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Make plans to celebrate the Summer of Bass Love at the 2011 ISB Convention, June 5-11, at San Francisco State University. Stay tuned for details and mark your calendars!
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NEWS OF NOTE
Congratulations, ISB members! We had 93 new and renewing members in February during our second annual membership drive month! Our thanks to honorary co-chairs of the membership drive Ron Carter and Hal Robinson, and to everyone who joined, renewed, gave gift memberships and spread the word about the ISB and its activities. Every day is a good day to become part of the only worldwide membership organization dedicated to the double bass! Keep the energy going by joining online or downloading an application at http://www.isbworldoffice.com/join_isb/join.html.
Help bassist Ned Mann, a former student of Rufus Reid stricken with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), in his fight against the disease through the power of music. His new double CD "Finding My Way Home" is now available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/HelpNedFightALS1 and features Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Will Lee, David Mann, Chuck Loeb, Rufus Reid, Mark Egan, Jeff Beal, Tim Ries, Jay Azzolina, Barry Danielian, Matt King, Jon Werking, Adam Nussbaum, Jonathan Peretz, Brian Dunne and David Charles. All profits will be donated to the ALS Association. Check out the CD on Paul Pearce's "Cool Jazz Set" radio program on April 25th. To download a podcast of the show 1) go to www.radio4all.net; 2) click on Browse "by Contributor"; 3) click on "W" and then click on "WDCE"; 4) go to the show (date) you want, and click on it - then click on the RED arrow.
Volkan Orhon will host the 6th Iowa City Bass Day on Saturday, April 24, 2010 in Music West Interim Building at The University of Iowa School of Music. This year's guest artist Nicholas Walker will play a recital on April 23rd in the Riverside Recital Hall at 7:30 PM. For more information, contact Volkan Orhon at volkan-orhon@uiowa.edu or visit http://volkanbass.com/bassday10.html.
Henry Grimes will appear with the Marc Ribot Trio, Monday, April 12th, 9 PM, at Rose Live Music, 345 Grand St. at Havemeyer & Marcy, Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, 718-599-OO69.
If you know of a high school student bassist who is gifted, dedicated and wants to be a jazz musician, there are opportunities at the Vail Jazz Foundation annual summer workshop. Financial assistance available based on need, all qualified nominees will be considered. Email Bbopjzz@aol.com for more information. Check out ISB member Dan Pliskow'swebsite, " The History of Detroit Jazz," at http://web.me.com/danpliskow/Detroits_Jazz_History.
ISB member and bassist/composer Andres Martin has been on tour in Baja, California, giving recitals with his students in California and Mexico. Their goal is to keep performing all the time and take their instruments all over Baja, California!|
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Go to http://www.isbworldoffice.com/news/recenthappenings.html to view and listen to video clips from 2009's "Deep Tones for Peace," held on a worldwide virtual stage, featuring Mark Dresser, Barre Phillips, Henry Grimes, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Bert Turetzky, William Parker, Rufus Reid, Irina-Kalina Goudeva, Thierry Barbé, J.C. Jones and others in solo and ensemble performances.
Dan Styffe will perform in May and June at the Bergen International Festival, Norway and at a festival at the Ringve Museum in Trondheim, Norway in June. in July he appears at the Koster Chamber Music Festival in Sweden and in August he premieres a trio for voice, bass and piano by Norwegian composer Asbjřrn Schaathun at the Oslo Chamber Music Festival. Dan recently won a "Spellemansprisen" prize (Norway's version of the Grammy) for a duo performance with violost Catherine Bullock of music by J.Ř. Ness.
Anthony Manzo, bassist with the New Century Chamber Orchestra and new faculty at the University of Maryland School of Music, will be performing with the St. Lawrence String Quartet and pianist Pedja Muzijevic on the Stanford Lively Arts series in Palo Alto, CA on Sunday, April 18th at 2:30 pm in Dinkelspiel Auditorium. The program will include Lanner's "Die Werber" Waltzes and Schubert's Trout Quintet.
