In keeping with our coverage of the YouTube Symphony, here’s a video of “Eroica” Symphony composer Tan Dun talking about his inspiration for the project. Good stuff–this project is really getting me pumped up: Great to hear how Tan Dun...
This arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 by Hiroyuki Shinshi is a blast! The Bass Gang is always outstanding to listen to and incredibly fun as well.
Reinforcing my belief that this current up-and-coming generation of bassists is the most technically advanced yet, I’d like to offer up this recording passed along to me by bassist Steve Metcalf of Ben Jensen, an absolutely outstanding player who studies with Bruce...
This is the third installment in a multi-part series on private music teaching. Check out part 1 and part 2 as well, and stay tuned for more installments in the near future. Creating a Logical Curriculum Though each student is unique and requires solo, étude, and...
Bassist, humorist, and corporate speaker Justin Locke’s book Real Men Don’t Rehearse was featured in the February 2009 edition of International Musician, the monthly publication for members of the American Federation of Musicians. It’s great to see...
