People who enjoyed the recent Washington Post story about violinist Joshua Bell busking for change in a Washington, D. C. train station will love this recent post from Think Denk. It features a hilarious parody of the tale told in the Josh Bell story. Check it...
Double bassist Matt Wengerd (104 Weeks blog) sent me a link to this great video depicting a heated debate between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The track is from is “Leap Frog”, from Bird And Diz. Check it out!
Check out this video I found through gigglesugar from a Hank Williams Jr. concert. Four year old Hunter Hayes is seen here playing a tune he calls “Jambalaya” and singing. A few points to consider while watching…1. This little guy’s got the...
Violinist Holly Mulcahy sent me a link to this short and cute video of Monster, a cat with a vocal cord condition which makes him sound like a miniature opera singer every time he yawns. Check it out here.
In early 2004 my new Saturn abruptly caught fire as I was driving home from an orchestra rehearsal. I pulled the flaming carriage over, got my instrument out, and ran away just before it exploded. You can check out that part of the story here. This was, to put it...
