As a technology enthusiast, I find it fascinating to see the rapid proliferation in cell phone adoption occurring in India. With 15.6 million new subscribers in March 2009 alone and 400 million total subscribers (constituting one-third of the country’s...
Here’s a video of Guy Tuneh (who has appeared many times both here on the blog and on Contrabass Conversations), one of the most captivating bassists active on the music scene today, performing The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns. What a...
This final installment in the Success in the Private Lesson Studio series addresses something that can easily happen to private teachers: complacency. After establishing a reputation as a teacher and building up a studio, many teachers start to look at private...
I love just how “down-and-dirty” the podcasting process remains even after a few years of doing it regularly. For instance, I just did an interview with a prominent jazz musician who has played with all the titans of the art form, appeared on many popular...
The month of May has to be, hands down, one of my favorite times of the year. Every day, as I go on my run along the shore of Lake Michigan, I see boats returning to the harbor after a long absence during the brutal months of Chicago’s winter; tulips are in full...
