Ranaan Meyer in Chicago

Time for Three will be in town playing with the Elgin Symphony next week, and we’ll be arranging a master class with him. Details to follow. Don’t know Ranaan and Time for Three? Then check out this video profile of him, and be sure to listen to John...

Musicians at Work forum tonight at Chicago Cultural Center

I was a panelist for one of these forums a few years ago. Really good events. Check out the session I was in (MP3) here. Monday October 4, 2010 – Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Blvd. (check board for room location) 6:00 – 7:30 pm For the start of the...

Her desk, my desk

My wife used to be a full-time freelance harpist. Now she’s a medical student at the University of Chicago. Our lives are filled with quite different activities now, as illustrated by our two desks in our new place. Here’s mine, filled with happy things...

Ever find something like this on your stand?

I was doing some blog maintenance the other day when I found this post from four years ago about a performance I was playing at Symphony Center downtown. In it, I had posted a scan of a piece of paper that we had all found on our stands when we got to the concert that...

Bass shops in Moscow?

A colleague is in Moscow at present and is interested in knowing what bass shops/luthiers are active there. If readers know about bass outlets in Moscow (or elsewhere in Russia, for that matter), please leave a comment and let me know. Thanks!