Double bassist Kate Nettleman, a previous Contrabass Conversations guest and a frequent extra musician with the Chicago Symphony and Minnesota Orchestra, has recetly accepted a position as Principal Bass of the Hong Kong Philharmonic. This is exciting news for Kate,...
OK–maybe you actually don’t suck at using the image editing powerhouse that is Photoshop, but I’ll bet Donnie thinks you do anyway. Kind of like a sinister take on the old Jimmy Fallon tech support guy skits from Saturday Night Live, Honestly, this...
The dynamic mandolin/bass powerhouse of Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile return to Chicago this fall for a concert at the University of Chicago on October 24 at 7:30 p.m. Here’s a link to the University of Chicago performance series website section on the Edgar...
The wonderfully helpful bassist Satoru Tagawa just finished transcribing episode 20 of Contrabass Conversations, which featured co-host John Grillo and I interviewing Indiana University bass professor Lawrence Hurst. Check out the transcript here, and check out Satoru...
I got a principal bass spot in a local Chicagoland orchestra right after graduating from college. One of the side benefits of holding this position was having the opportunity to participate in the ensemble’s community outreach program. I’d already had...