Bassiona Amorosa, the international double bass ensemble from Germany, will play a concert in Carnegie Hall in the Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York City, on Friday, October 22, 2010. To purchase tickets and for concert Information call 212-247-7800 or go to www.carnegiehall.org.
In November, Chris White (Virginia Symphony Assistant Principal Bassist) and VSO violinist Pavel Ilyashov will play together in two performances of Bottesini's Grand Duo Concertante with the orchestra. Performances are on November 18 at St. Bede's Church in Williamsburg and November 20 at Regent University in Virginia Beach.
There are two openings for bass students at the McDuffie School for Strings at Mercer University in Georgia to study with Kurt Muroki and Eugene Levinson. Go to http://www2.mercer.edu/mcduffie, or email kurtmuroki@gmail.com.
To download podcasts of Paul Pearce's Sunday evening "Cool Jazz Set" radio program: 1) go to www.radio4all.net; 2) click on Browse "by Contributor"; 3) click on "W" and then click on "WDCE"; 4) go to the show (date) you want, and click on it - then click on the RED arrow.
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.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Effective August 15, 2010, the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, is seeking an outstanding performer and teacher of the double bass with a strong background in music education. The position requires double bass performance, teaching double bass and supervising all string music education and pedagogy within the School. The individual will be expected to supervise master and doctoral committees and guide graduate student written work required for the various degrees, and supervise graduate teaching assistants in string technique class, supervise string teaching at the elementary laboratory school, conduct master classes and seminars in performance, recruit high-level students and maintain an active professional career. National and/or international prominence as a double bass performer with a substantive background in music education is essential. Expertise in teaching double bass and string music education at the university level is required. An earned doctoral degree in the area is also required. Full-time, nine-month, tenure-earning position, rank and salary negotiable. Applications should be submitted by May 15, 2010 for consideration, but the search will continue until such a time as the position is filled. Please submit curriculum vitae and a letter that addresses the required experiences and qualifications and email address and/or telephone numbers of at least five references. Please do not send additional supportive materials at this time. Nominations and applications should be addressed to Professor Ross Harbaugh, Chair, Double Bass/Music Education Search, University of Miami Frost School of Music, PO Box 248165, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-7610, (305) 284-2241.
FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS, AUDITIONS
The 2010 Recital Music Composition Competition for Double Bass is open to composers of any age or nationality. The theme of the competition is the discovery of Jupiter's four largest moons in January 1610 by Galileo Galilei, now called the Galilean or 'Medician' satellites, in honor of their Florentine heritage. There are five categories and submitted works written in any style or idiom are acceptable. Composers may submit more than one entry, but each must be accompanied by the relevant entry fee. Works should be unpublished but may have been performed previously. Works written for 4-stringed basses, with the lowest note of E, and in any standard tuning are preferred. Recordings may also be submitted with each entry. For complete details of the divisions, and submission guidelines, go to http://www.recitalmusic.net/spweb/content.php?contentid=141.
Jeff Turner and Micah Howard are organizing the next Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium and Competitions, April 24-25, 2010. Guest artists include the bass section of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Jeff Mangone of Duquesne University, Paul Ellison of Rice University, ISB president Rob Nairn of Penn State University, Lawrence Hurst of Indiana University and Cleveland Orchestra principal bass Max Dimoff. For more information email micahbhoward@comcast.net, or visit the symposium's website at www.marypappertschoolofmusic.com/pdbs/.
The Pirastro Strings Elite Soloists Program provides free tuition, room and board for 5 participants selected by audition to study with Jeff Bradetich June 1-5, 2010. Daily lessons and solo classes are held in a highly individualized program with a focus on developing an artist's level approach to solo performance. To qualify, students must have a full program of solo works ready for study and performance. Participants in the program include current members of the Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Singapore Symphony, Ft. Worth Symphony and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. For complete information, please go to: http://bradetichfoundation.org/workshops.php.
