Eric Hochberg (heard on Contrabass Conversations #21) passed along the news to me recently that jazz violinist Johnny Frigo just died at age 90. Johnny actually began his performing career as a bassist. This cover from Downbeat Magazine is a rare example of Johnny...
DePaul University student Brandon Mitchell is seen here performing the first movement to the Bottesini Concerto. I have several videos of Brandon in the blog queue, and most of them don’t have the unfortunate stand placement that this one does. Great job,...
Regular contributor Phillip Serna sent in this photo of his double bass and gambas. He’s got his work cut out for him whenever he needs to replace his strings:Related Posts:Maggini exhibition photobeautiful Millennium Park photodemotivational postersBassfest...
Here’s a quick wrap-up of this week’s bass scene news, blog posts, and other activity:I released the first part of my new series called ‘This Crazy Business’. This first installment lays the groundwork for what follows in future installments. I...
Chicago Symphony bassist, blogger, and Contrabass Conversations guest Michael Hovnanian wrote a post recently about the Chicago Symphony’s ever shrinking summer season at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois:Ravinia seasons used to be 8 weeks....
