This arrangement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 by Hiroyuki Shinshi is a blast! The Bass Gang is always outstanding to listen to and incredibly fun as well.
Reinforcing my belief that this current up-and-coming generation of bassists is the most technically advanced yet, I’d like to offer up this recording passed along to me by bassist Steve Metcalf of Ben Jensen, an absolutely outstanding player who studies with Bruce...
This is the third installment in a multi-part series on private music teaching. Check out part 1 and part 2 as well, and stay tuned for more installments in the near future. Creating a Logical Curriculum Though each student is unique and requires solo, étude, and...
You’ve probably heard the musical verb ‘shed’ or ‘woodshed’. It’s an old school reference to locking yourself in a woodshed and practicing until you get the lick / piece / suite. Well, check out this link which gives a whole new...
Bassist, humorist, and corporate speaker Justin Locke’s book Real Men Don’t Rehearse was featured in the February 2009 edition of International Musician, the monthly publication for members of the American Federation of Musicians. It’s great to see...
