Rufus Reid at Jazz Showcase in Chicago 4/8-11

Double bassist Greg Sarchet (former Contrabass Conversations guest, member of Lyric Opera, bass teacher at Roosevelt and Northeastern Illinois) mentioned to me that Rufus Reid (also a former Contrabass Conversations guest) will be at the Jazz Showcase this month....

My new iPad!

I am writing what will hopefully be the first of many blog posts on my shiny new iPad, purchased on launch day from the Apple Store on Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Though I pretty much knew that this was the perfect sort of device for me (I’ve been writing most of...

Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium

Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner (also a former Contrabass Conversations interview guest) is hosting the Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium this month. Jeff writes: Dear Friends, I am very excited about the upcoming Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium at...

sleepingtime.org

Jacque Harper of the Chicago Bass Ensemble (and a former Contrabass Conversations guest) recently sent me a link to my sleeping profile on sleepingtime.org. This service looks at your 200 most recent tweets and determines when you probably sleep. It pegged me exactly!...