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 |
John Hamil |
Weird, Wacky, and Potentially Dangerous— Creativity at the fore front of young bassists instruction. |
10:00 AM
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Crystal Rebone |
Bass Trio in the Jazz World: How to Improvise and Arrange for a Jazz Bass Trio and Voice |
10:00 AM
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Hagai Bilitzky |
Arabic Music and the Bass - HD fingerboard |
11:00 AM
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Alexander Hanna |
Orchestra Masterclass |
11:00 AM
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Shawn Alger |
Domenico Dragonetti and the Eb Sextet of Cipriani Potter |
3:00 PM
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
Melissa Straus |
Bass as an Instrument of Healing: Exploring the double bass in the healing arts (Co-Presenter: Lloyd Goldstein) |
10:00 AM
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Yung-chiao Wei |
Uncover Effortless Ways of Playing the Double Bass Beethoven Project |
10:00 AM
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Maggie Urquhart |
Rediscovering a distant sound world; a presentation on two violones |
2:00 PM
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Robert Hurst |
Up Close with Robert Hurst |
4:00 PM
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Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
Stephan Crump |
Stephan Crump - solo from tunes to the moon - performance and workshop on improvisation and feel |
2:00 PM
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Mark Dresser |
Bass Forward: Adaptations, Extensions, Augmentations |
2:00 PM
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Lloyd Goldstein |
Music, Life and Death: Music and Reflections on Fifteen Years as a Certified Music Practitioner |
3:00 PM
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Omar Martinez-Sandoval |
The Mexican double bass catalog |
3:00 PM
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Friday, June 9, 2023 |
Paul Robinson |
Practicing with Efficiency: Making the Most of Revised Etudes |
9:00 AM
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Kate Jones |
Group Class for Every Bass Studio |
11:00 AM
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Alexandre Ritter |
Lecture Recital - Sconcerto by Armando Trovajoli |
2:00 PM
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Edward Shillitoe |
Luthier's Track: Bass Bows for Historically-Informed Performances |
4:00 PM
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
Scott Dixon |
Rational Tonality: Drones for Better Ensemble Intonation |
1:30 PM
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Claus Freudenstein |
Claus Freudenstein & Friends present |
1:30 PM
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