Hydraulic stages are both a blessing and a curse! I’ve played on them in a variety of venues, and while they’re usually a blessing for stage and pit logistics in multi-use halls, they can yield some amusing (and potentially disastrous)...
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune (Sunday, April 20, 2008 by Howard Reich) on the dramatic increase in music school funding caught my eye over the weekend. Several prominent music schools have new facilities either recently completed or in the planning stages,...
Last week we featured a video of Metropolitan Orchestra Principal Bass Tim Cobb working with New World Bassist and Eastman graduate Matt Abramo on the first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40. Check it out here if you missed it. This week, we’re...
Double bassist Kirsten Paige has completed the second and third movements of her transcription of the Beethoven Spring Sonata. You can check out all of her transcriptions below (or visit our bass blog downloads page anytime to check out all our offerings):...
We’ve got a set of all-music shows that we’ll be bringing out to complement our interview shows, so folks just looking to listen to some great bass playing can get their fix.
