The more I learn about the University of Chicago–where my wife will be attending medical school next fall–the more I like it. In addition to being one of the top academic institutions in the country, they seem to, in the med school at least, have a great...
Jason’s wife, Courtney, here. Though I’m not a bassist, I do play a large instrument (the harp, whose lowest note is the same C as a bass’ with a C extension), and as such I feel an affinity for my bass- playing bretheren and hope you’ll...
Former Contrabass Conversations guest Justin Locke is a man in constant motion, creating a staggering amount of new content every month. Here’s a comedy skit that he did recently for a live show out of Utah. From Justin: crotchets and breves: a musical soap...
My good friend Aaron Burman passed along the following story about the Really Terrible Orchestra Of the Triangle, a great name for a community orchestra if I’ve ever heard of one. This orchestra is probably getting 100 times the press and buzz that they would if...
My good friend Aaron Burman sent me a link to this video featuring Sons of Maxwell singing a song about something that countless musicians (myself included) have gone through–bashed and broken musical instruments by careless baggage handlers: [From YouTube...
