Double Bass News for April 11, 2017

Lots of things are happening in the bass world as we move through spring! Events The 50th Anniversary International Society of Bassists Convention happens in less than two months!  I can’t believe that we’re this close.  It’s going to be a blast....

Great times at the 2017 Chicago Bass Festival

I fondly recall the very first Chicago Bass Festival back in 2009. Allan Dennis, Jerry Fuller, and I had been chatting about the need for a festival like this for quite some time.  As director of the Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, Allan had the resources to mount...
Memories from the 2017 San Francisco Winter Bass Bash

Memories from the 2017 San Francisco Winter Bass Bash

It was such a pleasure to be the featured artist for the 2017 San Francisco Winter Bass Bash! I had the chance to check out the 2016 Bash and was inspired by what I saw. Student groups from all over the Bay Area performed at Davies Hall (the home of the San Francisco...

Weekly Update for 3/13/17 – Double Bass News

Stories covered: Audition Breakthrough Summit takes place March 15 use code ‘contrabass20’ for $20 off any pass speakers include Ira Gold Remic 5400 and 5400LB review by Adam Booker Rentabass.com – find a bass, list a bass Michael O’Gieblyn...

Weekly Update for 3/6/17 – Double Bass News

Stories covered: BASS2018 in Lucca July 30 – August 5, 2018 Gabrielle Raggianti and Alberto Bocini will organize International Society of Bassists Convention registration now open New video for Maverick – Simply Three’s first original song Ira Gold summer...