MandoBasso Concert

MandoBasso Concert

Their shared love of Irish and traditional American music sparked an unlikely pairing. Come experience what happens when mandolin and bass come together with MandoBasso.

Gunnar Biggs is a Southern California bassist/music educator. He is active in many genres of musical performance including jazz, Latin, classical, world, and experimental. Recently retired from San Diego State University after twenty-five years as Instructor of Double Bass and as Director of Jazz Ensembles at Palomar Community College, Gunnar continues to maintain a thriving private teaching practice.

William (Bill) Bradbury is Emeritus Professor of Music and Music Technology in the Music Department at California State University, San Marcos. His creative activities include compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles, soloists, and electronic media and computer-based multimedia collaborations with other artists. Bradbury has also written musical scores for a number of theatre productions and several films including Anza Borrego: Seasons in the Desert for which he received an Emmy Award for composing and arranging.