A good friend of mine told me as I started my freelance career that musicians can only last ten years as freelancers. After ten years, the majority of people pack it up and look for other means of employment. “Bah!” I said. I was a tough cookie, able to put in six,...
This is a guest post by double bassist Jean-Yves Bénichou on how to correctly polish ebony fingerboards. Benjy is bi-national, being a citizen of both the United States and France. He has lived in France for the past 30 years and has been a member of the Strasbourg...
The International Conference on Historical Performance for Double Bass and Violone will be held June 5-8 as part of the International Society of Bassists Convention June 4-9 in Oklahoma City. Double bassist Jerry Fuller be presenting the first International Society of...
I am busy editing the next installment of the Contrabass Conversations interview with National Symphony Orchestra double bassist Ira Gold. It will be released this weekend, and it should prove to be very interesting and informative.I also did an interview yesterday...
The IRIS Chamber Orchestra will be performing a program of Brahms and Rachmoninov this Saturday (4/21/07) evening at the Germantown Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Click here for ticket and location information. The concert will feature the Fourth Symphony and...
