The influential double bass pedagogue George Vance passed away last year after a bout with pancreatic cancer. Influenced by Suzuki, George codified an approach to teaching younger bassists that has influenced countless players and teachers (myself included–I use...
Beginning this month, we’ll be holding a raffle to win a free Upton Bass Revolution Solo Pickup. I’ll point out some of the features of this very cool bass pickup, but first I’d like to outline what you need to do in order to be entered in the...
Here’s a video of double bassist and friend of doublebassblog.org Guy Tuneh performing a excerpt of Bruch’s Kol Nidrei with the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra. Enjoy!
Applications are now being accepted for the National High School Music Institute at Northwestern University, just north of Chicago in Evanston, Illinois. I’ll be teaching bass there, and I’m looking forward to working with serious-minded students intent on...
Here’s a sampling of images from the 2010 Chicago Bass Festival, which was held on February 7th at Ravinia’s Bennett-Gordon Hall in Highland Park, IL. More pics (and videos!) to follow shortly! Here I am introducing the clinicians. Spot any familiar faces?...
