Barry Green

Barry Green served as Principal Bassist of the CincinnatiSymphony for twenty-eight years. As former Executive Director of the International Society of Bassists, he is currently directing a young bassist program for the San Francisco Symphony EducationDepartment, teaches privately at Campolindo High School in Moraga and at the University of California Santa Cruz, and is the organizer of the Northern California Bass Club.

Former Principal Bassist with the California Symphony and the Sun Valley Idaho Summer Symphony and active as a bass soloist and teacher, Green has been performing for young audiences in schools in the Bay Area as well as performing bass workshops and concerts on tour. Green has studied with the legendary bassistFrançois Rabbath. Green wrote The Popular Bass Method in three volumes in collaboration with Bay Area jazz bassist Jeff Neighbor. Green has also written the Advanced Techniques of Double Bass Playing in two volumes-a college level addendum to existing methods.

Green’s recent solo CD’s include Ole-Cool and Live from St. Croix with pianist James Hart plus a jazz/improvisation CD Seat of the Pants. Green is author of the Doubleday book The Inner Game of Music with W. Timothy Gallwey, which deals with musicians reaching their potential in performance and learning and has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide. He has written seven Inner Game of Music Workbooks published by GIA Publications for keyboard, voice, various instruments, and ensembles. In 2003 Green published The Mastery of Music: Ten Pathways to True Artistry (Broadway Books) is based on interviews with over 120 world-famous musicians on topics of courage, passion, creativity,discipline, humility, and more. It deals with qualities of greatness from the human spirit that transcend all professions. Barry's most recent book, Bringing Music to Life was published by GIA Music in April 2009 and is about channeling musical spirit through the body with breath, movement and rhythm skills. A DVD on the same title is in preparation and will include a filming session at the GGBC in 2009. Additional information about Barry Green, his current activities, calendar of appearances, and more is available at http://www.innergameofmusic.com/