Weekly Bass Blog Wrap-Up

Doing a weekly wrap-up is something that I have been thinking about for a while. I got the idea from Lorelle VanFossen’s blog Lorelle on WordPress, an excellent blog about blogging (of great interest to me–probably not so much for most bass blog readers)....

DaXun Zhang leaves Northwestern University for UT-Austin

Northwestern University double bass faculty member DaXun Zhang has accepted a position with the University of Texas-Austin beginning Fall 2007 and will be leaving his Northwestern teaching post. This is sad news for the double bass community in Chicago, but great news...

Thanks for the feedback on ‘Road Warrior’ part X

I really appreciate all of the feedback people have sent in (both in comment and e-mail form) on my latest installment in my Road Warrior Without an Expense Account series. Although the subject matter can be somewhat depressing, I think that it is important material...

Colorado Symphony bassist David Potter dies at 75

Adriel Bettelheim sent me this recent Denver Post obituary for former Colorado Symphony bassist David Potter. David was a well-loved bassist and teacher with former students in all corners of the country. Boston Symphony bassist Benjamin Levy is quoted in the...