Archive for November, 2008

My Framus has been stolen

Published on November 30, 2008 in Bass Making. 0 Comments

Over the last years, I found parts of my website used on other websites quite often. Complete pages as well as excerpts and pictures have been taken from my site without asking me for permission. In some cases, I’ve been successful in convincing these webmasters better not to steal my content, in other cases, I wasn’t. That’s probably an issue that you have to get used to if you run a popular website; you simply can’t help it.

Today, I found a, well … somehow funny thing. A chinese company offers my 1954 Framus Cutaway double bass, on which I’ve just practised before writing this post, for 600 USD only. Wow, my Framus that cheap?
(My original photo can be found here.)

Kontrabass Kaleidoskop 2009 (Michaelstein/Germany)

Published on November 25, 2008 in Event. 0 Comments
March 23, 2009toMarch 28, 2009

In 2009 the topic will be: “The Double Bass in the 19th Century”
From Beethoven recitals to Wagner’s Parzifal, from the Trout Quintet to Otello, and also from the “Schrumm-schrumm-Bass” to the most challenging virtuoso works, double bass playing in the 19th century saw some exciting developments with regard to innovations in the construction of instruments and the establishment of playing techniques. The topic is further explored in lectures, teachers’ and participants’ concerts and in the teaching sessions. Of course many other aspects of double bass playing are discussed besides this special topic. The closing concert is organised by the participants. The Double Bass Kaleidoscope is aimed in the first place at music students and professional musicians. There are 40 places available for those wishing to participate actively. Passive participation is also possible, which could be of interest to ambitious lay people. Owing to the anticipated huge demand it is recommended that you register in good time.
More Info at the website of Kontrabass Kaleidoskop.

The LIFE magazine archive hosted by Google

Published on November 20, 2008 in Jazz and News. 0 Comments

I really love old photos, so I’m quite happy that Google and the LIFE magazine have published millions of photos of the LIFE magazine archive. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google. The photos can easily be searched by keywords, like you’d expect from Google. The first keyword I’ve googled was “Jazz”, and I immediately found treasures like Percy Heath or Paul Chambers in colour.

NPR Podcast: Milt Hinton

Published on November 16, 2008 in Link Tip. 0 Comments

The latest NPR Jazz Podcast features Double Bass giant Milt “The Judge” Hinton. iTunes-Link

New T-Shirt design

Published on November 5, 2008 in News. 0 Comments

tshirt

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available at my Spreadshirt shop … (European customers, please click here).

Bass 2008 at Paris

Published on January 12, 2008 in Event and News. 1 Comment
October 30, 2008toNovember 3, 2008

“A very big convention for bass players from all over the world will be held for the first time in Paris at the CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL SUPERIEUR de MUSIQUE et de DANSE de PARIS from the 30th of October to the 3rd of November 2008.
This meeting will include renowned artists representing all styles: classical, contemporary classical, avant-garde and jazz – publishers and producers, instrument makers and all you can imagine that exists for and about the bass and the double bass.
Players will do master-classes, show-cases, clinics and recital performances.
A competition of composition for double bass is organized, a player’s competition with four categories recital, orchestra, Jazz, contemporary music, and a mini-bass competition (7 to 18 years old) will be held.
Master classes and competitions will be held in the morning, performances will take place in the afternoon. Each evening a big concert-panorama will have place with players from different styles following each other on the same stage.
Our wish is to produce encounters and discoveries, to improve learning methodologies and teaching methods, to emphasize technical and expressive progress, to decompartmentalize and to create exchanges and new links.

Classicals :
Božo Paradžik, Dan Styffe, Niek de Groot, Giuseppe Ettorre, Alberto Bocini, Roman Patkolo, Boguslaw Furtok, Jeff Bradetish, Yoshio Nagashima, Teppo Hauta Aho, Ekkehard Beringer, Daniel Marillier, Thierry Barbé, Bernard Cazauran, Lasse Lagerkranz, Rinat Ibraghimov, trio Bass’in, Joel Quarrington, Gottfried Engels, Antonio Garcia Araque, Diana Gannett, Miloslav Gelinek, Hans Sturm, François Rabbath, Paul Ellison, Thom Knific, Marc Morton, Catalin Rotaru, George Vance, Luis Cojal…..

Jazz:
Rufus Reid, John Patiticci, Benoit Dunoyer, Bruno Chevillon, Claude Tchamitchian, Riccardo del Fra, Frederick Monino, Renaud Garcia Fons, Hein van de Geyn …

Contemporary music: Barre Philips, Stefano Scodanibbio, Jean-Paul Celea, Jean-Pierre Robert, Michel Thouseau…

Baroque: Tobias Gloecker, David Sinclair, Rob Nairn, Joe Carver, Michael Greenberg, Richard Myron …

The 2008 team: Thierry Barbe, Riccardo Del Fra, Didier Goury, Gregoire Blin, Jean Damien Lagarde, Claudine Petiot, Sylvain Lamotte.”