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This week’s episode features an interview with jazz bass legend Steve Rodby. Rodby has played bass on every Pat Metheny Group record since 1980, co-produced the group’s last five albums and won 10 Grammy Awards with the group. He has toured with jazz greats Joe Henderson and Tony Bennett, and also [...]

Here is audition information for January 2008
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Arizona Opera

DOUBLE BASS - 4th Chair Double Bass
Resume Date - February 12, 2008
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Putting the final touches on Exploring Chamber Music #2 for the podcast tomorrow. #
Playing Bioshock and hanging with the kitties. #
Having a fun and relaxing night of blogging, Bioshock, and hanging with cats. Got a great podcast for tomorrow! #
Watching Harrison Ford in ‘Witness’ - classic 80’s movie. #
Doing some early morning tech work. #
Just [...]

CBC 57: Jerry Fuller interviews Jason
Double bassist and early music specialist Jerry Fuller turns the tables and interviews Jason about his perspective on playing early music in this episode. Jerry Fuller recently launched ArsAntiguaPresents.com, a monthly podcast featuring performances of e
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Sticks and Drones: Charlotte Part IV
Bill Eddins on the Charlotte Symphony: “After [...]

I had the opportunity to get to know French double bassist Thierry Barbe at this weekend’s International Society of Bassists Board of Directors meeting. Thierry performs in the Paris Opera and teaches at the Paris Conservatory, and he also manages the Association des bassistes et contrebassistes de France (ABCDF), a French double bass [...]

 

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Welcome to Exploring Chamber Music with Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. This Contrabass Conversations special series highlights chamber music that includes the double bass. Learn more about the Chicago Chamber Musicians by visiting www.chicagochambermusic.org.
We’d like to extend special thanks to both Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians for making [...]

In the middle of teaching some lessons. #
Watching TV with Courtney. #
Doing some early morning blogging before heading downtown. #
I’m putting out a bunch of different and quite interesting audio content over the next few days. Jazz and classical - stay tuned! #
Just got back from taking the cats for a walk. #
Doing some [...]

Hip hop rhythms through sound proof glass
From On An Overgrown Path: “The background rumble of trains on the London Underground passing beneath the hall can be heard on several of the great classical recordings made in the Kingsway Hall in the 1960s and 70s….”
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Sticks and Drones: Jacksonville - Partners in [...]

Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this story to get caught up with this wacky but typical week in the life of a freelance musician.
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Now on our third rehearsal, the orchestra for this small but feisty opera company congregated at the concert venue (a nice modern facility) for our first time performing with [...]

Here’s a great clip of Christian McBride & Niels Pederson–two modern jazz giants on stage at a concert for Ray Brown.