Hal Robinson to perform Jon Deak

John Grillo wrote a recent post on his blog ClassicalMusicNews.tv highlighting an upcoming Hal Robinson performance with the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra. John writes: It has been said that double bassists are very rarely soloists and the repertory for concerto...

Great blog mention on Peabody Double Bass Blog

National Symphony bassist and Peabody Conservatory instructor Jeff Weisner wrote a very flattering post on PeaBodyDoubleBass, the collaborative blog from faculty members Jeff, Paul Johnson, and John Hood.  Thanks for the kind words, Jeff, and thanks for pointing...

New items on For Sale page

Double bassist Kurt Muroki is selling his 1854 Luigi Bajoni double bass. Information on this instrument is located on the For Sale page of the blog, so check it out–it looks like a fabulous bass!

Guy Tuneh is now on Facebook

I know that many blog readers are huge fans of Guy Tuneh (and understandably so).  This popular double bassist is now on Facebook, so interested readers can visit his page and network with him!  You can always check out his website at www.guytuneh.com or...

My cats wake me up this way every single day (!)

Not even a whiff of double bass in this post, aside from the fact that so many bassists seem to have cats.  My wife Courtney sent me a copy of this extremely cute video last week, and after also getting a copy from Holly Mulcahy, I decided that it just had to go...