Performance Anxiety – causes and solutions

This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will...

Thanks to Bill Harrison for posting!

I’d like to thank Bill Harrison (playjazznow.com, Jazz Underneath) for posting here during my absence. Thanks, Bill! You can view more from Bill by clicking his contributors link in the sidebar, or check out some of his posts below:Bass Humor: 23rd PsalmPetty...

Exciting new developments for the fall

As I pack my bags and put the finishing touches on the next two week’s podcast episodes, I’d like to take a moment and let people know about several new projects we’re cooking up for the fall here on the blog and for the Contrabass Conversations...

Weekly Wrap-Up

I spent the past two weeks performing with the Grant Park Symphony. This has been a real treat for me, both musically and personally. The GPSO is a great ensemble, and we played a lot of excellent repertoire, including Beethoven 2, Mahler 5, and the Firebird Suite....

Contributor articles soon available through ‘Articles’ link

If you are looking for ‘flagship content’ (the meatier, longer writing on this blog), clicking the Articles link just below the Contrabass Conversations banner will take you to a page listing the fifty or so long-form works on this blog that I have...