Clinicians
Clinicians for the 2019 Chicago Bass Festival Include:
- James VanDemark - Head Clinician, Professor of Double Bass, Eastman School of Music
- Jason Heath - Festival Coordinator, Bassist, Educator, host of Contrabass Conversations
- Andrew Anderson - Section Bass, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, Bass Faculty, Roosevelt University, The Wheaton Conservatory
- Jeremy Attanaseo - Assistant Principal Bassist, Elgin Symphony and Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Bass Faculty - DePaul University
- Michael Cameron - Professor of Double Bass and Chair of the String Division - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
- Susan Cahill - Bassist, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Bass Faculty - University of Denver
- Ian Hallas - Assistant Principal Bassist, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, Lecturer of Bass - Northwestern University
- Eric Hochberg - Performer and Educator
- Dorian Jackman - Assistant Professor of Music - DePauw University
- Trevor Jones - Bassist and Educator
- Randall Kertz, DC - Bassist and practicing chiropractic physician and acupuncturist
- Dan Lopatka - Bassist and Composer for Picklefeet Games
- Jon McCullough-Benner - Principal Bass, Milwaukee Symphony
- Sara Neilson- Bassist and Educator
- Andrew Raciti - Lecturer of Bass - Northwestern University, Assistant Principal Bass, Milwaukee Symphony
- Tracy Rowell - Professor of Bass- Oberlin Conservatory, Principal Bass, CityMusic Cleveland
- Alan Steiner - Birch Creek Music Faculty, Chicago Sinfonietta
Clinicians for the 2018 Chicago Bass Festival Include:
- Alexander Hanna - Head Clinician, Principal Bass, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bass Faculty, DePaul University School of Music
- Jason Heath - Festival Coordinator
- Jeremy Attanaseo - Bassist, Teacher
- Andy Anderson - Section Bass, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, Bass Faculty, Roosevelt University, The Wheaton Conservatory
- John Babbitt – Lecturer, Double Bass and Jazz Bass, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- Joel Braun – Assistant Professor of Music (Double Bass), Ball State University
- John Floeter – Chicago Sinfonietta, Bass Faculty, University of Illinois – Chicago, Bass Faculty, Northern Illinois University
- Alison Gaines – Freelance Bassist and Conductor
- Ian Hallas - Section Bass, Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
- Eric Hochberg – Bassist, Bandleader, Teacher, Producer, Composer
- Michael Hovnanian - Section Bass, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bass Faculty, DePaul University School of Music
- Trevor Jones – Bass Faculty, Illinois Wesleyan University
- Dr. Randall Kertz, DC – Chiropractic Physician, Author, “The Bassist's Guide to Injury Management, Prevention, and Better Health”
- Rob Kassinger - Section Bass, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bass Faculty, DePaul University School of Music
- Jon McCullogh-Benner - Principal Bass, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
- Sara Neilson – Bass Faculty, Merit School of Music
- Hans Peterman – Freelancer, Private Instructor, Entrepreneur
- Andrew Raciti - Double Bass Faculty, Northwestern University, Associate Principal Bass, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Principal Bass, Grand Teton Music Festival
- Dr. Phillip W. Serna - Valparaiso University, North Central College, Music Institute of Chicago
- Alan Steiner - Birch Creek Music Faculty, Chicago Sinfonietta