Jane Little dies after 71 years of Atlanta Symphony membership

This story has been reported widely already, but 87-year-old Atlanta Symphony bassist Jane Little passed away this month after performing with the Atlanta Symphony for more than 71 years.  She collapsed during the encore of a concert. The 4’ 11” bassist was recognized...

Musical Innovators: Edition No. 6

Here’s the latest installment in my Musical Innovators series!  If you have an idea for someone that I should feature in this series, send me an email at doublebassblog@mac.com. Innovator No. 1 – Brandon Pearce Music Teacher’s Helper founder I discovered Brandon...

My all-time most viewed videos

I was poking around in the backend for my YouTube channel recently and was surprised by the view count on some of the videos I’ve put out in the past.  I haven’t done much YouTube content recently (though that is probably going to change), so most of this...

What I’ll Miss About Chicago

I’m not from Chicago, but it has been my home for the past 22 years, so I think I qualify as at least an honorary local. I have always taken pride in my being from South Dakota–I’m the first person most folks have ever met from that state!  But more and more...