There’s a new book out by University of North Carolina School of the Arts professor Gerald Klickstein designed to help musicians develop core skills needed for a career in music. Titled The Musician’s Way, this book covers topics like the following (from...
I’ve had a tough time getting Contrabass Conversations episodes out recently due to my teaching job, gigs, etc. I’ve dialed down the amount of time I devote to blogging and podcasting considerably for the past 16 months or so (I’d have gone crazy...
Ed Barker (former Contrabass Conversations guest) will give the Boston premiere of John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra with the Boston University Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, December 8th at 7:30 PM at the Tsai Performance Center. We’ve...
One of my students recently showed me this really amazing computer animation by Michael Levy set to John Coltrane playing Giant Steps. What a cool way to visualize this music–well worth checking out: http://michalevy.com/giantsteps_download
The second part of Brian Roessler’s excellent look at the development of François Rabbath’s career as a jazz artist was recently published. Many bassists seem to forget that Rabbath (former Contrabass Conversations guest) was well-known as a jazz bassist...
