Tonight I went down to Chicago’s beautiful Millennium Park to check out the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. This orchestra moved into the facility just a couple of summers ago, and it is a massive venue improvement for this fine ensemble. Frank Gehry designed the...
My Libertyville students did a recital last month, and I assembled a small montage of their efforts set to the music of Vivaldi:Because I have WAY too much time on my hands this summer, I decided to make a “bad film school” version of the same...
I’d like to mention that I have just started contributing to BIG BOTTOM, a really excellent website for both electric and double bassists. BIG BOTTOM is managed by Dale Cruse, and it is full of varied and interesting posts by several contributors. I will be...
Note – This feature no longer works, but you can visit Contrabass Conversations for these old tracks and much more. I have just created a double bass podcast of my solo performances. It is called Jason Heath’s Double Bass Performances, and it consists of...
My fiancee Courtney and I spent all of Monday walking around Lincoln Park in Chicago. Here are a few shots of our walk.This is the Lincoln Park Conservatory. This great building was completed in 1895, and you can definitely tell its age up close. It has four large...
