I have an eBook version of this post! Click Here to download the eBook Buying the right double bass is never easy. Basses vary drastically in quality even when the cost is the same. There are quality basses out there in every price range–the challenge is where...
Michelle Fiore, the owner of Classic Contrabass in Wheeling, Illinois, recently redesigned her website, and it is really excellent. I’d encourage any bass player (in or out of the Chicago area) to check it out. It is all done in Flash with a very elegant...
Yesterday I played the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s annual free outdoor Wing Park concert. This concert is always a lot of fun. Wing Park is a 121 acre park complete with a golf course and music shell. It is a very old park (well over 100 years old) set on the...
Here are some recent double bass links I have uncovered while surfing the web. I will occasionally post this information, which is derived from the social boomarking website del.icio.us. If you also use del.icio.us, you can click on the link below to add me to your...
Here are some interesting upcoming Chicago musical (bass-related) events. These are recent press announcements from the various ensembles:GunnelpumpersThis is a heads up for what we’re calling the BIG WEEKEND. No, Gunnelpumpersare not playing at Lollapalooza, but will...
