Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

I am a podcast fanatic–I listen to and create podcasts every single day. My great friend Michael Colwill (Kanteker’s Craft) recently wrote a post detailing some of his favorite podcasts. He mentions Mur Lafferty’s podcast I Should be Writing, which happens to be one of my favorite podcasts. If you’re a [...]

This is a Contrabass Conversations special episode featuring a complete recital performance by Civic Orchestra of Chicago double bassist Peter Lawson. If you’d like to get in touch with Pete, you can always e-mail him at ptklawson@gmail.com. Enjoy!
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Show notes:
Release Date: 5/10/07Length: 50:18Website: www.contrabassconversations.comE-mail: contrabassconversations@gmail.comBlog: www.doublebassblog.comPodcast T-shirts, hats, and more: www.cafepress.com/doublebassMySpace: www.myspace.com/cbcpodcast
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I just put the finishing touches on the most recent Contrabass Conversations Recital Showcase. This episode will feature a complete recital from double bassist Peter Lawson (Civic Orchestra of Chicago member, former student at Northwestern University and DePaul University) and I think listeners will really like Pete’s playing on this episode. You will [...]

More and more people from all walks of life are beginning to realize the real power that tools such as blogging and podcasting have for niche communities like the double bass world. The more involved I get in the online double bass world and the more comfortable I get using blogging and podcasting mechanisms, [...]

John Grillo and I just interviewed Indiana University double bass professor Lawrence Hurst last night for Contrabass Conversations. This interview was both a thrill and an honor for me to do, and it is an example of the amazing possibilities that podcasting provides for sharing, educating, and entertaining the global double bass community.
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Arizona State University double bass professor Catalin Rotaru was featured on Contrabass Conversations Episode 19 playing the last movement of the Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor. I think that folks will enjoy seeing him perform the Bottesini Concerto with the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra.
Here is the first movement of this performance:

I’d like to thank Matt Heller (hella frisch, New World Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic) for putting up the Contrabass Conversations widget in his blog. If you haven’t checked out Matt’s writing before, I’d definitely recommend heading on over to his blog and taking a look around. Matt is an excellent writer (in addition to [...]

I’ve got a widget that bass players may be interested in adding to their MySpace page, blog, website, or anywhere else on the web where you can paste HTML code. You can access all of the old episodes, and we are adding new episodes every week, so this widget can be a gateway [...]

 

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Here is the next segment of our interview with National Symphony Orchestra double bassist Ira Gold. Ira was first interviewed on episode 15 of the podcast. Feel free to check that episode out, or click here to listen to any of our older episodes. Also, you can direct any questions to Ira [...]

I am busy editing the next installment of the Contrabass Conversations interview with National Symphony Orchestra double bassist Ira Gold. It will be released this weekend, and it should prove to be very interesting and informative.
I also did an interview yesterday with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Northeastern Illinois University double bassist Greg Sarchet. [...]