I had a chance to sit down with Butler University double bass professor and noted soloist and clinician David Murray recently for an extremely fun and interesting interview. David and I covered all sorts of topics, including lessons with Gary Karr (who was actually...
I had the chance to interview jazz bass legend Ron Carter recently for Contrabass Conversations. Ron has, of course, been a hugely influential figure in the world of the bass, from his work with Miles Davis in the 1960s through his dozens of records as a bandleader....
We’re trying something new next week and featuring a complete week of coverage from some of our most influential double bass (and bow!) makers! We will be running a new podcast with an interview with one of these luthiers. Here’s the line-up: Monday...
We will be featuring an interview with bowmaker Susan Lipkins on Contrabass Conversations this month! Sue is one of the most in-demand bowmakers in the country and has been creating quality handcrafted bows for years. She is the first bowmaker that...
We will be featuring double bassist Carlos Henriquez on Monday’s episode of Contrabass Conversations! Carlos has played bass with Wynton Marsalis for the last 20 years and has been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for the same length of time....
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