The fourth edition of the ¡Viva el Bajo! South Texas Double Bass Masterclass and Symposium will be held on the campus of the University of Texas Pan-American in Edinburg, TX on February 17-19. George Amorim, professor of double bass at UTPA and director of the ¡Viva...
I’m pleased to announce that the second annual Chicago Bass Festival will be taking place on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Ravinia’s Bennett-Gordon Hall in Highland Park, Illinois from 9 am – 5 pm. Also, the early-bird registration period has been extended to January...
One of my favorite local Chicago bloggers is John Greenfield, a bike advocate who also documents walks down the major thoroughfares of Chicago. His photo-laden montages of Chicago’s interesting streets (including Grand Avenue, Halsted Street, Belmont Avenue,...
From the International Society of Bassists E-Newsletter: 2010 Grammy nominations included a number of ISB members: Among the nominees are: · Best Jazz Instrumental Album – The New Song and Dance, The Clayton Brothers (and John Clayton’s pianist son Gerald...
A cool and less-well-known work by Bottesni: Recital no Clube Literário do Porto Contrabaixo – Joel Azevedo Piano – Isolda Crespi 06/12/2008 YouTube – G. Bottesini – Grande allegro di Concerto alla...
