CBC 62: Opera Excerpt Breakdown with John Grillo
This week’s Contrabass Conversations episode features an in-depth analysis of the double bass opera excerpts most commonly requested at auditions. Double bassist (and regular Contrabass Conversations guest and co-host) John Grillo discusses each of these excerpts–stylistic considerations, differences in articulation and bow strokes, and suggestions for effectively learning them–and then performs them. We [...]
Dissecting opera repertoire with John Grillo
Double bassist and classical music blogger John Grillo put out a recent post on his blog highlighting his upcoming performances of Verdi’s Rigoletto with Opera New Jersey. John writes:
I look forward to playing Rigoletto again. This is my second time tackling this mighty work. It is really an outstanding piece of art with many [...]
CBC 61: Justin Locke stories, family concerts, and advice for performers
We’re wrapping up our interview with author, corporate speaker, and double bassist Justin Locke today. Justin is the author of Real Men Don’t Rehearse, a book filled with wonderful anecdotes about his life in the music business. Justin was a freelance double bassist in the Boston area for nearly two decades, working regularly [...]
CBC 60: Lynn Seaton interview and music
This week’s episode features an interview with and music from jazz bassist Lynn Seaton. Lynn teaches at the University of North Texas, and he maintains an active performing career. He was a member of the Woody Herman Band and Count Basie Orchestra, and he played extended tours with Tony Bennett and George [...]
Opera excerpt breakdown just completed with John Grillo
Double bassist and classicalmusicnews.tv blogger John Grillo and I just wrapped up an opera excerpt breakdown for the Contrabass Conversations show. This is an extension of the orchestra excerpt breakdown that we began on episode 41 of the program. On this episode, we featured the following excerpts, with some commentary plus a recording [...]
Lynn Seaton on Contrabass Conversations this weekend
We hope you all enjoyed the conclusion of our interview with Pittsburgh Symphony principal bassist Jeff Turner on the podcast last weekend. It was really great to get a chance to sit down and interview Jeff, and there is a wealth of valuable knowledge for the current or aspiring professional bassist contained within [...]
CBC 59: Jeff Turner interview 2 and Leon Bosch music
We’re wrapping up the interview with Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner that we began on episode 26 of the podcast, plus featuring music from U.K.-based bassist Leon Bosch’s new album titled The British Double Bass on this week’s episode of the podcast.
We also feature bass news, listener feedback, shout-outs to members of the [...]
Just wrapped up a great interview with Lynn Seaton
I just finished up an interview with University of North Texas jazz bass professor Lynn Seaton today. Lynn has been a commanding presence on the jazz scene for several decades, performing with a wide variety of jazz luminaries, and he currently teaches at one of the nations’s top musical institutions. Lynn also serves on [...]
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.
