass professor Barry Lieberman. The former Assistant Principal Bass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Principal Bass of the Winnipeg Symphony, Barry now serves as co-director of The American String Project, an innovative string ensemble which we will be featuring in [...]

Dehair the Rehair

Yazan: Jason | 23 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass humor, cats

One of my colleagues was over at my place a few years ago, and we were geeking out in true double bass fashion, playing duets, working on excerpts together, and getting into deep discussions about gear. He and I left for lunch, leaving our basses out of their cases. We had a good time, got [...]

Carping about Cartage

Yazan: Jason | 22 July 2008 | 3 Comments
Categories: bass, freelancing, travel

While digging through my old e-mail recently, I came upon this snippy exchange between management and musicians regarding compensation for cartage. This is the sort of thing that really makes my blood boil–cartage is compensation paid to musicians who must load a lot of gear in and out of a venue. The philosophy behind this [...]