Chicago Symphony principal double bassist (and former Contrabass Conversations guest) Alex Hanna recently performed the Vanhal Double Bass Concerto with the Chicago Symphony. A performance of a bass concerto by a major American orchestra is quite rare, and those who...
We had a great interview with Indianapolis Symphony Principal Double Bass Ju-Fang Liu earlier this month. Ju-Fang is a phenomenal bassist and a great person, and we had a wonderful interview that you’re really going to enjoy. Check out this video from the...
We will be featuring Rice University double bass professor Paul Ellison on Contrabass Conversations in the next couple of weeks. Paul and I had a great interview and covered a wide array of subjects, and I know that you’ll really enjoy hearing from this major...
In addition to putting out new interviews on Contrabass Conversations, we are focusing on finding way to highlight this spectacular back catalog that we’ve built from eight years of audio interviews. One of the early gems of the show was our interview with...
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