I inhabit a somewhat weird space in the double bass world. Starting this blog many years ago has now made me an “expert” of sorts, though in reality I probably don’t know much more about strings, bass repertoire, audition tips, or playing techniques...
Double bassist Donovan Stokes (a former Contrabass Conversations guest) has full-tuition scholarships for the Bass Coalition Summer Workshop! Details follow: We have 15 Full Tuition Scholarships for our 2010 Bass Coalition Summer Workshop! (June 24-26, 2010) Full...
The next Musicians at Work forum is taking place on Monday, May 10 at the Chicago Cultural Center. I appeared as a panelist on one of these panels in 2009 and had a great time–here’s a link to the audio from my appearance, and here are the details for...
From bassist Robert Strickland:
Here’s this month’s bass raffle topic–enter for a chance to win a free Upton Bass Solo Revolution pickup: What concerto is the best choice for auditions…and why? As with the previous raffles, you’ve got to write at least a couple of...
