I got the following info from some folks at Chicago Opera Theater (I’ve played bass for a bunch of their productions over the years): Jason, I wanted to let you know that Chicago Opera Theater is now hosting its second annual YouTube contest “How do YOU make...
The raffle for the Upton Bass Revolution Pickup is over, and the winner (drawn at random out of the doublebassblog hat) is… Luis Baars (author of Crash!) I put out stories submitted on the topic of worst gig experiences on the blog from the following bassists:...
Renaud Garcia Fons will be coming to Ball State for a FREE concert to be held March 25 at 5:30 in Pruis Hall. He is coming with the Arcoluz Trio featuring flamenco guitarist Kiko Ruiz and world percussionist Pascal Rollando. March 25, 5:30 pm Pruis Hall Ball State...
From Madeleine Crouch, the manager for the International Society of Bassists, on the first day of spring in Dallas. As I recall, it was warm and sunny up here in Chicago that day…
The ever-evolving bassist Rufus Reid – performer, educator, composer and Guggenheim Fellow – has sent the ISB a quantity of his recently published solo for double bass and piano, Caress The Thought (Expressly for Diana Gannett). If the molto adagio section...
