Music blog happenings from around the globe

Here are a few short bits from some of my favorite music blogs. You can always visit my link blog to see all the stories (both music and non-music related) that I’ve been checking out: Blogs – the new wisdom of crowds? – On An Overgrown Path blogger...

Great meet-up with Hans Sturm

I just got together with International Society of Bassist president and Ball State University bass professor Hans Surm last night to chat about ISB business and do some podcasting. We got some really great footage (both audio and video)–expect to see something...

Rabbath’s Ode D’Espagne performed by A. Martin

I’ve been playing this piece by Rabbath for many years, finding it extremely effective for many different kinds of concerts.  There are a lot of different ways to interpret this piece, and I find this rendition fresh and fun: You can also hear me play this...

Volkan Orhon performs Francois Rabbath’s Poucha Dass

Here’s a great video of University of Iowa double bass professor Vlkan Orhon performing Poucha Dass by François Rabbath.  I’ve always enjoyed playing this piece, and it’s great to get a chance to hear Volkan perform it. Check out...