Ever wonder what it’s like studying bass in Trinidad and Tobago? Then check out the website of Caitlyn Kamminga, associate Professor of Double Bass at the Academy for Performing Arts of the University of Trinidad and Tobago: Caitlyn Kamminga, double...
From former Contrabass Conversations guest David Cutler: The Coming Melt-Down in Music Higher Education (and some hopeful solutions) | the savvy musician blog | The Savvy Musician Blog
A couple years ago, I interviewed jazz bassist Jon Burr about his career and his book The Untold Secret to Melodic Bass. It’s available as a PDF download, so check it out if you haven’t before. The Untold Secret to Melodic Bass Jon Burr interview...
Uh-oh… some unsettling trends in granting tenure here at DePaul (where I teach a few assorted subjects), or at best an unfortunate coincidence of tenure denial: Questions of Racial Discrimination on Tenure Unsettle DePaul – NYTimes.com
Check out this list–I like that the two things I’ve done in my life are in the “easy GPA” category. My wife, fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), has moved from the “easy” to “hard” category....
