Double bassist Matt Wengerd (104 Weeks blog) sent me a link to this great video depicting a heated debate between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The track is from is “Leap Frog”, from Bird And Diz. Check it out!
The cantankerous and controversial Norman Lebrecht’s new book titled Maestros, Masterpieces, and Madness depicts the classical music recording industry as being on its deathbed. This is definitely the case on the major labels, but the independent labels are in...
Here is the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a recording of the Allemande from J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 3 for solo violoncello. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below the...
After the bleak nature of the last several installments of this series, I am pleased to talk about a more positive and constructive piece in the puzzle that makes up the life of a freelance musician. Most musicians engage in at least some degree of private teaching....
Corin Long, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal double bassist, has died in a diving accident in Spain. Corin was renowned as an excellent performer and pedagogue, and he will be greatly missed in the double bass and classical music world. Double...
