It seems like there is a dearth of information about the German bow. I don’t quite know what causes this, but there just seem to be many more French players and information out there. Imagine my joy and surprise when I read Stan Haskins’ Budget German bow roundup. He seems to ... Continue Reading
The ClickForLessons blog had another interesting post (I was reading back into the archives) I thought worth mentioning. The issue of pricing lessons has always been a vexing one. How do you prevent undervaluing yourself without pricing yourself out of the market? I think these figures ... Continue Reading
For those of you who do not know, I work for a radio station in the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota Market. I have been a desk jockey for the station since the start of the summer. In recent weeks, I have been “voice checking” (recording copy for evaluation by my supervisors), ... Continue Reading
In high school, they all used to laugh at me because I dug this instrument. The theremin is one of my all time favorite sounds, coming in right behind that of my own instrument. www.clickforlessons.com had a link to this video on their blog. I now feel slightly vindicated: Continue Reading
The Aebersold wrap-up will be here shortly, but I have to relate a more pressing issue: I arrived home from the workshops and immediately set upon the most urgent task: sorting through two weeks of mail. I separated the letters, cards, and invitations from the magazines and bills (no lett ... Continue Reading
I’m in David Baker’s theory class right now. Baker is the chair of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Department of Jazz Studies. Just check out the first paragraph of his IU bio: David Baker studied with J.J. Johnson, Janos Starker, and George Russell. He has been ... Continue Reading
The house was packed for Moody, but let up ever so slightly for subsequent sets. I’ve been trying to get a shot like this all week. Continue Reading
This week’s Wednesday night concert at Masterson’s features the incomparable James Moody. Also playing are drummer Jonathan Higgins, guitarist Dave Stryker, and Organist Bobby Floyd. You should be here right now. Moody conducted a saxophone masterclass today and will be hosti ... Continue Reading
1…If you know Jamey Aebersold, you know he likes to take pictures. He tells me he uses the SnP method of photography – Shoot and Pray. He gets some good shots that are featured throughout the buildings this week. Unfortunately, he snagged one of a visible stunned me and had ... Continue Reading
I only have internet in the dining hall and can’t post regularly. I do have a doozy of a story to tell when I get it up and running again. Continue Reading
Congratulations to Jason Heath for being the latest addition to the International Society of Bassists’ (ISB’s) Board of Directors. Jason’s appointment shows the foresight (perhaps by this point it’s just common sense) the ISB has in including an www component in it ... Continue Reading
This is the staff of the Jamey Aebersold Summer Workshops. God Have Mercy On Our Souls. Continue Reading
I ran into Chris Fitzgerald in the hall today and he commented on the amusement my posting brought him. I came into this very determined to post consistently, but quickly lost momentum. It’s kinda like watching DJA liveblog BoaC and seeing the fatigue set in, but mine’s not n ... Continue Reading
I haven’t encountered any other livebloggers yet, but I did catch a post by Thomas Howard chronicling his experiences. It is so great to see people with backgrounds in rock, pop, and classical music coming to these workshops and making great headway as jazz musicians. I’m awf ... Continue Reading
We had a bit of a respite last night (following Transformers with Anotonio). The week starts back up today. I just had a less than pleasing audition, but this is one of those few low-pressure moments where it doesn’t really matter. At the end of my audition, Friesen had me play my b ... Continue Reading
I will not be teaching at Southeastern University for the 2007-2008 Academic Year. Those of you studying bass at SEU will be studying with Mark Neuenschwander. I will continue to teach privately in Lakeland and throughout Central Florida. Continue Reading
