My Reading, Watching, Scheming, and Dreaming for 6/10/16

The big event of the week for me is, unsurprisingly, my move to San Francisco.  I’m on the road at present and should be arriving by Sunday afternoon.  I can’t wait! Book I’m reading: Platform by Michael Hyatt – A modern classic of a business book about how to...
How to be a Good (Music) Student

How to be a Good (Music) Student

This guest post comes from Nashville-based guitarist and bassist Sam Frazee.  Enjoy! I’ve taken a lot of lessons. I’ve had private lessons on saxophone, guitar (acoustic, electric, jazz, and classical) snare drum, piano, electric bass, voice, Double Bass and...

Top 5 Reasons Why I Love Road Trips

I’m no fan of commuting, but I’ve always liked doing summer road trips.  Packing the car, cranking up some tunes, and heading out into the great unknown has been a part of my summer ever since getting out of college. As I finish packing for my move to San Francisco...

Musical Innovators: Edition No. 8

Here’s the latest installment in my Musical Innovators series!  If you have an idea for someone that I should feature in this series, send me an email at doublebassblog@mac.com. Innovator No. 1 – Katie Ernst jazz bassist and vocalist I discovered Katie earlier...
How I Almost Sank My Teaching Career

How I Almost Sank My Teaching Career

The year was 2009.  My blog had gotten to be quite popular in certain circles and was getting some traditional media attention.  I was taking calls from reporters from major publications like the New York Times for perspective on the arts music scene, and my...