Doublebassblog.org reader, International Society of Bassists member, and Newton, Iowa string teacher Cara Stone recently contacted me about cuts in her school district, which (as is all-too-frequently the case) disproportionately target the arts. Cara is one of only...
Former Contrabass Conversations guest Justin Locke’s sister has a case of old Oak rosin: I have a little case of Oak Bass Rosin (Hard) that’s a million years old, hardly used. Any value to this? Anyone interested? This is the classic rosin, though it quit...
Here’s a video from 1996 featuring Miloslav Gajdos performing at the Harold Washington Library as part of Chicago’s International Artists Exchange. Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist and Northestern Illinois University double bass professor Greg Sarchet (who...
The Chicago Music Commission is hosting an event dedicated to incorporating blogging and podcasting into a successful music career (gee, ever hear me talk about those topics before?). Sounds like a good event about a topic that will become ever more critical to the...
Here’s a great Beatles homage shot of Time for Three, a killer trio that you simply have to check out if you haven’t before. We’ve featured tf3 bassist Rannan Meyer as an interview guest for Contrabass Conversations, which was quite cool
