This clip at YouTube shows the use of Everyday Looper, a really cool iPhone app. My iPod touch doesn’t have a microphone, so I guess I really need to buy an iPhone now.
Dave Holland has relaunched his website. For this week, the recording “Archive Series Vol. 1: DHQ ‘07” for download for only 1 USD (or only 3 USD in lossless quality).
| June 21, 2010 | to | July 23, 2010 |
The Violin Craftsmanship Institute offers weeklong hands-on workshops in violinmaking and setup skills. Led by Horst Kloss, Paul Wiessmeyer, Francis Morris, Lynn Hannings, George Rubino. Sponsored by University of New Hamsphire; Durham, New Hampshire
www.learn.unh.edu/violin
A couple of apps turn your iPhone/iPod touch/iPad into a web radio. I’ve been using last.fm a lot, but the available music has recently become less exiting, in my opinion. I now have discovered the Jazz.FM91 app at the App Store, which immedieately became my new favourite! Jazz.FM91 is a Jazz radio station from Canada, which is available worldwide via the internet. With the new iPhone app, you not only can enjoy their radio shows via live stream, they also offer Podcasts, additional web radio streams (“singers” or “contemporary Jazz“), a feature to listen their shows while using other apps (“background”), direct links to their website, program schedule, twitter, webblog, etc …
Five stars from me!
| August 12, 2010 | to | August 19, 2010 |
12 august to 20 august 2010 master classes classical, levels A,B
14 august to 20 august 2010 master class Jazz
16 august to 19 august 2010 Edouard Nanny classical competition
Master Classes with Thierry Barbé, Alberto Bocini, Jeff Bradetich, Evgheny Kolossov, Miloslav Jelineck, Catalin Rotaru, Dan Styffe, Jean Ané, Jean-Marc Faucher, Bernard Salles, Christophe Picot for classical in level A (professional, advanced) and B ( lower level), and mini bass classes for kids.
Hein Van de Geyn, Julien Duthu for Jazz Classes.
Highlights:
Solo master class, professor recitals, student concerts with pianist Marina Pacowski and Marcella Jelineck
Technique Workshop
One lesson per day with different professors
3 concerts in the Festival international des contrebasses (classical and Jazz)
Link: www.contrebasse.com
Yesterday, Apple has launched the iPad with it’s new iBooks (E-Book reader and online store) features. I think the iPad will be great for sheet music. All iPhone Apps, like iRealBook, will run there, too. Pretty interesting.
Today, it’s Eberhard Weber’s 70. birthday. The German bassist, who lives in south of France, is best known for his work with Jan Garbarek (sax) and Wolfgang Dauner (p), and the exclusive use of an electric upright bass since the 1970ies.
Stolen from his home near Paris, France: fine 5-string double bass with “GAND 1869” label inside, dark red varnish. Mensuration: 1129.0 / 525.0 / 384.0 /673.0 mm. Also stolen: two bows, one “Fétique” (wood repaired with metal just next to the button). The theft was targeted on the bass, and seems the work of specialists. If you should hear anything concerning this instrument, the owner,
professional double bass player, Pierre Feyler, would be delighted to hear from you.
Massimo Biolcati has started the iRealBook as iPhone App, but he recently launched an Android version, too. He also developped a web version of the Editor software. With the editor, you can easily change or edit existing songs and add new (or own) tunes to your iRealBook library on your Mac or Windows/Linux based PC.
Madooma is a German webshop for vintage microphones – with a very well made website!
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