As I started to drive up to Milwaukee to begin my annual Nutcracker run, something suddenly struck me–I hadn’t left the state of Illinois since the summer! In fact, the furthest I’d wandered the whole fall was to take a few trips to Elgin, just 35...
Click the player above to hear the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a recording of the second movement of the Vanhal Concerto. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below.
bass player silhouette Originally uploaded by megan tharpe Gabe is an old friend of mine–we used to play together in an orchestra in the Chicago area. He’s a fantastic player in both classical and jazz milieus, and I’m sure that he’s making a...
I have been a fan of the service Pageflakes for quite some time. It’s a portal page service, like iGoogle, Netvibes, or My Yahoo, and it allows you to collect various news feeds, add widgets for your e-mail and instant messaging, plus local weather and other...
Jazz Underneath: Tough Choice Great post from jazz bassist Bill Harrison about the frustrations of dealing with difficult colleagues on gigs. (tags: doublebass jazz bass bill harrison blog) Worldwide Atonality Day Alex Ross writes: “By my calculations, this...
