Sound designer, composer and (now) instrument maker Diego Stocco has created a hybrid instrument by combining a violin, viola, cello, and bass into one instrument. What a cool idea! Here’s a video of Diego putting together the instrument and playing this...
The following event features three great Chicago concertmasters along with the Chicago Philharmonic (a group that I play with intermittently). David Perry also performs with the Midsummer’s Music Festival, a Door County, Wisconsin chamber music festival that I...
My good friend Aaron Burman sent me this video of a cat being bathed by a young deer. Very sweet, though not terribly bass-related. My apologies. More blog posts about cats here.
Filmed March 29th, 2009 at the Early Music Series at the Byron Colby Barn, Grayslake, IL. Audio Recording by Free Chin, Choice Media Design, Chicago, IL. This video content is Copyright © 2009/ 2010 the Spirit of Gambo – a Chicago Consort of Viols and appears...
I recently got an email from double bassist Aaron inquiring about how humidity levels relate to string response. This is one of the most challenging and beguiling aspects of warm weather bass playing, as any bassist who plays outdoor gigs can attest. Aaron writes: I...
