The ISB Convention 2013 will take place June 2-8, 2013 at Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY (USA). Find more informations and news from the ISB convention at the new ISB website www.isbconvention.com. To stay tuned, you can also subscribe to the ISB Convention newsletter.
Bassist Phil Palombi has recently completely overhauled his website from the ground up and now has a Blog.
Palombi has recently recorded a CD with Scott LaFaros Prescott double bass, which is now owned by luthier Barrie Kolstein. He also published a book with 15 Scott LaFaro solo transcriptions taken from the Bill Evans trio recordings Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby. This book contains highly detailed transcriptions of all 15 of Scott’s bass solos, including the alternate takes, and is available at Palombi’s website.
(thanks, Maurice, for this found …)
Today, I’ve booked my room and flight to Copenhagen … and I realized that the program is already published. I’ve put it into an iframe below; the original URL is http://programme.bass2012.eu/
Very convenient: it’s a Google calendar, so you can select and add events to your personal schedule. I now have all the masterclasses, lectures and concerts I want to visit on my iPad and look forward to some very interesting days at Copenhagen!
With my iPad, Garage Band and my new Tascam IM2 microphone, I’ve recorded a sound demo of the Jazzicato Tungsten strings this morning. The iPad is really great to record with. Along with the Tascam IM2, it’s just plug and play and record. Home recording never has been easier!
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/46263586″ iframe=”true” /]
If you own an iPad, iPhone or Android Tablet, you now can read my posts with Google Currents:
Patrick Neher shows on YouTube how to speed up the transition from bow to pizzicato. Makes me think of practising some French bow …
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=afTruloiJx4]
Today, it’s bass legend Ron Carter’s 75th birthday. (sorry, I’ve got a wrong information … his 75th birthday is on May, 4. … however, the concert video is worth watching:)
YouTube: Ron Carter Trio at festival Jazz sous Les Pommiers – Jun, 2011
“Musicians in the US have cause for celebration” writes The Strad. After Congress approved provisions for a uniform national policy on carrying instruments on planes, it’s easier to get onboard with your beloved instrument. Up to now, each airline has been allowed to set their own musical instruments policy, and size limits for both carry-on and checked baggage have varied widely. The bill sets standard weight and size requirements for checked instruments, and allows musicians to buy a seat for oversized instruments (like double basses) that are too fragile to be checked.
Born in Macerata, Italy, in 1956, Scodanibbio came to prominence in the 1980s, premiering works by, among others, Brian Ferneyhough, Iannis Xenakis, Salvatore Sciarrino, Giacinto Scelsi and Gerard Grisey. He also had working relationships with Luigi Nono and Luciano Berio, whose Sequenza XIVb (originally for cello) he reworked for double bass. In 1997 he and Riley collaborated on A Lazy Afternoon among the Crocodiles, a recording that fused improvisational techniques and experiments with tuning, creating an ad hoc narrative piece with overtones of Indian raga.