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String recycling
Looking for a christmas gift? At the etsy store Guitar string jewelry, you will find some nice ideas how to re-use your old electric bass strings for self-made jewelry.
Bass photo of the day
![[Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, Dixon's, New York, N.Y., ca. May 1947] (LOC)](http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4976467461_0480703db4.jpg)
Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, Dixon’s, New York, N.Y., ca. May 1947
More photos of the Gottlieb Collection at Flickr.
Site Relaunch
As you may have noticed, this website is currently experiencing some server problems. I’m currently trying to restore as much as possible – and will hopefully be back with all contents soon. Pls. keep your fingers crossed 🙁
Since Tuesday, this site runs an updated version of WordPress – finally. I’ve added some new features, but still need to tweak the design. I hope you like it!
Jonas
Bass in the Sky
An interesting photo, found at Naonerd’s Flickr account.
Bass2012 at Copenhagen
The European Double Bass Convention 2012 will take place at Copenhagen/Danmark.Copenhagen will follow Paris (2008) and Berlin (2010) as host town of this big event.www.facebook.com/BASS2010fan
Happy Birthday, Ron Carter!
Ron Carter was born on May, 4., 1937. Happy Birthday!
Walking Bass
Pianist Joe Alterman relayed a humorous story about famed jazz guitarist Jim Hall: “The other day I ran into Jim Hall on the street in front of the jazz and contemporary music building of the New School in New York. Jim was walking his dog. I introduced myself, and we ended up talking for a while. As we spoke, student musicians were walking by oblivious to who he was. Jim told me he’s rarely recognized by them anymore and asked if I’d like to see something funny.
“He walked up to a student holding a bass and asked, ‘Is that a walking bass?’ The kid just shook his head and walked away. Jim was laughing so hard. He said, ‘I do that all the time. I think it’s funny. They just think I’m a strange old man now.’
“Boy, if only that kid knew who he had just brushed off!”
Happy Birthday, Reggie!
This day in 1940, Bassist Reggie Johnson was born in Owensboro/Kentucky. Happy birthday!
Esperanza Spalding: Grammy nomination for Best New Artist
Bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding was nominated for a Grammy in Best New Artist category. Also nominated were Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons. The awards will take place on Sunday, February 13 on CBS. Find the full list of nominees here.
The american Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) have announced that Esperanza Spalding is going to host Find The Beat, a progressive new television show on PBS. Find The Beat features Spalding joining with a group, a band or solo musician to explore the roots of their music.