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The Tom Knific Quartet with special guests Ryan Andrews and Trent Kynaston hold a CD Release Concert on October 3, 2008, 8:15 PM, at the Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University.
 
Derek Zadinsky recently won the principal bass (Virginia Flick Chair) auditions for the Symphony in C, formerly known as the Haddonfield (NJ) Symphony. Derek is a third year student at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studies with Harold Robinson and Edgar Meyer. This past summer he was a fellowship student at the Aspen Music Festival and School. 

  
Join Ars Antigua, Jerry Fuller, director, for its 2008-2009 concert series, and ongoing monthly free audio webcast programs of music from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras performed on period instruments. Go to http://arsantiguapresents.com/ for information.
 
The boutique jazz label, Blue Bamboo Music, is bringing New York jazz bassist Harvie S to Houston, Texas, for a week of performances and recordings, October 14-21. Harvie will appear with Chris Cortez (acoustic guitar), Woody Witt (tenor and soprano sax), Joe LoCascio (piano), Joel Fulgham (drums), and James Metcalf (percussion) at San Jacinto College, Houston Community College, and Cezanne's, Houston's premier jazz venue. A live recording will be made of the HCC concert, and the band will also return to the HCC space for a private recording session. The CD will be released by Blue Bamboo Music in early 2009. For more information, show times and locations, contact Chris Cortez, cortezguitar@earthlink.net, 281-812-7850. Harvie's latest CD, Now Was the Time, is a vintage 1986 recording session with pianist Kenny Barron, just released for the first time on High Note Records.
 
On October 20, 2008 at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center, famed jazz photographer Herman Leonard will accept the 2008 Lucie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Portraiture. The Lucie Awards is a 501(c)3 Charitable Foundation whose mission is to celebrate the greatest achievements in photography, to discover new and emerging talent and to promote the appreciation of photography worldwide. Tickets for this event are available at http://www.lucieawards.com.  
 
Nico Abondolo and Timothy Eckert are pleased to announce that full tuition, room and board scholarships are available for the undergraduate double bass program at Azusa Pacific University. Additionally, full scholarships are available for the artist certificate program. Azusa Pacific is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As a microcosm of global culture, the LA area serves as an extended classroom where students can experience and participate in its rich musical offerings. APU music students experience a unique blend of academic rigor, experiential learning, and personal support that sets them apart. For more information visit www.apu.edu/music/ or contact Timothy Eckert at teckert@apu.edu.
 
The John Kirby Memorial Bass Workshop will be held in Winchester, VA, October 4th, with special guest artist (and ISB board member and jazz recording reviewer for Bass World) Chris Kosky. Masterclass at 2 PM, and Chris Kosky and Friends concert at 6 PM. All events take place in the Armstrong Theatre on the campus of Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA, and are free and open to public. Those wishing to perform for the masterclass must contact Dr. Donovan Stokes at dstokes@su.edu before Sept. 29, 2008.
 
Paul Erhard, professor of double bass at the University of Colorado College of Music in Boulder, will be touring in October with his West-meets-East Indian Classical Music trio ATMIC VISION, a fusion of double bass, bansuri (bamboo flute), and tabla. The group will be performing concerts, giving master classes and presenting its interactive "Expanding the Horizons" Indian music workshop in Colorado, Chicago, Madison WI, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Paris, France. For a complete list of events, video, music samples, and biographies, go to http://atmicvision.com. Events are still being added. Contact Paul Erhard at paul.erhard@colorado.edu with any questions.
 
Jeremy Kurtz will be giving two recitals with pianist Daniel Alfred Wachs in Southern California to celebrate the release of his CD, "Sonatas and Meditations." In San Diego, hear Jeremy on October 15, 7:30 PM (doors open at 7 PM), at The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, San Diego, CA 92121. Admission is free, limited seating. On October 17, 8 PM, Jeremy will play at the Salmon Recital Hall, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866. $10 general admission, $5 seniors and students. For more information go to www.jeremykurtz.com.
 
Peter Derenski is searching for information regarding the whereabouts of his grandfather's bass for sentimental reasons. His grandfather was Frank Kieca, and he played in the Indianapolis and Chicago Symphony orchestras.  His instrument was a Grancino, c. 1690. After Frank's death, his widow sold the bass to one of his students, Rudy Fahsbender, who played with the Chicago Symphony until 1968. His son also played bass and inherited all the instruments when Rudy passed away. If readers have any information about the instrument's whereabouts, Peter has his grandfather's notes on the history of the bass to pass along to the current owner. Email Peter.A.Derenski@Boeing.Com.
 
15 middle school and high school students attended the Fall 2008 West Texas Bass Clinic in Lubbock. Nick Scales began the day with a group warmup for all of the students, Michael Berry (assistant professor of music theory at TTU and also a bassist) taught a workshop for our middle school age bassists, and Dr. Mark Morton taught a workshop for the high school level bassists.
 
Bassist and more Justin Locke, formerly with the Boston Pops and author of "Real Men Don't Rehearse: Adventures in the Secret World of Professional Orchestras" has a new blog. Go to www.justinlocke.com/blog.htm.
 
