Author: Jason | 24 October 2007 | 1 comment
Categories: bass, bass videos, Contrabass Conversations, crazy gig stories, humor, podcasting
This is the video version of my recent Story Time with Contrabass Conversations episode about cabs. It’s…well…..sort of a video, anyway. Check it out and see. I have taken various photos and put them together in a kind of slideshow/documentary/video podcast episode. If you’re a podcast subscriber (and if you’re not, you click here to [...]
Author: Jason | 15 October 2007 | No comments
Categories: bass, blogging, humor, podcasting
Ever since I got into podcasting, I have been itching to do what I’m launching this week. My original idea for starting a podcast was something like a combination of Digital Flotsam (if you haven’t heard this show, stop what you’re doing and check it out–it’s fantastic) and This American Life–in other words, I wanted [...]
Author: Jason | 13 August 2007 | No comments
Categories: bass, blogging
I spent the past two weeks performing with the Grant Park Symphony. This has been a real treat for me, both musically and personally. The GPSO is a great ensemble, and we played a lot of excellent repertoire, including Beethoven 2, Mahler 5, and the Firebird Suite. Bass blog readers will actually be familiar with [...]
Author: Jason | 06 August 2007 | No comments
Categories: blogging
This week marked the launch of Bass Musician Magazine, a new publication available at www.bass-musician-magazine.com, and one in which Contrabass Conversations will be a regular feature. Check it out!___________ We released the next part of the Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles featuring tales of woe regarding plane travel. This is the first in an extended [...]
Author: Jason | 30 July 2007 | No comments
Categories: Uncategorized
This week featured the second part of This Crazy Business, my new series about life as a working musician. Unlike Road Warrior Without an Expense Account (which is about being a freelance musician), this series is about life as a musician in general. If you’d like to read the 50 or so more substantial articles [...]