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Archive for May, 2009

Guy Tuneh plays L’Elephant

Yazan: Jason | 20 May 2009 | 47 Comments
Categories: bass, bass videos

Here’s a video of Guy Tuneh (who has appeared many times both here on the blog and on Contrabass Conversations), one of the most captivating bassists active on the music scene today, performing The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns. What a great rendition! I’m going to be sure that all of my [...]

My recommendations for International Society of Bassists 2009 Convention

Yazan: Jason | 19 May 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, bass videos, events, ISB

Here’s a short (10 minute) video where I go through the schedule for the 2009 International Society of Bassists Convention and point out cool presenters and events to check out. There’s far too much going on for me to go into much detail, but this will give you a good idea of what to check [...]

Success in the Private Lesson Studio Part 6: Complacency

Yazan: Jason | 18 May 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: advice, education, Uncategorized

This final installment in the Success in the Private Lesson Studio series addresses something that can easily happen to private teachers: complacency. After establishing a reputation as a teacher and building up a studio, many teachers start to look at private teaching as a somewhat lucrative but rather burdensome part-time job, something to be tolerated [...]

CBC 118: Jon Burr interview

Yazan: Jason | 16 May 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, jazz, jazz bass playing

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We’re chatting with jazz bassist Jon Burr on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. In addition to an active career recording and performing original tunes with the Jon Burr Quartet, Jon has toured and recorded with many great jazz masters, including Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Horace Silver, Hank Jones, Art Farmer, Stephane Grappelli (from 1986-1997), Sir [...]

Guerrilla Double Bass Podcasting

Yazan: Jason | 15 May 2009 | No Comments
Categories: podcasting

I love just how “down-and-dirty” the podcasting process remains even after a few years of doing it regularly. For instance, I just did an interview with a prominent jazz musician who has played with all the titans of the art form, appeared on many popular albums, and maintains a high profile in the national music [...]