Jim Ham and David Gage will give the first ever VSA Oberlin make/repair/restore workshop devoted to the double bass at Oberlin College, June 6-12, 2010. To sign up or for more information, contact Jim Ham at jamespeterham@shaw.ca.
Opportunities for bass students with the Elan Festival in Dallas, TX, June 12-26, is a two-week rehearsal technique, career development and chamber music intensive course. Members of the St. Petersburg String Quartet and bassist/composer Peter Askim will be in residence, Gary Levinson, artistic director. Scholarship assistance available. For more information go to http://www.elanmusicfestival.org/levinson.htm.
Go to www.ranaanmeyer.com/camps for news of three summer bass camps: the Wabass Institute for the 21st Century Bass Player, June 20-26 in Wabash, Indiana; the Classical Jam Band Camp, July 26-31 in Bayview, Michigan, and; new this year, Bassview, June 27-July 3 in Bayview, Michigan, a junior varsity version of the Wabass camp. The First annual Bass Coalition Summer Bass Workshop and Solo Competition will take place June 24-26, 2010 on the campus of Shenandoah University-Conservatory in Winchester, VA, approximately one hour west of Washington, D.C. Clinicians will include Rufus Reid, David Murray, Inez Wyrick and Donovan Stokes. The Solo Competition will take place on June 24, 2010 with a top prize of $1000. The three day workshop will be packed with ensembles, masterclasses, one-to-one instruction and concerts. In addition to classical and jazz offerings, there will be clinics addressing alternative styles, Upright Slap Bass (Rockabilly/Psychobilly, etc.), amplification, loopers, EFX and more. Scholarships are available. For complete information check out the "workshop" section of http://www.basscoalition.com
The 23rd Annual Bradetich Double Bass Master Classes, June 20-25, 2010 at the University of North Texas are for advanced high school and college aged bass students. Five days of intense musical training include technique, orchestral and solo playing and bass ensembles. This year the course begins on Sunday, June 20th so participants may attend the final round of the Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competitionand hear some of the finest young artists in the world perform with orchestra. For more information go to www.bradetichfoundation.organd http://music.unt.edu/strings/untbasscamp.shtml. The 10th Annual Beginners and Intermediate Bass Camp, June 23-25, 2010 at the University of North Texas are for beginners or intermediate players of any age. Lots of playing and fun with the opportunity to work with Jeff Bradetich, Lynn Seatonand others. For more information go to www.bradetichfoundation.organd http://music.unt.edu/strings/untbasscamp.shtml.
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.
All ages are welcome to the George Vance Memorial Summer Bass Workshop 2010, July 6-10, at the Lutheran Church of St. Andrew, Silver Spring, MD. Faculty includes Francois Rabbath, Robert Peterson, Frank Proto, Barry Green, David Young, Anthony Bianco, Ted Botsford, Tracy Rowell, Etienne LaFrance, Hans Sturm, John Hamil, Lloyd Goldstein, Nicholas Walker, Ira Gold, Christian Laborie, Liz Azcona-Hartmark and Sylvain Rabbath. A day workshop for intense study with master teachers, recital by Francois Rabbath on Friday, July 9th. For more information call 301/540-0105, or email summerbassworkshop@gmail.com.
The 17th annual Oklahoma City University Summer Double Bass Camp will be held July 18-24 at the Wanda L. Bass Music Center on the campus of Oklahoma City University. Directed by John Schimek, Professor of Double Bass at OCU, the weeklong camp for high school-college age students will offer opportunities for students of all abilities. Included are daily classes in technique, audition music, chamber music and each day will conclude with the "Bass Choir". Non-bass playing teachers are invited to participate to improve their bass playing and teaching skills. For more information email jschimek@okcu.edu.
Yann Dubost is on the faculty of the festival "Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves," July 18 - 31, 2010, at the Chateau Moulerens in the Graves region of Bordeaux, France. Some of the public performances and masterclasses take place at wineries nearby. For more information go to www.musiqueengraves.com.
