Bass blog reader Adam writes: I was reading through some of the destruction stories on your blog and decided to share one of my own. I got a call from one of my student’s fathers while I was driving to a gig. He said the bass had imploded and asked if I’d...
Barry Lieberman (a former Contrabass Conversations guest) recently sent me his latest DVD featuring him interviewing Gary Karr along with Karr performances with Harmon Lewis and Kuniko Furuhata. I’ll be releasing this soon on Contrabass Conversations. Wonderful...
Ever wonder what it’s like studying bass in Trinidad and Tobago? Then check out the website of Caitlyn Kamminga, associate Professor of Double Bass at the Academy for Performing Arts of the University of Trinidad and Tobago: Caitlyn Kamminga, double...
The fourth edition of the ¡Viva el Bajo! South Texas Double Bass Masterclass and Symposium will be held on the campus of the University of Texas Pan-American in Edinburg, TX on February 17-19. George Amorim, professor of double bass at UTPA and director of the ¡Viva...
I’m pleased to announce that the second annual Chicago Bass Festival will be taking place on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Ravinia’s Bennett-Gordon Hall in Highland Park, Illinois from 9 am – 5 pm. Also, the early-bird registration period has been extended to January...
