The Big List of Bass Interviews

We’ve put out a lot of interviews in our 164+ episodes of Contrabass Conversations! At a certain point, it becomes hard to locate specific interviews. Out upcoming app will help, but I thought it would be helpful to review and categorize what we’ve done so far. Here goes, and I’ll do my best to keep this list updated:

Composers

Dave Anderson (Louisiana Philharmonic and noted bass composer)
Peter Askim (Idyllwild Arts Academy)
Bjorn Berkhout (bass composer and Queensborough Community College faculty member)
Paul Ramsier (noted double bass composer)

Creative Thinkers

People who think outside of the box in the world of bass:

Bad Boyz of Bass
Chicago Bass Ensemble
Weldon Anderson (Squonk Opera)
Barry Green (Inner Game of Music)
John Grillo (former New World Symphony bassist, conductor, writer, and innovative mind in the world of bass)
Justin Locke (author, humorist, public speaker and bassist)
Ranaan Meyer (Time for Three)
Scott Rosenthal (Broadway in Chicago)
Peter Seymour (Project)
P. Kellach Waddle

Early Music

Jerry Fuller (Ars Antigua Presents)
Phillip Serna (Viols in our Schools, Spirit of Gambo)

European Guests

Robert Meyer (London Symphony)
Jiri Slavik (Ensemble Orchestral de Paris)
Klaus Stoll (Berlin Philharmonic)
Guy Tuneh (solo and chamber music)

Jazz Bassists

John Burr (Stan Getz, Chet Baker, Horace Silver, Hank Jones)
Todd Coolman (Ahmad Jamal, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman)
Art Davis (John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Louis Armstrong)
Eric Hochberg (Chicago-based jazz bassist)
Kristin Korb (bassist and jazz vocalist)
Rufus Reid (Dexter Gordon, J.J. Johnson, Art Farmer, Stan Getz)
Lynn Seaton (Woody Herman and Count Basie Orchestra)

Luthiers

Orchestra Section Bassists

Andrew Anderson (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Scott Best (Memphis Symphony)
Colin Corner (Atlanta Symphony)
Charles DeRamus (Gothenburg Symphony)
Ira Gold (National Symphony)
David Grossman (New York Philharmonic)
Matt Heller (Calgary Philharmonic)
Michael Hovnanian (Chicago Symphony)
Rob Kassinger (Chicago Symphony)
Dan Krekeler (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
Jeremy McCoy (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
David Allen Moore (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Kate Nettleman (Minnesota Orchestra)
Brad Opland (Chicago Symphony)
Greg Sarchet (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
Jeff Weisner (National Symphony)
Lawrence Wolfe (Boston Symphony)

Orchestral Excerpts

Opera Excerpts Breakdown (John Grillo)
Orchestral Excerpts Breakdown (John Grillo)

Principal Bassists

Dave Anderson (Louisiana Philharmonic)
Ed Barker (Boston Symphony)
Scott Best (Memphis Symphony)
Max Dimoff (Cleveland Orchestra)
Alex Hanna (Chicago Symphony)
Jeremy Kurtz (San Diego Symphony)
Owen Lee (Cincinnati Symphony)
Mark Morton (Columbus Symphony)
Robert Meyer (Vancouver Symphony)
Joel Quarrington (National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada, Toronto Symphony)
Klaus Stoll (Berlin Philharmonic)
Jeff Turner (Pittsburgh Symphony)

Private Teachers

Virginia Dixon (Suzuki bass)
Peter Tambroni

University Teachers

Andrew Anderson (Roosevelt University and Wheaton College)
Ed Barker (Boston University)
Jeff Bradetich (University of North Texas)
Jack Budrow (Michigan State)
Ira Gold (Peabody Conservatory)
Michael Hovnanian (former Northwestern University, current DePaul University)
Lawrence Hurst (retired Indiana University)
Rob Kassinger (DePaul University)
Barry Lieberman (University of Washington)
David Allen Moore (University of Southern California)
Mark Morton (Texas Tech)
Kurt Muroki (Indiana University)
Greg Sarchet (Northeastern Illinois University)
Donovan Stokes (Shenandoah University-Conservatory)
Anthony Stoops (University of Oklahoma)
Hans Sturm (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Jeff Weisner (Peabody Conservatory)
Lawrence Wolfe (New England Conservatory)
DaXun Zhang (University of Texas at Austin)

Soloists

Students

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