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Mike's Master Classes has released new classes by Christian McBride, Harvie S and Drew Gress. Coming soon is another class by Harvie S, a new class by Lynn Seaton, plus a workshop by Ron Carter, streamed live from David Gage String Instruments, with a recording to follow. There are also many workshops recorded at the ISB Convention in June, 2009, available for download.
NEWS OF NOTE
David Gage String Instruments will host legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter on November 4th as part of its 2009-2010 Workshop Series. Both workshops take place at 7:15 PM. Seating is limited and expected to sell out quickly.The workshop will also be webcast and available for sale afterwards from Mike's Master Classes, www.mikesmasterclasses.com. Tickets ($20 general admission/$15 for students and seniors) are available from www.davidgage.com by calling the store at 212-274-1322 or by emailing info@davidgage.com. Tickets are now on sale and are priced at $20, $15 for students and seniors. David Gage String Instruments is located at 36 Walker Street, New York, NY. For more information contact Sam Finlay at 917-842-8375.
Paul Ellison will give a presentation on the progression of ensemble bow strokes as they relate to period and contemporary bows at the Parkside Performance Café, University of Southern California, on Thursday, November 5, 2009, 5-7 PM. He will also give a masterclass for students of the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music the next day, Friday, November 6, 2009, 4-7 PM, in the Marcia Lucas Building LPB. All are welcome to attend! For information contact David Allen Moore, deemoe@earthlink.net. Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage performs "The Music of Black Orpheus" with special guest, pianist Kenny Barron, November 3-8 at Dizzy's Club in New York City, and New Year's Eve at The Kitano club in New York City.
ISB member Gunars Upatnieks of Latvia, winner of the 2007 ISB solo competition, has won first prize and the audience favorite award in the double bass division of the 58th ARD International Music Competition. Gunars, who opened the 2009 ISB convention with a superb recital, is a student of Miloslav Jelinek. Congratulations, Gunars!
Ben Williams has taken first prize in the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Bass Competition. Ben won the 2005 ISB jazz competition. Second place winner was ISB member Joe Sanders, who also came in second at the 2009 ISB jazz competition, and taking third prize was ISB member Matt Brewer. Congratulations to these gifted young artists! Ron Carter, who served on the judges' panel for the competition, will be in residence at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at Loyola University, January 18-22, 2010.
Håkon Thelin and Stefano Scodanibbio are joining forces for a concert tour of Norway, in addition to giving lectures and masterclasses. They will perform their own duo and solo compositions, a rarely played work by Sylvano Bussotti and improvisations, plus Håkon Thelin will premiere a new piece for solo double bass with tape: November 15th, concert, Gråmølna Art Gallery, Trondheim; November 17th, concert, No 5 Bergen Arthall, Bergen; November 18th , lecture, Tou Scene, Stavanger; November 18th , concert, Tou Scene, Stavanger; November 19th, concert, Levin hall, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo; November 20th, lecture and masterclass, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo. For more information go to www.thelin.no or www.stefanoscodanibbio.com.
Francois Rabbath will give a recital on Saturday November, 21st at the Yehudi Menuhin School, Stoke d'Abernon, Cobham, Surrey KT11 3QQ, United Kingdom, accompanied by his son Sylvan and the Menuhin School Orchestra, in Menuhin Hall at 7:30 PM. He will also be working with pupils from the Yehudi Menuhin School on Double Bass Day, November 22nd, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Bass players of all ages and stages are welcome to attend this free day of discussion and practical demonstration. They should bring their basses if they would like to take part in the workshops. For more information email Sarah Collett, sarah@yehudimenuhinschool.co.uk.
Bassist John Feeney and Dragonetti's New Academy will be performing selections from their new CD of never before recorded music of the legendary bassist-composer on November 24th at the Eighth Annual Classical Recording Foundation Awards at Weill Recital Hall in New York, where they will receive a 2009 Classical Recording Foundation Award. To view and hear a performance, go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqpGS_HmYtw.
Ed Barker, principal double bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and flutist Doriot Anthony Dwyer, former principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will perform "Lumiere Noir" for flute and double bass by Boston composer Hayg Boyadjian on Monday, November 16, 2009, 7:30 PM at the First Parish Church in Lexington Center, MA. It was written for and is dedicated to bassist Bert Turetzky. Admission is by voluntary donation and will be followed by a reception where the audience can meet the musicians.
Interested in a new school of walking bass technique? Check out this link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q8Gvwc2GyQ
Bassist/composer Ben Allison has launched The Think Free Project. Musicians and filmmakers can be part of a virtual collaboration by going to www.youtube.com/thethinkfreeproject and listening to Ben's invitation to record and submit their own interpretations of two tracks posted on the site from his latest CD, Think Free.
