Check out an interview on NPR’s jazz themed “Blog Supreme” with bassist Tatsu Aoki, executive director of Asian Improv Arts Midwest and founder and artistic director of the Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival. Aoki performed at the festival with his...
The Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China held its Third Double Bass Competition, November 17-21, 2009. 34 participants from 13 conservatories and orchestras nationwide competed in two groups, ages 19 to 30 and age 18 and younger. Entrants played concerto...
There are 7 guys and one gal in The Ohio State University bass studio of Paul Robinson, so what better way to celebrate Halloween and the 75th anniversary of the classic Disney film “Snow White and Seven Dwarfs” than to dress like the movie? Paul, a true...
Applications are now being accepted for Canada’s National Arts Centre 2010 Young Artists Program as part of its Summer Music Institute, a program that develops exceptional music talent through intensive instruction led by artistic director Pinchas Zukerman and...
The following video features Northwestern University cello professor Hans Jensen giving a master class to the Midwest Young Artists cellists. Hans is an outstanding cello teacher, and most of what he says applies to all string players. Check out WMYA.FM, the weekly...
