Double Bass News for 10/6/17

Double Bass News for 10/6/17

I hope you’ve had a good week! I’m packing my bags and heading to Albuquerque, New Mexico tomorrow. My wife is from there, and we’re taking a week to visit family and friends. I can’t resist doing a little geeking out bass-wise while I’m...
Double Bass News for 9/29/17

Double Bass News for 9/29/17

I had a great time in Dallas last week at the International Society of Bassists Strategic Planing Meeting.  Nicholas Walker, Marcel Villaflor, Brian Perry, Gaelen McCormick, David Murray, John Schimek, and I all met to dig into where we are now as the ISB and where...
Double Bass News for 9/22/17

Double Bass News for 9/22/17

Today’s the first day of fall! It’s strange living in the land of “endless spring” here in San Francisco.  I’d already be dreading the snow at this point of year back in Chicago. Mark Dresser’s first solo LP released Grammy...

Double Bass News for 9/15/17

Guess how many posts I’ve put out on this blog?  3,700!  That’s a lot of posts! I’m back in San Francisco and getting settled into the fall routine, and my inbox is brimming as usual with bass news. Here’s what’s happening: Claus...
Festival Centro Americano de Contrabajo – a look back

Festival Centro Americano de Contrabajo – a look back

3rd Central American Bass Festival in Guatemala and Masterclasses with Concert in Tegucigalpa/Honduras – A trip into a mysterious world – by Claus Freudenstein It is August 8th 2017, when I start my trip to Guatemala and Honduras. I´m invited to perform...