Please check out these amazing videos of the orchestra excerpts for KS and Mo District and state done by Sandor Ostlund and Hans Sturm. They are amazing and hope to inspire all ages into digging deeper into the bass lines of the masterworks. Please come to our one day KCBASS Day Nov. 2nd. It’s sponsored by KCStrings and is gonna be so inspirational. Richard Ryan is a great teacher and player from our KC Symphony. He is also a conductor and will help you get better insights into being a better orchestra musician. Bill Mckemy is one of KC bassist and music educators and will help you get better at making baselines for the Jazz pieces that are required for district and state jazz bands. Also come jam some rock songs that you love and can teach us all so much about bass playing.
SAVE THE DATE for this great event. Please note it will have our annual auction to help raise money for the KCBass 501(3)c organization. Now is the time to ask employers and business if they would like to donate something to put in the auction.
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Hey The local TV Station did a lovely interview with us and kids playing George Vance’s Country Dance. The first video is the short intro, and the second one is the longer segment. Our young bassists are Caroline, Lucy, and Aurora. And the group behind us is the advanced group doing scales class.
Claus Freudenstein (from Germany) is conducting/Rehearsing his Bass Orchestra Piece Stuct. First time running thru but already sounding pretty awesome. Just look at all of the wonderful bass players enjoying making the amazing bass orchestra sound.
This is Johnnys podcast where he interviews many kc artists and bassists. It’s full of kcbass history.
Francois Rabbath (VIRUTAL ADVANCED COURSE), Lynn Seaton (Advanced Jazz course), Gaelen McCormick, Andres Martin, Max Winningham, Claus Alexander Freudenstein, Craig Akin, Jason Beers, Kate Jones, Johnny Hamil, Hans Sturm, Shaun Munday, Jessica Valls, Lloyd Goldstein, Jeff Harshbarger, Kyle Motl, Samuel Copeland, James Ward, Christian Chesanek, Frank Proto (virtual) and Master Bow maker Gilles Duhaut
Here’s a great interview about the workshop https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2016-08-04/kansas-city-bass-evangelist-spreads-love-for-the-deep-dark-voice
Here is another great interview about what KCBass does for the bass players that attend. https://www.kcur.org/show/kansas-city-local-feature/2022-06-22/love-for-the-bass-and-complete-respect-and-for-students-with-francois-rabbath-and-the-kansas-city-bass-workshop
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Check: Make payable to: KCBass Workshop. Mailing address: 5304 Russell St. Mission KS, 66202
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check out the story how Xavier found his way to kc thru Johnny and his son Leon. Also check out the new podcast Jamming with Johnny KC Bassstream at Johnnyhamil.com
RABBATH PREORDER
Check out the new Rabbath Bio with the KCBASS artwork on the cover. This artwork comes from Ruthie Ingram who made the painting for Maestro a few years back. Many of you have this hanging on your walls just like Rabbath (see our store for your print). Our t shirt designer Marco Pascolini made the image for our t shirts and now it graces this amazing book. Order Bio
75 YEARS ON 4 STRINGS: The Life and Music of François Rabbath
Now available as preorder: paperback or special limited edition hard cover book with a hand drawn, signed postcard.
What do tightrope walker Phillipe Petit, movie director Nicholas Roeg, music producer Quincy Jones, artist Pablo Picasso, cabaret singer Edith Piaf, and the Paris Opera have in common?
Written over a five-year period, 75 Years on 4 Strings, portrays the life of François Rabbath, from his earliest memories as a child in Aleppo in the 1930s to his 90th birthday virtual recital in Paris in 2021. The much beloved artist-teacher sat for countless hours of interviews and shared candid stories from throughout his illustrious career. Artists and musicians from across the world spoke of their encounters and collaborations with François – Paco Ibañez, Philippe Petit, Frank Proto, Paul Ellison, Minas Lourian, GP Cremonini, Barry Green, Thierry Barbé, Johnny Sølvberg, and many, many more.
KCBASS is always in loving memory of George Vance.