Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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I haven’t thrown this offer out in a while, but if anyone out there would like to record a bumper for the podcast on their computer, I’d be happy to put it between segments of an upcoming show.
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The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!
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Our next guest in our early music interview series is Richard Myron. We hope that you will enjoy these interviews and glean [...]

Classicalmusicnews.tv blogger and Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo  just launched an interesting new series over on his blog that profiles the inner workings of the symphony orchestra.  John has played in symphony orchestras across the globe for his entire professional career, including performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra and New Jersey Symphony, as well as being [...]

 

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I’m pleased to be able to share this interview with Robert Meyer, one of our most experienced and interesting members of the double bass community. Robert has had a long and illustrious career on the double bass, working for over 50 years in most of the major orchestras in London (including the London [...]

I’m putting the final touches on this week’s Contrabass Conversations interview episode with Robert Meyer.  I’ve been an avid follower of Robert’s blog Musical Reminiscences since he launched it in late 2006, and I was thrilled that he was interested in doing an interview for the podcast!
At age 87, Robert looks back on a [...]

We’ve got a real treat for bassists in the next couple of weeks on the Contrabass Conversations podcast network. We just completed an interview with Louisiana Philharmonic Principal Bass Dave Anderson earlier this week, which was an absolute delight to do! Dave is a superb bassist and composer, and one of the [...]

Folks who haven’t checked out National Symphony Principal Bass Robert Oppelt’s website (robertoppelt.com) should definitely take a look.  This wonderful site is filled with resources for the double bass player, as well as some of Robert’s interviews with bassists, an analysis of German bow grips, tips for bassists, and many other excellent resources for the [...]

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Many apologies to blog readers in recent delays to get out segments in the Early Bass Series. I have been working on a large project featuring the achievements of Viennese double bassist and pedagogue Alfred Planyavsky.
For information on the Viennese Double Bass Archive, visit James Barkett & Jerry Fuller’s coverage [...]

…in the morning, at least!  I spent all of 2007 waking up between four and five a.m., putting the coffee on the stove, cracking my knuckles, and churning out 3-5 blog posts per day.  This schedule, quite frankly, was necessitated by both all of my other activities that year (this was the only free time [...]

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Jason talks about some recent guests and upcoming guests for the Contrabass Conversations podcast. BTW, do you see a hair ad when you watch this video? I’m getting one right now (I’ve got my advertising turned on through blip.tv, which throws a little change my way with each video view), and [...]