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Please join us for our next Center Stage event, featuring Michael T Geib! This Saturday, November 7 @ 12pm ET. by @isb_world

We are so excited to present our next Center Stage Event featuring Jacob Warren! Jacob Warren, Assistant Professor of Double Bass at Bowling Green State University, explores collaboration, creativity, and the evolving role of the double bassist across musical genres and ensembles. As a founding member of Warren & Flick and Westbound Situation, and a member of Grammy-nominated Kittel & Co., Warren brings a unique perspective on the opportunities, challenges, and artistic possibilities of building meaningful musical partnerships. by @isb_world

We are so excited to announce the first CenterStage event of the 2026-27 season! This Saturday, September 5th, we will featuring the founder of Recital Music, @david.heyes.doublebass ! The zoom event is free, and we are looking forward to seeing everyone there! The registration link is in our bio. by @isb_world

Hey, can you all help us out? We want to add more electric bass videos to our weekly roundups, but our feed is all double bassists. We’re not mad about it, just want to start sharing the love! Please tag your fav electric bass players in our comments 🙏 by @isb_world

We are so thrilled with the enthusiasm that our members have brought to our big electric bass announcement last week! This is the future of the ISB that Gary Karr would have wanted to see. Please pass the word along to your electric bass friends, and tell them to sign up for our newsletter (or follow our Facebook and IG pages).
How many of you play both double bass and electric? Our new Board Members, Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten play both!! by @isb_world

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📣2027 Convention Announcement 📣
The theme of the 2027 convention is “Just Play!” While we’ll be featuring performances, lectures and masterclasses by top artists, we’ll also be encouraging participation from amateur and non-professional bassists, and we’ll shine a spotlight on bassists who have transcended technique to create unique careers and reach non-traditional audiences.
Save the Dates, June 7-12, 2027!
Along with all of this greatness, we are also excited to announce that the ISB will be incorporating electric bass into our 60th anniversary convention and the Society, including our first solo electric bass competition. So for those of you who want to learn from your acoustic or electric bass sisters & brothers, this is absolutely the convention for you. by @isb_world

Announcing the 2026 Jane Little Scholarship recipient:
Congratulations to Marfa Baratatava of Wroclaw, Poland! 🎉

Marfa Baratava was born in Minsk, Belarus. She began her musical education on violin when she was 7 years old, then switched to the double bass at age fourteen. Studying with Vladimir Pulenkov, Marfa made rapid progress and was soon entering competitions and performing in public. After relocating to Poland in 2021, Marfa continued her musical education while adapting to a new country, language and educational system. She studied under Marek Politański and continued her training with Czesław Kurtok at the Karol Szymanowski Music Lyceum. Throughout her studies, Marfa has been actively involved in orchestral, chamber, and solo performance. She served as principal double bass in her school orchestra and has performed in ensembles and masterclasses and at festivals. In addition to classical music, Marfa is deeply engaged in jazz, playing bass guitar in a big band and participating in jazz ensembles and collaborative projects.

After five years of studying double bass, Marfa has been accepted to study at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Eastman School of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.

Members of the scholarship committee, chaired by Tom Knific and including Diana Gannett and Patricia Wetzel, were impressed and moved by the achievements of all the applicants, both musically and in terms of character as evidenced by their statements and references.

The $10,000 scholarship, given annually to a female double bass major entering college as a freshman, was established in 2022 with the generous support of an anonymous donor. The scholarship is given in honor and memory of Jane Little, former member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and celebrated as one of the longest serving professional orchestra musicians in the world.

Honorable mentions were awarded to Margaret Lynch of Indianapolis, Indiana, Lila Tasdemir of Farmington Hills, Michigan and Mia Bayardo of Midland, Michigan.

For more information, contact info@isbworldoffice.com. by @isb_world

Our next ISB CenterStage event is all about one of our favorite ISB traditions: Build-A-Bass! Join us on zoom this Saturday, April 18. Link in bio to register by @isb_world

April 11! We’re so glad we could reschedule this free CenterStage event with Susan Hagen. This session will cover turning ideas into reality, designing a method book for modern students, and working with music publishers. Registration link in our bio! by @isb_world

Join us this Saturday, March 28, for a special ISB Center Stage Event- Women in Bass. This is in collaboration with @artemisbassinitiative 🎵 We are very excited to see you all there, along with these awesome panelists. by @isb_world

From Concept to Publication: Creating and Publishing Music Resources 🎵
Discover how to turn your musical ideas into published works in this Center Stage Event! Led by Susan Hagen, author of BASSics of Bass: 8 Warm-Ups for Players of All Ages, this session covers turning ideas into reality, designing a method book for modern students, and working with music publishers. You’ll also get practical tips on organizing content and reaching your audience. Ideal for musicians who want to share their work through publication. by @isb_world