Scott Pingel returns to San Francisco Conservatory

Scott Pingel will be back at the San Francisco Conservatory for 2016-17.  Scott was one of the first interviews I did in the 2.0 version of the podcast (along with Alex Hanna and Kurt Muroki). Check out this clip from my interview with Scott–it features him...

I’m going to Cuba!

I’ll be in Cuba (woo hoo!) starting this Saturday!  I’ve been looking forward to this trip all year and can’t wait to experience this fascinating and unfamiliar country. I’m also really looking forward to some time spent totally away from the...

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...