Senior Moments

I’m starting to get a bit worried about how much I’m forgetting lately. I completely forgot to write a Welcome column last month, and as poor Rick will attest, I routinely forget it until the very last moment each month. (Sorry Rick!) Which is bad enough, but the...

Sensitivity Jamming

THE DAILY GRIST…“ IMHO the whole point of a jam is learn to play music well with others. We all have our issues but being a tool at a jam is one of the surest signs of insecurity.”– Talk Bass Forum Post Lately I’m been playing in a number of jams each week...

September ’19 President’s Report

There were no “official” CBA events scheduled in July but our regional CBA musicians showed off their talents at festivals across the Western States and abroad:The Crying Uncle Band toured Finland for two weeks and performed in both house concerts and huge festivals....

September 2015 President’s Message

Autumn in the CBA is always ELECTION TIME and a new Board of Directors is seated at our Annual Membership Meeting in October.  Please read the candidate statements in the September and October Bluegrass Breakdown and vote!  This year there are more...

September Message from the President

This is a month of many of changes for me and the CBA. I just retired from Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley where I have worked since 1975. I have had a wonderful career in healthcare in a first rate Medical Center working with and managing hundreds of...