Check out this special from NPR that follows Christian McBride around his hometown of Philadelphia as he catches up on old acquaintances. Very cool! Jazz Night In America’s host happens to be a Grammy-winning bassist, and he’s written a special work. Hear...
It looks like Luthier Week is really working out well this week. I’ve gotten lots of great feedback already (you can email me at feedback@contrabassconversations.com with any thoughts), and I thought that I’d share some other thoughts that I have in terms...
Mauricio Annunziata has written a new concerto as a commission for BASS 2016 PRAGUE (the 5th European Biennial Double Bass Congress, Sept. 20-25, 2016) This new work will be played by Svetozar Vujic, solo double bass of the Orchestra of Nationale Theatre of...
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....
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