Virginia Dixon – Suzuki Teaching Opportunities

From Virginia Dixon (former Contrabass Conversations guest): My most scenic course will be my Book 1 course at the Colorado Suzuki Institute at Beaver Creek, Colorado from June 18 through 26. This is resort condo living at its most reasonable and can be especially fun...

Bass destruction story by Adam

Bass blog reader Adam writes: I was reading through some of the destruction stories on your blog and decided to share one of my own. I got a call from one of my student’s fathers while I was driving to a gig. He said the bass had imploded and asked if I’d...

A Second Afternoon with Gary Karr

Barry Lieberman (a former Contrabass Conversations guest) recently sent me his latest DVD featuring him interviewing Gary Karr along with Karr performances with Harmon Lewis and Kuniko Furuhata. I’ll be releasing this soon on Contrabass Conversations. Wonderful...

Caitlyn Kamminga, double bass

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...

Andy Anderson and son James perform on cello and bass

This video features Lyric Opera and Roosevelt University bass teacher Andy Anderson (a former Contrabass Conversations guest as well) performing Joy to the World at a Christmas Eve Service Prelude. How adorable!