Looking for Joëlle Léandre? Joëlle can now be found at www.joelle-leandre.com.
If it's Sunday, then ISB past president Diana Gannett must be a proud new grandmother! Actually, Sunday Ione Mizelle was born on Tuesday evening, October 6th, weighing in at 8 lbs 4oz with a bout of 21.5 inches. She's a beauty! Congratulations, Diana!
Visit the National Public Radio website to read about the musical collaboration of banjoist Bela Fleck, bassist Edgar Meyer, and tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain on the NPR website. The three have released a new album that includes a triple concerto performed with the Detroit Symphony.  The first and only biography to date of jazz bassist Scott LaFaro has been published by the University of North Texas Press. Written by his sister, Helene LaFaro Fernandez, Jade Visions tells the story of one of the 20th century's most influential jazz musicians. Best known for his recordings with Bill Evans, he played bass a mere seven years before his life and career were tragically cut short by an automobile accident at age 25. The book combines an intimate look at his family along with insights into LaFaro's music and career by Gene Lees, Don Thompson, Jeff Campbell, Phil Palombi, Barrie Kolstein, Chuck Ralston and many others. Hardback, 352 pages, including never before published photos. $25 plus shipping and handling at http://www.isbstore.com/miscellaneous.html.
 The perfect companion to the Scott LaFaro biography Jade Visions is the newly released CD, Pieces of Jade. Listen to some of LaFaro's earliest recordings with pianist Don Friedman and drummer Pete LaRoca, plus a 1966 interview with Bill Evans, over 20 minutes of an Evans and LaFaro rehearsal, and "Memories for Scotty," a solo piano tribute by Don Friedman. A must-have for fans of jazz and every bassist now available at the ISB Online Store, with a portion of proceeds from sales benefitting the ISB's Scott LaFaro Prize fund. $15 plus shipping and handling at http://www.isbstore.com/miscellaneous.html.
The George Vance Young Bassists Education Fund, established in honor and memory of the late George Vance, and will be dedicated to offering educational opportunities for young bassists. Send donations payable to the International Society of Bassists and addressed to the George Vance Young Bassists Education Fund, International Society of Bassists, 14070 Proton Rd., Suite 100, LB 9, Dallas, Texas 75244. The ISB is a 501(C)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
APPOINTMENTS
The University of Maryland School of Music welcomes Richard Barber and Anthony Manzo to its double bass faculty. They join Robert Oppelt and Tom Baldwin on the bass teaching team at UMD. For more information visit: www.music.umd.edu.
FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS, AUDITIONS
Go to www.isbworldoffice.com/competitions/composition.html to view and/or download guidelines for the 2010 ISB/David Walter Composition Competition. $1,000 grand prize in three categories, plus world premiere performances at the 2011 ISB Convention.
Mark your calendars for the XIX University of Georgia International Double Bass Symposium, February 5-7, 2010, with special guest artist Joel Quarrington. For more information contact director Milton Masciadri at mmasciad@uga.edu or 706/542-2779.
The Bradetich Foundation announces the inaugural International Double Bass Solo Competition, June 16-20, 2010, hosted by the University of North Texas College of Music in Denton, Texas, USA. The competition is open to anyone under the age of 35 as of the first day of the competition June 16, 2010, and who has not given a formal New York City debut concert. The International Double Bass Solo Competition endeavors to identify emerging international artists and to provide career advancement and leadership opportunities. First place includes a $10,000 cash prize. For competition rules or additional information on the Inaugural International Double Bass Competition, contact Maria Harman, 940-368-5395, mharman@bradetichfoundation.org or go to www.bradetichfoundation.org.
The International Johann Matthias Sperger Society, www.spergergesellschaft.de, announces the 6th International Sperger Competition for Double Bass, to be held September, 2010, in Germany (date and location TBA.) The competition will be limited to 50 participants. Deadline for applications is July 31, 2010. First prize is 5,000 Euros. Details on the program, jury and applications will be posted soon at www.spergerwettbewerb.de. For information contact artistic director Klaus Trumpf, Meistersingerstr.7, D-14471 Potsdam, Germany, tele/fax:+49-(0)331-512556, info@klaus-trumpf-sperger.de. The 2010 Stulberg Competition at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo will take place Saturday, February 27, 2010. Judges will be the members of the Juilliard Quartet. The application deadline is Dec 18, 2009. Top prize is $5,000 plus a performance with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. For information go to www.stulberg.org, call 269/343/2776 or email stulbergcomp@yahoo.com.
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