There’s been a whirlwind of activity among various areas of interest to me, from some cool new developments in the music blogosphere and Road Warrior Without an Expense Account’s new publishing developments to the release of the iPhone 3G. Where to even...
We’re featuring something a bit unusual for this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Ball State University bass professor and International Society of Bassists president Hans Sturm has been featured several times on the podcast in video episodes. This...
Ahh, those lovely and divisive double bass issues like standing–fodder for eternal and impassioned debate on both sides of the fence. Deciding whether or not to stand while playing the instrument (or to do both depending on the context) is a pivotal decision for...
We’re continuing our feature on double bassist Volkan Orhon today with this performance from KSUI’s Know the Score program. Volkan performs Francois Rabbath’s composition Poucha Dass on this video. Francois is another former Contrabass Conversations...
Bass blog reader Boris Salgado wrote in to spread the word about an upcoming recital at Stony Brook with double bass soloist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) François Rabbath. Check it out if you’re in the area! François Rabbath, double bass with Sylvain...