Here’s a pic of International Society of Bassists president-elect John Kennedy “hard at work” during the 2009 Convention. Oklahoma City University bass professor John Schimek is also pictured here, and all folks are apparently in leis. Though I was...
Here’s a great photo of the Chicago Bass Festival “brain trust” (me, Jerry Fuller, and Allan Dennis). Though the three of us did the foundational panning, we had dozens of helpers along the way. Hope to see you for the next festival on February 6,...
Oh dear… About this video (via YouTube info pane): my name is gerry (jerry) phillips and i have been playing songs on my hands for 39 years! Mostfart! i love the classics and dream of playing this song with a sympathy orchestra! i used a digitech whammy pedal on...
One of us is having a lot of fun here. One of us is not.
Double bassist Kirsten Paige (who has contributed to the blog on many occasions) was recently profiled on the University of Chicago site. It’s a great piece: Student bassist discovers a new world of music The broad musical perspective that third-year Kirsten...
