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 early music with Jerry and the Ars Antigua ensemble.
CBC 56: reflections on one year of podcasting
Jason chats about the state of affairs for Contrabass Conversations after one year of podcasting and offers goals for 2008 in this brief episode.
Happy New Year from Guy Tuneh and Contrabass Conversations!
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Jason thanks readers, listeners, and viewers for being a part of the Bass Blog and Contrabass Conversations in 2007, and double bass virtuoso Guy Tuneh (www.guytuneh.com) plays excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.
CBC 55: Owen Lee interview and music
We’re chatting with Cincinnati Symphony principal bassist Owen Lee today on Contrabass Conversations. Owen played for the New World Symphony and the Houston Symphony prior to his appointment with the Cincinnati Symphony, and it was a real pleasure to do this interview along with Contrabass Conversations regular collaborator John Grillo.
John, Owen, and I [...]
Jason chats about Chris Thelkreld’s new bass model
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Iowa City double bass luthier Chris Thelkreld-Wiegend recently brought a new bass he had completed to Chicago for folks to check out. It’s a small bass–more like a 5/8 size than a 3/4 size, which is an interesting departure for Chris. I share my thoughts on this new bass in this [...]
CBC 54: Steve Reinfranck luthier chat
This week we bring you a conversation with Chicagoland double bass luthier, teacher, and performer Steve Reinfranck. Steve runs SMR Double Basses in Evanston, Illinois, writes regularly for Bass World (the publication of the International Society of Bassists), and operates a double bass teaching studio.
We also listen to a track from the Redd [...]
Guy Tuneh performs Mendelssohn Sextet mvt 2
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The outstanding double bassist Guy Tuneh (www.guytuneh.com) performs thesecond movement Sextet in D Major with Villa Musica. Listen to Guy Tuneh in interview to his Contrabass Conversations page, and check out more videos from him here.
CBC 53: Peter Seymour interview and music from Project
This week we feature the first half of an interview with double bassist Peter Seymour. Peter has performed for the New World Symphony and spent a season playing with the Cleveland Orchestra, and he is now involved with an exciting new trio called Project. This group is made up of Peter on [...]
Rautavaara Bass Concerto
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This is likely to be the first time most people have ever hear Angel of Dusk, Einojuhani Rautavaara’s double bass concerto. Special thanks to double bassist Phillip Serna for securing the distribution rights to this piece.
This piece is approximately 26 minutes long. Two technical issues are worth noting:
The video footage [...]
CBC 52: Virginia Dixon interview and music from Ben Torrey
This week’s Contrabass Conversations episode features an interview with Suzuki Bass School pioneer, pedagogue, and teacher trainer Virginia Dixon. Virginia shares her years of experience performing and teaching the double bass, highlights unique aspects of the Suzuki bass method, and offers advice for those interested in pursuing a career as a double bass [...]
