As a non-profit organization that puts its revenues back to work for its membership, we rely on ISB members to help make the convention a great experience for everyone who attends. We are grateful for the many presenters over the years who have donated their time, travel and talent as a way of giving back to the worldwide bass community.
The ISB Welcomes Our 2023 Headliners
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Headliner concerts at Michigan Theater unless noted otherwise.
(Artists subject to change)
Time for Three, featuring Ranaan Meyer
Monday, June 5 at 8 PM
Jason Henery, 2021 ISB Solo Competition Winner
Tuesday, June 6 at 8 PM
Vincent Dupont, 2021 ISB Jazz Competition Winner
Tuesday, June 6 at 9 PM
Nina DeCesare
Wednesday, June 7 at 8 PM
Marion Hayden
Wednesday, June 7 at 9 PM
Michigan Bass Evening
Thursday, June 8 at 8 PM
Bass Extremes (Steve Bailey & Victor Wooten)
Friday, June 9 at 8 PM
Julian Lage (guitar) & Jorge Roeder (bass)
Saturday, June 10 at 8 PM
Full Schedule
The following is a tentative list of convention presenters, subject to change. Click on a Presentation Title to see more information about the presenter and their presentation.
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
Andrew Hassel |
Luthier's Track: Tension, How Strings and the Soundpost are Related |
9:00 AM
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Ranaan Meyer |
Performance Anxiety |
9:00 AM
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Michael O'Brien |
Improvising with the Bow |
11:00 AM
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
Brian Casey |
Bass in the Big Easy: A Survey of Oral Histories from Influential New Orleans Bassists of the Early 20th Century |
9:00 AM
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Dustin Williams |
Bass Maker's Sound-Off Competition |
9:00 AM
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Han-Jui Chen |
Compositional innovations and Performing strategies of composers of Chinese heritage |
11:00 AM
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Christie Echols |
Double Bass and Ableton Live - Techniques for live electronic Improvisation |
11:00 AM
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Caroline Emery |
Growing a Bass Program |
11:00 AM
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Kristin Korb |
Sing and Play Lab |
1:00 PM
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Evan Davenport |
Luthier's Track: That Which Touches the Strings |
3:00 PM
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Kris Monson |
The Role of the Bass in Bossa Nova |
3:00 PM
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
Mitch Moehring |
Luthier's Track: The Language of Tone: Describing Sonic Characteristics of the Double Bass (Co-Presenter: Seth Kimmel) |
9:00 AM
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Renata Soares Caceres |
Fundamentals of Paul Rolland’s Double Bass Pedagogy (co-presenter with Michael Fanelli) |
9:00 AM
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David Baker |
Early Jazz to Country Swing: How to Teach Yourself Slap Technique on Upright Bass |
10:00 AM
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Shanti Nachtergaele |
The Early History of the Double Bassist |
10:00 AM
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Kathryn Schulmeister |
Research Competition Presentation (Co-Presenter: Mark Elliot Bergman) |
10:00 AM
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Jeremy Baguyos |
The T-shaped Professional: Teaching the Teaching the Other Bow, Other Genre, & Other Related Stuff |
11:00 AM
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Randall Kertz |
Injury Prevention for the Educator: Things Your Students (and you) Need to Know |
11:00 AM
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Isaline Leloup |
The Viennese violone: A |
11:00 AM
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Andi Beckendorf |
Stick To It: Strategies for Practicing Developing Bow Holds |
2:00 PM
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Codi Takacs |
The Walkable Bass |
4:00 PM
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Friday, June 9, 2023 |
Carlos Gaviria |
To B sharp or not to B sharp: Strategies and Techniques to Improve Intonation in Young Bassists |
9:00 AM
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Garry Wasserman |
Luthier's Track: American Bass Makers, An Update |
9:00 AM
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Carlo De Rosa |
The Early Development of Afro-Latin Jazz Bass through the work of Israel |
10:00 AM
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Hans Sturm |
75 Years on 4 Strings: The Life and Music of François Rabbath |
10:00 AM
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Mimi Jones |
DEI Conversation |
11:00 AM
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Robert Sabin |
Andy Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band – Traditions and Revelations |
2:00 PM
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Elinore Morris |
Luthier's Track: Drawing the Double Bass |
3:00 PM
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Jorge Roeder |
Up Close with Jorge Roeder |
3:00 PM
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
Ed Mingo |
Luthier's Track: Orchestral String Construction |
10:00 AM
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John Schimek |
How to Successfully Audition for College |
10:00 AM
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Chris Fitzgerald |
Organic Harmony and Changing Tones - A simple approach to harmony for melodic improvisation |
11:00 AM
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