What a great talk from Ken Robinson on arts and creativity in the schools! Well worth watching. Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? – YouTube.
One of my more popular posts from over the years… I have a B.M. and M.M. in Double Bass Performance from Northwestern University. Although I had a good financial package for my undergraduate degree and had a full-tuition fellowship or my graduate degree, I still...
Wayne Shorter’s “Infant Eyes” (originally from his Blue Note classic “Speak No Evil”, rec. 1964) is one of the most beautiful ballads in jazz history. Though Joshua is not reaching Wayne’s level, he still contributes some nice...
Here’s some footage from the most recent International Society of Bassists Convention in Rochester, NY. It features the always-excellent bassist Joel Quarrington. Joel was a guest on Contrabass Conversations in 2009 and was marvelous to chat with. Check out...
It really is impressive to see how the website for the International Society of Bassists has been enhanced in the last couple of years. If you haven’t been there recently, definitely take a look. They have also greatly expanded their presence on both Twitter...
