2nd International Bradetich Solo Competition in September I’ll be down in Denton, Texas covering the 2nd International Bradetich Solo Competition this September. There are 21 candidates that will be performing during the event (if I’ve interviewed them...
What a week we all had at the 2017 International Society of Bassists Convention! With nearly 1500 participants, this 50th anniversary convention was the largest ever for the organization. It started off with a bang with Gary Karr’s marvelous keynote and performance....
As I write this, I find myself stuck in the Newark airport and killing time during an unexpected layover. Getting from San Francisco to Ithaca is tricky! Obviously, the big story of the week is the International Society of Bassists 2017 Convention. While I’m...
The ISB Convention is just around the corner! New Releases Diego Zecharies has just released a new album. Here’s a preview video featuring Diego playing David Anderson’s Capriccio No. 2 for solo double bass: Diego, Simón García, Gabriele Ragghianti, and I...
When George Amorim took a faculty position at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, there wasn’t a single bass student. He decided to change that. In 2008, he started the ¡Viva el Bajo! South Texas Double Bass Festival. Double bass virtuoso and University of...
