Why, indeed? Answering this seemingly innocuous three-word question is an ongoing process constantly revisited by music educators throughout their careers, the answer constantly shifting and evolving as teachers gain new insight and experience. While there is always a...
dad bass weatherford, originally uploaded by bunæn. This great photo of the solitary bass player was taken by a Japanese exchange student of active Flickr (great photo sharing service) member Bunaen’s father. There is a TalkBass.com forum thread (see comment...
I had the opportunity to appear as a guest lecturer for the orchestral studies seminar class at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of the Performing Arts earlier this week, which was a lot of fun for me and hopefully a good experience for the students as...
Here’s a fun montage of various bass ensemble arrangements from Contrabajos de Baja California. They start with an arrangement of the trio from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, then transition into some fun popular tunes, with bass slapping and...
In 2005, Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Greg Sarchet organized a recital celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first known double bass recital in the United States. This 1905 double bass recital was performed by Václav Jiskra, a...
