Just a quick note to let folks know that you’ll get to hear the National Symphony’s Ira Gold performing Bach’s Gigue from the first cello suite this weekend on the podcast. Ira’s an amazing player and has a lot of very perceptive thoughts on...
Not even a whiff of double bass in this post, aside from the fact that so many bassists seem to have cats. My wife Courtney sent me a copy of this extremely cute video last week, and after also getting a copy from Holly Mulcahy, I decided that it just had to go...
International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm and I got together over the weekend and filmed a chat about the Rabbath left hand position technique. Hans does a great job explaining the concepts behind this technique,...
While taking care of business in residential Chicago today, I happened to find myself following a homeless guy who was carrying a white radio with suction cups (the kind that people mount in their showers). He was blasting Barry White on this little thing and...
Madeleine Crouch, the metaphorical glue that holds together the International Society of Bassists, sent out this excellent photo reminding bassists where they should place their upcoming votes: Related Posts: Story Time – Cabs Van Halen video – what...
