Here’s a cool article about Lyon & Healy, one of two (!) harp companies based here in Chicago. My wife plays on a Lyon & Healy, as do many (most, I think) of the major harpists in the U.S. Interesting story about a small business enduring the Chicago...
My blog recently made a list on mastersdegree.net of the 50 best blogs for exploring classical music. There are a lot of great sites that I’ve followed for years on this list–check it out if you’re looking for some interesting new reads: 50 Best...
Here’s a great video of jazz bass giants Christian McBride and Niels Pederson playing Bye Bye Blackbird: YouTube – Christian McBride & Niels Pederson-Bye Bye Blackbird
The following article appears in the January issue of Strings Magazine and is written by San Diego Symphony principal bassist Jeremy Kurtz, a former Contrabass Conversations guest and guest author for dbb.org: All Things Strings: Unconventional Wisdom
Bassist Steve Badach sent me the following photo of a truly enormous bass. I wonder what first position looks like on this thing? Doesn’t look like the octobass to me since there isn’t any sort of fingering contraption for the left hand. Click here for a...
