CBC 89: An Afternoon With Gary Karr
We’re featuring Gary Karr, one of the all-time most influential double bassists, on Contrabass Conversations today. Hearing Gary Karr on record was a defining experience for me in my youth (as was the case for bassists worldwide), and hearing him live remains one of my most memorable double bass performances of all time.
The complete audio version of this video is available through the media player at contrabasssconversations.com (at the top of this post) and through the podcast feed for subscribers. You can watch the complete video below (1 hr 40 min) or download it through the following link:
This video is a magnificent tribute to Gary Karr. University of Washington bass professor Barry Lieberman interviews Gary as they listen (along with an enthusiastic audience) to recordings from various stages of Barry’s career. The video concludes with a performance from Gary and pianist Harmon Lewis, a rare treat from this retired duo.
Lear more about Gary Karr at his website garykarr.com, and learn more about Barry Lieberman and his project featuring arrangements of great chamber music that include the double bass at theamericanstringproject.com. We’ll also be releasing this complete video in segments on YouTube, so feel free to search for it there as well. Enjoy, and stay tuned next week for the first segment of our interview with Barry Lieberman, which will feature performances from The American String Project.
26 July 2008, 11:05 am
Dear Jason,
a very beautiful interview. BRAVO.
Vito (Italy)
29 July 2008, 7:52 am
Hi Jason!
! “If Mr. Ruiz moves all the body and instrument to make Music, Karr in his history has moved only his eyes”.
Don’t work a lot! Naturally my italian “BRAVO” goes expecially to maestro Lieberman. In the 2xbasslist someone has said that “this is a piece of history about Gary Karr”. And it’s true!
Just another little thing
Ciao Jason.
19 February 2009, 6:26 pm
03 May 2009, 9:48 pm
Thank you for hosting this video. I made this for Barry Lieberman and he pointed me to your website. I appreciate that you have maintain quality while moving it the web. It looks great.
Thanks, Charlie
26 September 2009, 6:01 am
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26 September 2009, 6:04 am
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01 October 2009, 5:12 pm
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15 October 2009, 6:01 am
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