Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

Here is the second part of our interview with John Grillo on Contrabass Conversations. John and I had an excellent interview, and there will be one more episode containing our episode coming out in March.
Click to listen (right-click to download)or click player below:or subscribe in iTunes to get all the other episodes of [...]

Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony double bassist Andy Anderson has just been appointed as a member of the bass faculty of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. This is really exciting news both for Andy and for the bass community at large.
Here’s why:

Andy [...]

 

 Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is a special Recital Showcase edition of Contrabass Conversations featuring the music of John Grillo. John was interviewed on Contrabass Conversations episode 6. This episode is a live performance of John’s complete recital, which was performed in Pittsburgh, PA in 2006.
You can also visit John’s Recital Showcase page or subscribe to the [...]

Here is episode 7 of Contrabass Conversations! In this episode we continue our interview with Andy Anderson from the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Grant Park Symphony. You can subscribe to Contrabass Conversations in iTunes by clicking the following button:

Click to listen (right-click to download)or click player below:

Contrabass Conversations Episode 7 [...]

Here is what I came up for my recent talk on podcasting at DePaul University. Podcasting is a simple concept in some ways, yet I struggle to clearly communicate what it is and how it differs from previous technology. As I did this talk I realized at, while my brain is always spinning [...]

This week’s Contrabass Conversations episode features an interview and musical performances from double bassist John Grillo. John has got some great insight into the world of the bass, and this interview was both a lot of fun to do and very informative and interesting.
Click to listen (right-click to download)or click player below:

You can also [...]

I gave a talk on podcasting for a Technology for the Music Educator class at DePaul University in Chicago last night. It is an interesting experience (and a novel one for me) to talk about this subject in front of people. I am used to talking about music and double bass for hours [...]

I recently did an interview with my friend John Grillo. This interview will be featured on the next episode of Contrabass Conversations, and it should be a real pleasure for people to hear.
John also sent me a CD of his recent double bass recital, and I will be incorporating some of these tracks into the [...]

Here are five more podcasts (in no particular order) that I really enjoy. Follow any of the links to find out more about these shows.
Buzz Out Loud - This funny, lighthearted take on the daily tech news from CNET’s Veronica Belmont, Molly Wood, and Tom Merritt. It has a loyal and active fan [...]

 

 Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I had the great pleasure recently of doing an interview with Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony Orchestra bassist Andrew Anderson. Andy gave a great interview on a variety of subjects.
In this first part of the interview we discuss Andy’s early years in music, the schools he attended, the type of gigs [...]