Maurizio Ortolani e-mailed me today about a recent podcast from the NAC podcasts. The fabulous double bassist Joel Quarrington was interviewed this week on the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada. This is a great podcast interview that is an essential listen for...
The Elgin Symphony (of which I am a member) is opening their season this week at the Hemmens Theatre in downtown Elgin. This is my seventh season as a member of the Elgin Symphony, and it has really been amazing to watch this ensemble grow over the years, both in...
All double bass players need a decent gig bag. Unlike the other members of the stringed instrument family, double bass players carry instruments in soft cases about 90% of the time. Having a durable, well-padded soft case is essential for any bass player. As far as...
This is a kind of scary and sad video from YouTube (more actual music posts are coming tomorrow–I promise!). Burger the cat isn’t exactly making the best impression in this video: technorati tags: demon, cat, Burger, YouTube
My great friend Aaron Burman started a blog called The Best of Omaha recently. It is great to see my friends blogging. I was in Aaron’s wedding a couple of weeks ago. I’m looking forward to seeing what Aaron writes about on his new blog. technorati tags:...
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