I’ve been enjoying reading the posts from Eastman School of Music senior (and former student of mine) Eric Steffens on his blog documenting his experiences studying bass in Vienna. Eric has been having a great time checking out all sorts of things in Austria,...
We’ll be finishing up our interview with Michael Hovnanian on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode and get a chance to hear some of his double bass playing. If you’d like to catch up with his previous interview segments, you can visit his...
New York Magazine did a very amusing spread last week about The Most Incomprehensible Bob Dylan Interviews of All Time. One of my personal favorites is this clip from 1965 chastising Time reporter Horace Judson (who looks horribly uncomfortable)...
This video is perfect NAMM show material. Micke Laconte of The Blind Pharohs plays some smokin’ slap lines on this video. Although you’d better have your head examined if you want to use a King for orchestral music, they’re great for...
The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!_____________Contrabass Conversations...
