Bass shot of the day

Here is a shot from double bassist John Floeter of the Grant Park Symphony bass section plus former principal cellist Larry Glazier. In addition to John Floeter (center), you are looking at principal bassist Mike Geller, Greg Sarchet (filling in for Andy Anderson),...

Audition – Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Principal Bass

Update – Audition is now closed – registration deadline passedThis audition is closing in the next few days, so be sure to get in touch with the e-mail address listed below if you are interested. This orchestra has auditioned for this position many times...

New items on ‘For Sale’ page

I just added some new items to the bass blog For Sale page, including a really cool aluminum bodied Pfretschner double bass. Visit the For Sale page for more details, and feel free to e-mail me (jsh177@yahoo.com) with any items you’d like to have listed (no...

Guy Tuneh plays La Sonnambula by Bottesini

This is an excellent video featuring Guy Tuneh performing the La Sonnambula variations by Bottesini. Wolfgang Kind accompanies Mr. Tuneh on piano. Mr. Tuneh and I have been in touch, and I plan on featuring him on a future episode of Contrabass Conversations!Related...

Cat bag infomercial

Holly Mulcahy sent me a link to a really bizarre infomercial for a crinkly cat bag. The host has no idea what to make of this thing. I usually just give my cats paper bags to play with, and they seem just fine with that.Related Posts:Nora the piano-playing cat part...