I’m really pleased that we will be having Jeff Bradetich as a clinician for the Chicago Bass Festival on Sunday, February 7. You’ve registered by now, haven’t you? If not, you’ve still got time–just visit the website. Jeff is one of the...
I wrote a post last year that mused about the pros and cons of standing and sitting for the double bassist. Some great feedback came in as a result, including the following comment from Steve Gilmore: In the sixties, I worked with a well known multi-instrumentalist...
As the date for the Chicago Bass Festival approaches (Feb. 7th… you’ve registered, haven’t you?), I’ll be profiling some of the clinics that will be happening at this event. The following clinic is intended for Illinois high school bassists...
It’s hard to believe that this will be a sunny field full of happy people in shorts in three months:
Double Bass Blog Guest Post by Jeremy Kurtz As a bassist, I have always taken advantage of all opportunities I find to play chamber music. Unfortunately, these opportunities have seemed to be exceedingly rare–at least, compared to those of my...