In response to my recent gig story Bugs Bunny is my Mortal Enemy, bassist Don Mincher sent me this tale about a painful gig experience:Your Bugs story and related “intestinal problems” conjured up one of my bad scene gigs many years ago. I was to play a...
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There is no sick leave for a freelance musician. I sure learned that lesson the hard way.A couple of years ago I was booked to play Bugs Bunny on Broadway, a popular show using the orchestra to accompany some Looney Tunes classics. These shows are like musical...
I am always working on adding new material to my downloads page. I actually have a ton of new orchestral practice reference material from Lyric Opera of Chicago double bassist Andy Anderson, but I will have to wait until June to put this material up. Late May is nuts...