Todd Coolman has just released his latest recording, an ArtistShare project entitled Perfect Strangers. Todd spent over a year soliciting original jazz compositions from the public at large and formed a quintet to interpret them. This select group of individuals, known as the "Learning Community," then collaborated in the creative process, yielding very interesting results. The recording, accompanied by documentation of the entire process via streaming audio and video files, is available at:  www.toddcoolman.com. Learn more about ArtistShare at www.artistshare.com. 

 
Arizona Bass Players, Inc. has established the David Walter Memorial Scholarship in Double Bass, for a graduate student to study double bass performance at any of the three state universities in Arizona, or other location by choice of the recipient. Claudia Barritt, David Walter's widow, is heading up the fund drive, with a goal of providing a graduate teaching assistantship salary for a maximum three years of graduate study. The endowment fund target is $200,000. The Fund has collected donations from David's former students and family members. To donate to the Fund, please contact Patrick Neher directly at abp@arizonabassplayers.org or call 520-891-0432. For more information go to www.arizonabassplayers.org.
 
FACULTY POSITIONS

Ali Yazdanfar is the new principal bass with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Canada. Ali has also joined the music faculty at  McGill University, joining Joel Quarrington, Brian Robinson and Eric Chappell.

Jeremy McCoy has joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music. He is also assistant principal bass with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra. Audition dates for the Manhattan School of Music will be earlier than usual this year, January 18, 2009. For more information go to www.msmnyc.edu or www.jeremymccoy.net.

Larry Gray begins his second year as a member of the full time jazz faculty at the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana. For more information go to www.music.uiuc.edu/home.php.

Dr. Phillip W. Serna is joining the faculty of Valparaiso University, located in the Chicago/ Northern Indiana area. For more information go to www.valpo.edu/music/ or visit www.phillipwserna.com. 

Players from around the world will travel to Paris for Bass 2008 at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique, October 30th - November 3rd, 2008.  Renowned artists of all genres - classical, contemporary, avant-garde and jazz - will give masterclasses, showcases, clinics, recitals and evening concerts. There will also be an exhibition of publishers, makers and bass shops, and a composition competition. The player's competition will have 5 categories: solo, orchestra, jazz, contemporary and mini-bass (ages 7 to 18 years). Among the dozens of guest artists scheduled are: (CLASSICAL) Antonio Garcia Araque , Thierry Barbé, Petia Bagovska, Bass'in Trio,  Alberto Bocini, Fausto Borem, Jeff Bradetich,  Carré de basses, Bernard Cazauran and CNSMDL, Etudiants du CNSMDP, Luis Cojal, Silvio Dalla Torre,  Jean-Marc Faucher, Niek De Groot, Paul Ellison, Gottfried Engels, Paul Erhard, Giuseppe Ettorre, Diana Gannett, Didier Goury, Teppo Hauta-Aho, Christine Hoock, Rinat  Ibraghimov, Lasse Lagercrantz, Björn Malqvist, Daniel Marillier,  Mark Morton, Milton Masciadri, David Murray,  Yoshio Nagashima,   Jeremy Kurtz, Volkan Ohron, Irena Olkiewicz,  Vassilis Papavasiliou, Bozo Paradzik, Florian Pertzborn, Frank Proto, François Rabbath, Catalin Rotaru, Paul Sharpe, Anthony Stoops, Dan Styffe, Daniele Roccato and Christophe Dinaut; (JAZZ) Jean-Jacques Avenel, Jean Bardy,  Gildas Boclé, Pierre Boussaguet, Marc Buronfosse,  Jean-Paul  Celea,  Benoit Dunoyer, Hubert Dupont,  Joachim Florent, Hein Van De Geyn,  Renaud Garcia-Fons, Riccardo Del Fra, John Goldsby, Stephane Kerecki,   Tom Knific, Rufus Reid, Hans Sturm and Jackie Allen, Claude Tchamitchian,  Jean-Philippe Viret, Daniel Yvinec and Michel Zenino; (CONTEMPORARY) Robert Black, Mark Helias, Joelle Leandre, Barre Philips, Stefano Scodanibbio,  Frédéric Stochl,  Hakon Thelin, Jean-Paul  Celea and Andreas  Bennetzen; (BAROQUE) Richard Myron, Rob Nairn, David Sinclair and Nicola Moneta, octobasse; (LECTURES) Marc Papillon, Jean-Loup Dehant, Florian Pertzborn, Hans Sturm, Thomas Schiegnitz, Hein Van De Geyn, Marthe Moinet, Gottfried Engels, Jeremy Kurtz and Paul Brun; (MASTERCLASSES) Jean-Paul Celea, Silvio Dalla Torre, Barre Phillips, Mark Helias and Rufus Reid, AND MORE! For more information go to http://www.contrebasse.com/en/news/index.html and www.bass2008.com. The Bass 2008 team can book the hotels for you, or you can register on www.contrebasse.com and post a message to find free housing with a Parisian bassist. Questions? Email Thierry Barbé at tbarbe@gmail.com.
 
The 2009 Stulberg String Competition will be held Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Western Michigan University. The  application deadline is December 15, 2008.  All string instrument students under the age of 20 are invited to apply. The 2009 judges are Miriam Fried, Ronald Leonard and Richard Young. For more information, application form and requirements, visit www.stulberg.org.