Edgar Meyer in Chicago

The fabulous bassist Edgar Meyer will be in Chicago for an event-packed weekend of bass festivities later this month. If you’re in the greater Chicago area or can swing a trip up to the Windy City, this would be a great opportunity to check out one of the...

Merlin Mann on creativity

Merlin Mann is one of my favorite tech personalities–he’s incredibly funny and exactly what I think of when I envision a creative individual. Here’s his chat (around 27 minutes) from the 2009 Macworld Pulse event on creative processes:

Classic post – Jeff Bradetich, soloist and teacher extraordinaire

Here’s another popular interview from the Contrabass Conversations archives: Interview: Jeff Bradetich Proclaimed by the New York Times as “the master of his instrument,” Jeff Bradetich is regarded as one of the leading performers and teachers of the double bass...

Classic Post: Kate Nettleman interview

Here’s another popular interview from the Contrabass Conversations archives: Interview: Kate Nettleman – section bass, Minnesota Orchestra Double bassist Kate Nettleman, currently principal bass of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, will be moving into her new...