Twitter Updates for 2008-01-29

Watching the Simpsons with Courtney and trying to get sleepy – early morning tomorrow. # Taking a micro-break in the middle of a very busy day. Lately, I’m alternating between tons of activity & no activity each for day. #

links for 2008-01-30

Goodbye, Columbus Symphony Norman Lebrecht writes: “A colleague in Columbus, Ohio, has alerted me to a local downturn. The city is planning to shrink its symphony orchestra into a chamber ensemble, abolishing 22 positions and cutting the concert season by half....

Esbjörn Svensson Trio – bass solo video

Here’s a video of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio playing the intro to “Behind The Yashmak” live at the Jazz à Juan Les Pins festival in France from July 19, 2003.

Twitter Updates for 2008-01-28

Watching The Colbert Report with Courtney (and Dan the cat). # Excited at the near 50 degree high predicted for today! # Heading out for a run on a pleasantly mild winter afternoon. # Doing some podcast editing for a special mid-week episode tomorrow. # Heading out to...

Rob Oxoby follow-up to arm exercise post

Double bassist Rob Oxoby wrote in a great comment outlining an alternative exercise to the one described by doublebassblog.org contributor Phillip Serna.  Rob writes: I was able to do this for about 45 seconds. However, it seems to me that this is the wrong kind...