Although I am a daily Chicago Tribune reader, this short article escaped my notice. Double bassist Jerry Fuller brought it to my attention, and I’m glad he did, because it really highlights the priorities a donor may have in choosing an organization for their...
I just wrapped up a great session with Andy Anderson, who readers have heard from on numerous occasions in both interviews and recitals. Soon you will get a chance to see Andy demonstrate how he teaches all sorts of concepts on the bass, from basic concepts like...
We’ll be featuring an interview with Chicago Symphony bassist Brad Opland this week on Contrabass Conversations. Brad has also provided some great tracks featuring both himself on electric bass and an arrangement of Ibert’s Quatre Cansons de Don Quichotte...
As I pack my bags and put the finishing touches on the next two week’s podcast episodes, I’d like to take a moment and let people know about several new projects we’re cooking up for the fall here on the blog and for the Contrabass Conversations...
We will be leaving tomorrow for our Kauai wedding and honeymoon, so I will be dropping off the online radar until early September. During that time, Phillip Serna will be regularly updating the bass blog, so there will still be blogging activity here.I will be setting...
