I recently stumbled upon this interview that double bassist Peter Tambroni did with Martin Simpson. Martin has a website called Interviews with Overseas Bass Folk. It’s a great resource, and I just added it to my blogroll under “non-blog bass...
The Wikipedia entry for double bass is worth checking out for people who haven’t done so already. There is a decent amount of information in this entry, but it would be a good idea for the bass community refine and add to this information.There is currently a...
I caught this story on a recent post from Music Education Magic:The eighth annual “Best 100 Communities for Music Education” survey is currently accepting online submissions, and will remain open through January 23. The survey, which can be completed by...
I have made many posts about the Whitewater Winter Bassfest in the past. If you want to find out more information about past clinicians, activities, schedules, and more just click here. Many prominent musicians from major orchestras have served on the faculty over the...
I have quit my teaching job at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, but the Bassfest that I started five years ago still lives on. Scott Kreger, the new double bass instructor at UWW, will be continuing the festival, and he is having me back this year as a...