The 15th Annual Golden Gate Bass Camp will take place the week of July 19-25, 2010 at Holy Names University in Oakland California under the direction of Barry Green. Faculty includes David Murray, Kristin Korb, Mary Knysh, Scott Pingel, David Young, John Kennedy, Pat Klobas, Richard Duke, Ed Williams, Ashley Adams and Alan Scofield. There will be a special 2-day electric bass course with Todd Johnson, July 23-24, who will also assist in the Jazz course July 22-25. New this year will be CYBERBASSCAMP, with special Skype sessions from around the world with Michael Klinghoffer-Israel, Yuan Xiong Lu-China, David Heyes-UK, Sonia Rey-Brazil, Donovan Stokes-Virginia, Diana Gannett-Michigan, Jason Heath-Illinois and others, and a new College Division (full tuition scholarship by application only). Courses are for all ages through adult but dorm minimum age is 14 or entering ninth grade. Details at www.goldengatebasscamp.com or e-mail barry@innergameofmusic.com.
Sligo Jazz Project, International Summer School and Jazz Festival, July 20-25, 2010, Sligo, Ireland. This year's summer school faculty includes John Goldsby (double bass), educator, writer, and bassist with Cologne, Germany's WDR big band, and innovative performer and clinician Michael Manring (electric bass). Come to beautiful "Yeats Country" in the northwest of Ireland for 6 days of study. Tutor ensembles perform evening concerts followed by jam sessions every night, plus concerts by visiting guest acts and a fun pub/restaurant fringe. For more information go to www.sligojazzproject.com.
"Samba Meets Jazz," a Brazilian styles and jazz workshop, will be held July 25-31 (guitar, bass, vocals) and August 1-7 (all instruments and vocals) at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, a 37-acre campus overlooking Frenchman's Bay and steps away from Acadia National Park. Led by artistic director and bassist Nilson Matta and guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, joined by vocalist Amy London and saxophonist Bill McHenry, the workshops immerse students of all ages, musical abilities and backgrounds for a week of personalized instruction. The daily schedule includes mid-afternoon breaks with options for practicing or enviro-adventures. For information go to www.SambaMeetsJazz.com, email alice@SambaMeetsJazz.com, or call 888/435-4003.
The 5th Mittenwald International Double Bass Masterclass taught by Jeff Bradetich in Mittenwald, Germany takes place August 2-7. Registration fee is 450 Euros. For more information contact event director Andreas Bennetzen at info@andreasbennetzen.dk.
The 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, Irena Olkiewicz, director, will be held August 8-14, 2010. The roster of classical and jazz guest artists presenting concerts and masterclasses include Tom Martin, Joel Quarrington, Rufus Reid, Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion, Catalin Rotaru, Kristin Korb, Hiroshi Ikematsu, Tadeusz Gorny, Eric Hansen, Stefano Scodanibbio, Thierry Barbe, Barry Green, Miloslav Jelinek, Irena Olkiewicz, Ekkehard Beringer, Jakub Olejnik, Bassiona Polacca, Petya Bagovska, Adam Skrzypek, Miloslav Gajdoś, Dan Styffe, Patrick Neher, Hans Roelofsen, Aleksander Mikolajczyk, Gunars Upatnieks, Esra Gul Atalay, Yun Xia Hou, Song Yi, Shen Dongwen, Andrzej Dechnik, Grzegorz Frankowski, Kazimierz Cyna, Dominik Schulz, Pawel Jablczynski, Robert Piekos and Ryszard Kusek. There will be a one-day competition for classical and jazz bassists offering prizes and certificates, and the festival will also include exhibits by bass makers and double bass shops from England, Germany, France, Italy, the USA and China. Registration for players is 150 Euros or 100 Euros to audit, with an administration fee of 10 Euros. The entry fee for the competition is 25 Euros. The registration deadline is June 30, 2010. Accommodations in campus double rooms, a 5-minute walk from the Academy of Music, are 10 Euros per day (email Kazik Cyna for dormitory room reservations at sq6fhw@poczta.fm.) For more information or to register for the 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, go to www.worldbassfestival.pl or contact Irena Olkiewicz, wbf.irena@tlen.pl.
