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ISB 2025 Convention Schedule of 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.
2025 ISB Convention Headliners Preview
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The biennial ISB convention is an international gathering of bassists, collaborative musicians, family members, guests, luthiers and exhibitors. Learn more and make plans to join in the fun, learning and inspiration, June 2-7, 2025 at Florida State University's College of Music.
(Artists subject to change)
Our 2023 Competition Winners
Jacob Warren
2023 Solo Competition Winner
Tuesday, June 3
Jared Beckstead-Craan
2023 Jazz Competition Winner
Monday, June 2
Evening Headliners
Rufus Reid
Monday, June 2
Nina Bernat
Tuesday, June 3
Brian Bromberg
Wednesday, June 4
Lorraine Campet
Thursday, June 5
Andres Martin
Friday, June 6
Ron Carter
Saturday, June 7
5 PM Headliners
Shawn Conley
Tuesday, June 3
Szymon Marciniak
Wednesday, June 4
Martin Wind & Friends
Wednesday, June 4
Jon Hamar with the Jeff Hamilton Trio
Thursday, June 5
Sybarite5
Thursday, June 5
Daniel Nix
Friday, June 6 (4 PM)
Sam Suggs
Friday, June 6
Kristin Korb
Saturday, June 7
Catalin Rotaru
Saturday, June 7
Jay Leonhart
Saturday, June 7 (4 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.
Click here for the Convention homepage.
Lecture | Lecture/Performance | Masterclass | Interactive Workshop | Coach Adult Learners | Panel Discussion | Wellness Offering | Other
| Shane Allessio | Shane Allessio Nonet | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 2:00 PM |
| Gregg August | Premiers for Double Bass: Trios, Duos, Solos | Thursday, June 5, 2025 3:00 PM |
| Jared Beckstead-Craan | 2023 ISB Jazz Competition Winners Recital | Monday, June 2, 2025 7:30 PM |
| Chuck Bergeron | Florida Jazz Bass Quartet | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Nina Bernat | Evening Recital | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 8:30 PM |
| Hagai Bilitzky | Higher Fingerboard resolution: Bass and the Music of the Middle East | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 9:00 AM |
| Brian Bromberg | Evening Recital | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 8:00 PM |
| Miles Brown | Bright Size Life | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 2:00 PM |
| Susan Cahill | Double Bass Recital | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 3:00 PM |
| Lorraine Campet | Evening Recital | Thursday, June 5, 2025 8:00 PM |
| Ron Carter | Evening Recital | Saturday, June 7, 2025 8:00 PM |
| Shawn Conley | G Major | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Mark Dresser | BARRE'S CODE: HOMAGE TO BARRE PHILLIPS | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 12:30 PM |
| Lloyd Goldstein | My A Cappella Bass Sings Songs for the People | Friday, June 6, 2025 2:00 PM |
| Jon Hamar | Jeff Hamilton Trio | Thursday, June 5, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Thomas Helton | Piece for New Basses | Friday, June 6, 2025 3:00 PM |
| Christine Hoock | Christine Hoock Voice of Double Bass | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Kristin Korb | Sweet Dreams: Celebrating The Eurythmics | Saturday, June 7, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Jay Leonhart | Jay Leonhart Recital | Saturday, June 7, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Louis Levitt | Sybarite5: Collective Wisdom | Thursday, June 5, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Tianyang Liu | Tianyang Liu ISB Double Bass Recital | Thursday, June 5, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Szymon Marciniak | 2024 ISB Composition Competition Winners Recital | Saturday, June 7, 2025 11:00 AM |
| Szymon Marciniak | Young and Old Masters- some premieres and some masterworks | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Andres Martin | ANDRES MARTIN RECITAL | Friday, June 6, 2025 8:30 PM |
| Mariechen Meyer | Basse Danze | Saturday, June 7, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Daniel Nix | Daniel Nix and Artem Arutyunyan in Recital | Friday, June 6, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Rufus Reid | Rufus Reid Trio + String Quartet - CELEBRATION | Monday, June 2, 2025 8:30 PM |
| Catalin Rotaru | Recital | Saturday, June 7, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Tracy Rowell | A Rabbath Tribute Recital | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 2:00 PM |
| Tracy Rowell | Young Bassists Concert | Saturday, June 7, 2025 2:00 PM |
| George Speed | George Speed & Rodney Jordan: The Importance of Collaboration, Lessons from Two University Bass Colleagues | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 2:00 PM |
| Indi Stivín | Discovering Dvorák | Thursday, June 5, 2025 2:00 PM |
| Hans Sturm | Retirement Recital | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 3:00 PM |
| Sam Suggs | Sam Suggs | Friday, June 6, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Ben Thomas | Joint Force Bass Quartet | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Hector Tirado | Reverie Resonance | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 10:00 AM |
| Jack Unzicker | Simandl's Trout?! Wonderful and underplayed chamber music | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Jacob Warren | 2023 ISB Solo Competition Winner's Recital | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 7:30 PM |
| Yung-chiao Wei | Yung-Chiao Wei and Friends Recital Featuring Bach Violin Partita #3 and Kawakami Quartet with Ju-fang Liu, Han-jui Chen, and Po-yu Fang | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 3:00 PM |
| Martin Wind | Remembering Prof. Wolfgang Güttler | Wednesday, June 4, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Will Yager | New Works for Double Bass | Thursday, June 5, 2025 4:00 PM |
| Masashi Yamamoto | Masashi Yamamoto -The Bassologue Theatre- | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 3:00 PM |