…on the birth of Eli, their second son! Andy plays bass for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, teaches at Roosevelt University, and is a regular contributor to the Contrabass Conversations podcast. He also happens to be a dear friend, and I wish him and his...
CBC 59: Jeff Turner interview 2 and Leon Bosch music We’re wrapping up the interview with Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner that we began on episode 26 of the podcast, plus featuring music from U.K.-based bassist Leon Bosch’s new album titled The...
It’s always fascinating to me discovering what seems to grab people’s attention. Not that I’m all about grabbing people’s attention, but still… The photo sidebar additions that I’ve made to DoubleBassBlog.org (and the...
Jerry Fuller directs the Chicago-area period instrument ensemble Ars Antigua in Chicago’s Quigley Chapel. Photos by Robert Osterlund __________________ The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s...
Double bassist and blogger John Grillo recently weighed in on his blog classicalmusicnews.tv about a study (commissioned by the Knight Foundation) published several years ago analyzing how Americans relate to their local orchestras and classical music in...
