Jeff Bradetich recital in Boston – 11/11/09

Michael Hartery of BostonBassWorks.com let me know about an upcoming recital featuring Jeff Bradetich (former Contrabass Conversations guest). Details from Michael follow: Dear Musicians, I invited Jeff Bradetich to Boston this November. He will be giving a...

How to play a bad audition

One of my all-time favorite audition stories came from a member of a major symphony when I asked him what the worst audition he’d ever heard was like: Apparently, this orchestra never pre-screens their candidates, making for a quite egalitarian yet massively...

Cats and basses

Much hilarity ensues during a photo shoot for the 2010 International Society of Bassists Calendar:

The Linden Quartet – Superb Chamber Music!

No podcast this weekend (I need a break!), but I’d like to put the word out about an amazing series of chamber music videos that I published at WMYA.fm, one of the other projects that I help with. Last weekend, the Linden Quartet (2009 Gold Medal winner for the...