I’ve been enjoying reading the posts from Eastman School of Music senior (and former student of mine) Eric Steffens on his blog documenting his experiences studying bass in Vienna. Eric has been having a great time checking out all sorts of things in Austria,...
We’ll be finishing up our interview with Michael Hovnanian on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode and get a chance to hear some of his double bass playing. If you’d like to catch up with his previous interview segments, you can visit his...
This video is perfect NAMM show material. Micke Laconte of The Blind Pharohs plays some smokin’ slap lines on this video. Although you’d better have your head examined if you want to use a King for orchestral music, they’re great for...
The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!_____________Contrabass Conversations...
A few days after putting out part 5 of This Crazy Business, I realized that a few of my comments and assumptions expressed in this post could use some clarification. I’d like to take a moment and try to articulate a few topics that I glossed over or...
