Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

I was recently listening to the Amateur Traveler podcast (great show), and they had a recent episode on traveling to Peru and visiting Machu Picchu. One of the resources listed in the show notes was this great virtual tour of the ruins. Click the picture below to check it out,
This virtual tour [...]

I was checking my stats on YouTube and Eyespot, and my Amati bass recital video has now been viewed over 3500 times. YouTube has had just under 1000 viewings (not bad–I only put it up there a week ago), and Eyespot has had just over 2500 viewings as of today.
It’s amazing to me [...]

Here are a couple of excellent classical music podcasts that I have been listening to recently.
The NACOcast with Christopher Millard is currently my favorite classical podcast. It features great interviews with classical music icons. Visit their website here or listen to a couple of episodes below:
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One of my favorite podcasts is Rob Walch’s Podcast411. I discovered this podcast about six months ago and devoured all of Rob’s past episodes. It is really a fantastic podcast and a great way to discover new shows.
Rob had Dr. Kathy King from Podcast for Teachers on a few months ago, and [...]

Dan Klass of The Bitterest Pill recently did an episode in which he talked about the L.A. Opera’s recent production of Manon. Dan’s podcast is hilarious (I am a regular listener), and it offers some real and humorous insight into how opera seems to someone who’s not a fan. If you haven’t [...]

 

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Maurizio Ortolani e-mailed me today about a recent podcast from the NAC podcasts. The fabulous double bassist Joel Quarrington was interviewed this week on the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada. This is a great podcast interview that is an essential listen for any classical musician. I just found out about this [...]

I recently added a new feature to my podcast page and audio page. It is called the Pupu Player, and it is a really simple way to listen to any of the tracks in my podcast. Go to either of these pages (or click on the player in this post) and a new [...]

I hope that any bass players reading my blog have already checked out The DoubleBassCast. If you haven’t listened to this podcast yet, stop reading this right now, open iTunes (or your podcatcher of choice), and subscribe to this outstanding podcast. You can also visit the website here. The DoubleBassCast (formerly called [...]

Podcast for Teachers recently celebrated their 50th episode. This podcast is produced out of Fordham University’s Regional Educational Technology Center in New York City and co-hosted by Mark Gura and Kathy King. It offers a witty and edgy [...]

I just added two new tracks to my podcast Jason Heath’s Double Bass Performances. They are both live cuts or pieces that I premiered by the composer Bjorn Berkhout. Bjorn is a member of the Loyola University faculty and is an internationally recognized composer. His music has been performed by the [...]