(crossposted from PBDB) Congratulations, you are the owner of an official authorized bass teacher! This may be your first real bass teacher. You may have owned several teachers before and are just now acquiring a new model. Or perhaps you have owned this teacher for...
The following event features three great Chicago concertmasters along with the Chicago Philharmonic (a group that I play with intermittently). David Perry also performs with the Midsummer’s Music Festival, a Door County, Wisconsin chamber music festival that I...
I recently got an email from double bassist Aaron inquiring about how humidity levels relate to string response. This is one of the most challenging and beguiling aspects of warm weather bass playing, as any bassist who plays outdoor gigs can attest. Aaron writes: I...
Our interview with Barry Kolstein, owner of the Kolstein Shop on Long Island, NY, is an interesting opportunity to learn about the bass business and how it has changed over the last half-century. Barry’s father Samuel entered the bass business in 1943, and...
One of the reasons I most relish the summer is the slower pace of life and extended periods of activity that I suddenly have–a real change of pace from my typical schedule during the academic year. This is usually the time that I do my most creative work (I...
