As I wrap up the final quarter of my seemingly never ending teacher certificate program, I continue to have funny collisions between teaching a class at DePaul and taking freshman-level intro classes that I didn’t need to take back when I was doing my undergrad...
I often get comments like the following regarding how I handle comments (which I moderate): Jason Heath is censoring free speech. I’ve tried to post several times but he won’t allow me to and all I have is a contrasting view-point without any foul language....
Hey–a bass concert where I’m actually playing! I’ll be playing the following event with the Chicago Bass Ensemble (check out these guys being interviewed and performing) at the Music Institute of Chicago in Evanston on Wednesday, 5/27: In the Name of...
Here’s a video of Guy Tuneh (who has appeared many times both here on the blog and on Contrabass Conversations), one of the most captivating bassists active on the music scene today, performing The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns. What a...
I love just how “down-and-dirty” the podcasting process remains even after a few years of doing it regularly. For instance, I just did an interview with a prominent jazz musician who has played with all the titans of the art form, appeared on many popular...
