Double bassist Matt Wengerd (104 Weeks blog) sent me a link to this great video depicting a heated debate between Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The track is from is “Leap Frog”, from Bird And Diz. Check it out!
After the bleak nature of the last several installments of this series, I am pleased to talk about a more positive and constructive piece in the puzzle that makes up the life of a freelance musician. Most musicians engage in at least some degree of private teaching....
Corin Long, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal double bassist, has died in a diving accident in Spain. Corin was renowned as an excellent performer and pedagogue, and he will be greatly missed in the double bass and classical music world. Double...
This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will...
Well, folks—jobs aren’t exactly falling off the trees these days, but what else is new? There are scant employment opportunities in this month’s International Musician outside of part-time work, but I’ll present you with what we’ve got anyway. Here goes: ____________...
