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!
Published on February 3, 2010
in Event.
| 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
Published on January 28, 2010
in News.
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.
Published on January 22, 2010
in Jazz.
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!
Published on January 13, 2010
in Event.
The Chicago Bass Festival is an event for the Chicago-area double bass community. “Come learn, share, and explore the vibrant Chicago double bass scene and work with some of the United States’ most talented and acclaimed double bass clinicians.”
The Chicago Bass Festival takes place at the Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois, 30 minutes north of Chicago.
Mathias has sent me a review of the new Arco “Hugo” double bass amp, which is made by bassist Jesper Lundgaard. It’s to long to fit the proper comment field, so I descided to post it here. Here we go:
The arco-amplification Hugo
Arco Amplification is a brand name owned by Jesper Lundgaard, who has been developing amplifiers since his early youth. Looking back on an amazing career as a touring musician, he decided to take it a bit easier, stay home more, and focus on building bass and guitar amplifiers. He used to work together with a company named CADaudio, but they split and now he’s a one man company. It’s likely his company name will change in the future, but for now, it’s arco amplification.
The “hugo” is an amp built according to suggestions of Hugo Rasmussen, another legendary danish bassist. This is the amp I had the pleasure to try for a couple of days.
The long-bearded legend seems to be a sucker for simplicity- the amplifier sports a very stripped down set of controls. From left to right, they are: Master Volume, a mute switch, treble and bass controls, a phase reverse switch, and a tone switch (where you can change between bright, normal, and dark). Continue reading ‘Arco: new bass amps from Danmark’
I recently discovered an interesting music website, Wolfgang’s Vault. “The World’s Greatest Collection of Vintage Concert Recordings” has just acquired recordings from the Newport Jazz and Folk Festival.
Wolfgang’s Vault now offers concert recordings by artists like Ahmad Jamal Trio, Dizzy Gillespie, The Four Freshman, Gene Krupa Quartet, George Shearing, Herbie Mann Sextet, Horace Silver Quintet, Jimmy Smith Trio, The Mastersounds, Oscar Peterson Trio, Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton Orchestra, Thelonious Monk and others as a MP3 download, or free music stream.
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