We’ll be having a mellow pace of blogging for the remainder of the year–some cat posts, silly pictures, and perhaps the occasional bass nugget or two thrown in as well. My schedule is thankfully returning to a more normal pace after 16 weeks of student...
Despite their innocent furry exteriors, cats can spell disaster for bases, climbing them like giant playgrounds and causing general mayhem. John Tuck, one of my Chicago bass colleagues, sent me this photo (via rockabillybass.com) of a kitty sitting on a bass bridge....
CEMC/ SoG – Anonymous – Ballet – Bransles From the May 18, 2008 Chicago Early Music Consort & Spirit of Gambo – a Chicago Consort of Viols Performance of ‘Bonjour, Mon Coer! – The Sublime 16th-Century French Chanson’ at...
Whew! I’ve spent the past four months student teaching out in the burbs of Chicago, just wrapping that whole process up this past Friday. Now, I’ve always been a busy guy ever since I started this blog in 2005, and I’ve always managed to keep...
San Diego Symphony Principal Bass Jeremy Kurtz (also a podcast interview guest) forwarded me a link to this New York Times piece about double bassist Charlie Haden. My insane schedule has delayed my releasing this, but better late than never, right? The Jazz Bassist...
