Chicago Symphony bassist, blogger, and Contrabass Conversations guest Michael Hovnanian wrote a post recently about the Chicago Symphony’s ever shrinking summer season at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois:Ravinia seasons used to be 8 weeks....
I recently did a talk on the benefits of blogging for a local organization here in metro Chicago. While putting together material for the talk, I stumbled upon this short piece that I had written a few months ago. It was still in the queue for the blog (most of my...
Double bassist Kells Nollenberger took this shot of me while interviewing Time for Three bassist Ranaan Meyer for this week’s Contrabass Conversations podcast. I’m doing a conference call over Skype with bassist John Grillo and Ranaan, and recording the...
My cats love the fresh air, but we live in an urban area. That’s when a cat stroller comes in handy! I took this video today around Evanston. I originally planned to take them to see the Fourth of July parade up around my place (like they’d care), but I...
Double bass luthier James Condino (also available in our luthier directory) sent me this photo of an early 1930s Alcoa aluminum bass that has been fully polished for the blinding stage effect:Related Posts:Strollin’ Down the RiverExtreme Off-RoadingDouble basses...
