Milwaukee Ballet Nutcracker tickets on sale now

I play bass for the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra (this is my seventh season), and they always put on a great Nutcracker. Check it out if you’re in southeastern Wisconsin this December! BUY TICKETS NOW!! Also, check out a reasonably priced complete Nutcracker...

My Eyespot Videos for 2006

I have created a lot of videos over the last year on Eyespot.com. This service is extremely cool, and I’d encourage everybody to check it out. I wrote a blog post about all of the features a few months back, and they have expanded their offerings since then....

Advice for aspiring music performance majors

Update: I have a lot of advice for aspiring music performance majors on the Contrabass Conversations podcast, including interviews with major double bass teachers like Paul Ellison, Kurt Muroki, Alex Hanna, David Allen Moore, Bruce Bransby, and many others.  Check it...

Benefit for Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase

My good friend Jeff Yang sent this announcement to me recently regarding a benefit for Chicago’s venerable Jazz Showcase. I wrote a post a few weeks ago about this topic that you can read here.The announcement reads: Many of you may have heard the Jazz Showcase...