I’ve been meaning to put this out on the blog for some time now, but my (now ended) “student life” keeps getting in the way. This is audio footage from the chat about multimedia websites that I did for the Chicago Chapter of the Association for...
As the podcast coordinator for the Midwest Young Artists program here in metro Chicago, I have to opportunity to pore through some very cool videos, some of which I also like to share here on doublebassblog.org. This video (approx. 25 minutes) is of a master class...
Folks planning on attending the International Society of Bassists Convention this week at Penn State will be able to find me in a variety of places on Wednesday through Saturday. I’ll be participating in some events, recording others, and doing both “man...
I’ve done several multi-part blog posts over the years, though my output has admittedly slowed somewhat since getting bogged down in school this past year. Most of these posts are gig stories, however–I think that this is my first one dedicated solely to...
Bassists: get ready to check out an interview that will knock your socks off. Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo recently did an interview with Boston Symphony Principal Bass Ed Barker. In addition to chatting about his early years on the instrument,...
