I have been reading Chuck Traeger's books on the repair and setup of the double bass for optimum sound.  In his short addition, Coda , h...

Last night we held the first band practice with our new band leader, a young college student named Faris.  Faris is a senior at San Jose Sta...

My Big Band music class starts up again tomorrow.  This morning I began practicing the songs (on my string bass) that I learned in the last ...

Repair of Spirit Varnish Blemishes; Upon Turning a Simple Scratch Into a Major Disaster Last week, when  I picked up my carved bass to pra...

Last night was the sixth and final session for my "Beginning Big Band" class.  After the class, the band went out together for bee...

Zoltan Dekany In a Google search, I discovered a great bass instructor online.  His name is Zoltan Dekany, and his YouTube Channel is ca...

Since I began a serious study program for double bass, I have been busy doing odd things.  Like cleaning up my music room.  Yesterday I bega...

I have now finished three classes of "Beginning Big Band," an adult education class, and my skills continue to grow.  The band lea...

I have been spending evenings watching the television series "Nashville" on HuluPlus.com.  The series is basically a soap opera wi...

Taking a course in "Big Band" has really helped me to make the transition from bass guitar to stand-up string bass.  Here's ho...