ISB 2023 Convention Presenters

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)

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
Name	Presentation Title	Time
Andrew Hassel	Luthier's Track: Tension, How Strings and the Soundpost are Related	9:00 AM
Ranaan Meyer	Performance Anxiety	9:00 AM
Michael O'Brien	Improvising with the Bow	11:00 AM
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Name	Presentation Title	Time
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
Dustin Williams	Bass Maker's Sound-Off Competition	9:00 AM
Han-Jui Chen	Compositional innovations and Performing strategies of composers of Chinese heritage	11:00 AM
Christie Echols	Double Bass and Ableton Live - Techniques for live electronic Improvisation	11:00 AM
Caroline Emery	Growing a Bass Program	11:00 AM
Kristin Korb	Sing and Play Lab	1:00 PM
Evan Davenport	Luthier's Track: That Which Touches the Strings	3:00 PM
Kris Monson	The Role of the Bass in Bossa Nova	3:00 PM
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Name	Presentation Title	Time
Mitch Moehring	Luthier's Track: The Language of Tone: Describing Sonic Characteristics of the Double Bass (Co-Presenter: Seth Kimmel)	9:00 AM
Renata Soares Caceres	Fundamentals of Paul Rolland’s Double Bass Pedagogy (co-presenter with Michael Fanelli)	9:00 AM
David Baker	Early Jazz to Country Swing: How to Teach Yourself Slap Technique on Upright Bass	10:00 AM
Shanti Nachtergaele	The Early History of the Double Bassist	10:00 AM
Kathryn Schulmeister	Research Competition Presentation (Co-Presenter: Mark Elliot Bergman)	10:00 AM
Jeremy Baguyos	The T-shaped Professional: Teaching the Teaching the Other Bow, Other Genre, & Other Related Stuff	11:00 AM
Randall Kertz	Injury Prevention for the Educator: Things Your Students (and you) Need to Know	11:00 AM
Isaline Leloup	The Viennese violone: A	11:00 AM
Andi Beckendorf	Stick To It: Strategies for Practicing Developing Bow Holds	2:00 PM
Codi Takacs	The Walkable Bass	4:00 PM
Friday, June 9, 2023
Name	Presentation Title	Time
Carlos Gaviria	To B sharp or not to B sharp: Strategies and Techniques to Improve Intonation in Young Bassists	9:00 AM
Garry Wasserman	Luthier's Track: American Bass Makers, An Update	9:00 AM
Carlo De Rosa	The Early Development of Afro-Latin Jazz Bass through the work of Israel	10:00 AM
Hans Sturm	75 Years on 4 Strings: The Life and Music of François Rabbath	10:00 AM
Mimi Jones	DEI Conversation	11:00 AM
Robert Sabin	Andy Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band – Traditions and Revelations	2:00 PM
Elinore Morris	Luthier's Track: Drawing the Double Bass	3:00 PM
Jorge Roeder	Up Close with Jorge Roeder	3:00 PM
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Name	Presentation Title	Time
Ed Mingo	Luthier's Track: Orchestral String Construction	10:00 AM
John Schimek	How to Successfully Audition for College	10:00 AM
Chris Fitzgerald	Organic Harmony and Changing Tones - A simple approach to harmony for melodic improvisation	11:00 AM