The 20th Saubrigues-Capbreton (France) International Double Bass Festival will be held August 2010: 12th - 20th, classical masterclasses, levels A and B; 14th - 20th, jazz masterclasses; 16th - 19th, Edouard Nanny Competition. Masterclasses with Thierry Barbé, Alberto Bocini, Jeff Bradetich, Evgheny Kolossov, Miloslav Jelineck, Catalin Rotaru, Dan Styffe, Jean-Marc Faucher, Bernard Salles, Hein Van de Geyn, Julien Duthu and others. Mini-bass classes, too. Instruments available for masterclasses if you cannot travel with your own. For more information go to http://www.contrebasse.com/aout/20th-international-double-bass-festival-of-saubrigues-capbreton-august-2010.html.
The 10th International Double Convention and Competition, Brno, Czech Republic, Miloslav Jelinek, artistic director, will be September 20-26, 2010. Attendees will study solo repertoire and orchestral excerpts and attend recitals, seminars, and exhibits. The faculty will include Esra Atalay, Miloslav Gajdos, Frithjof-Martin Grabner, Wolfgang Guettler, Mette Hanskov, Pavel Horak, Petru Iuga, Petr Korinek, Tzvetomir Lazarov, Irena Olkiewicz, Vassilis Papavassiliou, Miloslav Raisigl, Song Yi, Radoslav Sasina, Martin Sranko, Einars Upatnieks, Jiri Valenta and Jakub Waldmann. Send applications, available at http://hf.jamu.cz, by July 15, 2010 to HF JAMU, Komenského nám. 6, 662 15 Brno, Czech Republic, fax +420 542 591 633, or email to konarkova@jamu.cz. For more information about the convention or the competition, email jelinekmilos@volny.cz or konarkova@jamu.cz.
The International Johann Matthias Sperger Society, www.spergergesellschaft.de, announces the 6th International Sperger Competition for Double Bass, to be held September 12-19, 2010, in Schloss Burg-Namedy/Andernach a.Rhein, Germany, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Patron. The competition will be limited to 50 participants. The new deadline for applications is August 15, 2010, age limit 35. First prize is 5,000 Euros. For details on the program, jury and an application, go to www.spergerwettbewerb.de. For information contact artistic director Klaus Trumpf, Meistersingerstr.7, D-14471 Potsdam, Germany, tele/fax:+49-(0)331-9512556, info@klaus-trumpf-sperger.de.
BASS2010 will be held October 5-10, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Following the success of BASS2008 in Paris is a week in the heart of Germany at the University of Arts Berlin and the Music Conservatory Hanns Eisler Berlin, with concerts and masterclasses by Franco Petracchi, Thomas Martin, Catalin Rotaru, Thierry Barbé, Klaus Stoll, Tom Knific, Stefano Scodanibbio, Michael Wolf, Hans Sturm, Todd Coolman, Leon Bosch, Christine Hoock, Phil Palombi, Jeff Bradetich, Barre Philips, John Goldsby, Paul Ellison, Bozo Paradzik, The BassGang, Barry Green, Michinori Bunya, Esko Laine, Roman Patkolo, David Murray, Guiseppe Ettore, Janne Saksala, Kristin Korb, Duncan McTier, Dan Styffe, Kazuo Okuda, Caroline Emery, Volkan Orhon, Miloslav Jelinek, Mini Schulz, Edmond Cheng, Fausto Borem, Dieter Manderscheid, Paul Erhard, Jimmi Roger Pederson and Andreas Bennetzen. Also part of the week will be an exhibit hall and solo and jazz competitions with first prizes of 5,000 Euros, and a youth competition. For information on the competitions and registration for BASS2010, go to www.bass2010.com.
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