Classic Post: Kate Nettleman interview

Here’s another popular interview from the Contrabass Conversations archives: Interview: Kate Nettleman – section bass, Minnesota Orchestra Double bassist Kate Nettleman, currently principal bass of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, will be moving into her new...

Classic Post: Kristin Korb feature

Here’s one of our more popular interviews in the Contrabass Conversations archives: Interview: Kristin Korb – jazz bassist and vocalist Born and raised in Montana, Kristin grew up in a musical family and often presented concerts with her three younger...

down in Champaign-Urbana for a talk

I’m down at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana today to do a talk about setting up a private teaching studio. Being the neurotic musician that I am, I arrived extremely early, knowing that where there’s a music school, there can’t be a...

Early music podcasting plus getting students involved

Bassist Jerry Fuller has a new episode out for his early music podcast ArsAntiguaPresents.com, a show that I help with a bit on the technical end. This month’s episode features young players from the Midwest Young Artists program here in Chicago, and I am the...