Check out the list of clinicians for this festival. Holy cow! The 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, Irena Olkiewicz, director, will be held August 8-14, 2010. The roster of classical and jazz guest artists presenting concerts and masterclasses include Tom...
Several years ago (back in 2007, I think–man, does time fly!), I joined Drew McManus’ new cultural blogging network Inside The Arts, starting a new blog called Arts Addict. At the time, I was doing a lot of writing about freelancing, the orchestra...
I’m really pleased that we will be having Jeff Bradetich as a clinician for the Chicago Bass Festival on Sunday, February 7. You’ve registered by now, haven’t you? If not, you’ve still got time–just visit the website. Jeff is one of the...
I wrote a post last year that mused about the pros and cons of standing and sitting for the double bassist. Some great feedback came in as a result, including the following comment from Steve Gilmore: In the sixties, I worked with a well known multi-instrumentalist...
As the date for the Chicago Bass Festival approaches (Feb. 7th… you’ve registered, haven’t you?), I’ll be profiling some of the clinics that will be happening at this event. The following clinic is intended for Illinois high school bassists...
