Chuck Israels discusses his career

I had the chance to interview the great double bassist Chuck Israels recently for Contrabass Conversations!  You’ll really love this conversation.  Look for it in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, check out this interview that Chuck did with...

Gaelen McCormick’s wonderful Simandl etude videos

Rochester Philharmonic bassist Gaelen McCormick (who we will be featuring on Contrabass Conversations this Thursday) has been recording lesson/performance videos of the Simandl 30 Etudes.  We talk about this cool project in our conversation, and I thought...

Inspiring words from Admiral William H. McRaven

Here’s a video that I found inspiring.  I found it through Tim Ferriss, author of the The 4 Hour Work Week and the host of one of my favorite podcasts.  Tim interviews some of the most interesting and brilliant people on the planet and deep-dives into the...

more thematic weeks to come on Contrabass Conversations

As 2016 continues to roll along, I continue to experiment with different formats for Contrabass Conversations and different weekly themes.  While not all weeks will have a unifying theme to their episodes, I do have a few more coming up: A Passion for Teaching (next...

Bert Turetzky on the podcast in March!

In March we will be featuring an interview with the father of contemporary contrabass playing: Bert Turetzky.  Bert has recently written a memoir titled A Different View, which covers Bert’s rich and fascinating life in the world of music. Bert and I had a great...