For Sale page now active

The Bass Blog ‘For Sale’ page is now active. You can click the link just below the Contrabass Conversations banner or the tab at the top to access this page (or you can click this link). If you are interested in having your gear listed on this page, just...

New Bass Blog for Educators section plus expanded downloads

I recently created a section on the blog specifically for educators. There is a lot of material buried beneath he surface of this blog, and it is my hope to make this material more accessible to both teachers and students. This page will act as a portal to the more...

Matt Heller mentioned my story

I’d like to thank double bassist and blogger Matt Heller for giving my story about my car exploding a plug. This was truly a surreal event for me. I am working on part 2 of this story, and I hope to have it out later on this week.My crazy schedule makes it...

Resources for the Double Bassist

This is a portal to all of the double bass resources listed on this blog. There is a lot of information on this blog (as well as a lot of MP3 and PDF downloads), and clicking around will lead to even more information than is listed here. This should get you started,...

New $90 Million Gift for New World Symphony

John Grillo sent me a link to this story in today’s New York Times:An anonymous donor has promised $90 million for the Frank Gehry-designed future home of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Fla., one of the largest gifts to a classical music institution. The...