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Chris is available for workshops, seminars, and group lessons in folk, blues, and jazz fiddle styles and improvisation.
studiostrings@charter.net or 608.834-2122
The Stellanovas
Our vintage jazz ensemble — we call it "cafe jazz."
The Stellanovas are available for school residencies, workshops, and concerts, focusing on improvisational techniques for string players.
Bob
Westfall
Chris and Mary have been playing with Bob for years and the
BWB can be heard every Tuesday night at the Angelic Brewing
Company in Madison, Wisconsin.
Mad Toast Live
"Mad Toast Live" is a music and talk show that we host every Tuesday night at The Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave. in Madison WI starting at 8pm.
Two shows nightly with special guests ranging from solo and duos to full bands of all styles--recorded for podcast, and rebroadcast on WORT 89.9 FM in Madison every Friday night from midnight until 2am (Sat. morning). Podcasts are available on
www.madtoastlive.com and iTunes in the podcast directory.
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Local
Madison Studios
A list of professional recording studios
in our vicinity with whom we contract for various projects,
depending on your technical requirements, scheduling, and cost
considerations. Please check out their websites for equipment
lists and other related information.
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Spruce
Tree Music
851 East Johnson
Madison WI 53703
608.255.2254
sprucetree@sprucetreemusic.com
We both teach private lessons in violin, fiddle
styles, and beginning guitar techniques at Spruce
Tree, have known the proprietors, Will and Julie,
for many years, and have purchased a good portion
of our instrumental arsenal from them. They keep
their website updated with new arrivals of the acoustic
and eclectic variety.
Cluster
Research
5111 Mounds Park Road
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin 53517
608.924.1316
gaines@mhtc.net
This is Mary’s dad’s site! Don Gaines
actually re-invented the wheel (and they said it
couldn’t be done!). It’s simply called
the “Gaines Heavy-Duty Bass Wheel”, and
it is a pneumatic tire/wheel assembly that fits
into the end-pin hole of upright acoustic basses
so their owners can comfortably roll them across
the lower East Side, on and off the subway, or just
from the parking lot to the gig. Don (and sometimes
we when he can snag us) assembles the wheels in
his basement workshop, and they retail at several
prominent music stores and bass shops from NYC to
LA. Even if you don’t own a bass, or even play
bass, you know that you want one.
Mike Massey
608.241.7664
info@wmassey.com
Mike Massey is the genius composer behind much of
the commercial ad work we've done. In addition to
being a very experienced songwriter, he's also an
extremely talented keyboard player and singer.
Andrew
Bird’s “Bowl of Fire”
Andrew Bird used to play with The Squirrel
Nut Zippers and is one of our favorite new bands.
It’s sort of The Beatles meet Tom Waits in
the Mississippi Delta, but playing jazz and blues
on the fiddle……in a French Café…...in
an old classic movie…….with sub-titles.
Hearing is believing.
Astor Piazzolla
The late-great Argentinian composer of Tango—his
music is primal and beautiful. And, by the way,
he was also one of the greatest bandoneon (large
button accordion) players in the world.
Matthew
Probst
Matthew is an old friend of ours who plays cello
in a very unique way—and has this very cool
website to tell you about it.
Oak
Tree Antiques and Vintage Collectibles
From vintage microphones and musical gear to lamp-shades…say
no more.
BunnyBass
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