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Contrabass Conversations

Contrabass Conversations features interviews and performances from top leaders in the world of the double bass. Podcast host Jason Heath dives deep into what makes these world-class artists tick. With 2 million downloads and counting, Contrabass Conversations is the most popular podcast for double bassists. Join the community and experience life on the low end of the spectrum!

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598: Sélène Saint-Aime on afro-french explorations

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/06/13

Sélène Saint-Aime is a young Afro-French bassist, singer, and composer with Caribbean and West African origins. She has spent the last few years traveling the world and absorbing the musical cultures of places like Cuba, North Africa, Spain, Italy, and the West Indes. Sélène has studied with Ron Carter and Lonnie Plaxico as well as saxophonist and conceptualist Steve Coleman. Her upcoming EP Mare Undarum, from which we feature excerpts on this episode, explores the world of lunar seas. We dig

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597: Stephanie Patterson on adult learners

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/06/10

Stephanie Patterson specializes in teaching adult learners. After playing professionally for a period of time, she developed an overuse injury and had to leave her symphonic career. Her teaching career began by accident about 10 years ago when her former hairdresser wanted to learn to play bass to do rockabilly. Around the same time, she began corresponding with New York Philharmonic bassist and Manhattan School of Music bass faculty member Orin O’Brien. Through her own experiences and advice

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596: Cory Palmer on auditioning and practicing

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/06/06

Cory Palmer recently won the position of Principal Bass with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. We first met in person at the 2019 Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium, and it was great to sit down and do a deep dive on his career thus far. We cover a variety of topics, including: studying at Peabody with John Hood studying with Orin O’Brien at the Manhattan School of Music Cory’s path from Carnegie Mellon University into the freelance world how he continued to level up his playing refining his

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595: Sascha Jacobsen on Tango Bass

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/06/03

Sascha Jacobsen recently put out a super-cool new video titled Un Bajo de Magia / The Magic Bass. This new release was a great excuse to connect in person with Sascha, who also lives here in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sascha has an incredibly diverse creative life, and we dig into a whole bunch of topics about various projects, including: his Musical Art Quintet his Trio Garufa getting projects partially funded by InterMusic SF Sascha’s new Patreon account and the importance of supporting artists

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594: Olivier Babaz on Jazz Bowing

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/30

Olivier Babaz recently released his first course with Discover Double Bass. Titled Jazz Bowing, this incredibly cool course explores all kinds of cool bowing techniques that Olivier uses in his playing. Lessons cover topics like: Fundamentals of Bow Technique Basic Bow Strokes Slurs Developing Arco Technique Left Hand Technique and the Bow Bowed Walking Bass Lines Bowed Melodies Improvisation We reference a video interview that Olivier filmed with Discover Double Bass founder Geoff Chalmers,

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593: Justin Carney and the Kill The Bass Podcast

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/27

Justin Carney recently started a new podcast called Kill The Bass. It’s all about exploring various concepts of musical practice from the perspective of jazz bassists. Justin has been planning this podcast for several years, and it was great to have a chance to sit down with him and talk about life, musical highs and lows, how musical practice relates to other areas of life, and many other topics. Be sure to check out Justin’s new podcast, and he’d love it if you emailed him any suggestions for

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592: Krista Kopper and The Backstage Creative Podcast

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/23

Krista Kopper recently launched a podcast called The Backstage Creative focusing on the people who work behind the scenes of theater to create the scenes, music, costumes, props, and everything else that goes into live productions. We chat about her background, starting a podcast, and the benefits that come from tackling a project like this. Be sure to check out this cool new podcast, and a huge shout-out to Krista for being a part of the Contrabass Conversations team! Listen to Contrabass

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591: Dutch Double Bass Festival

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/20

James Oesi will be hosting the second Dutch Double Bass Festival this June 8th and 9th in Rotterdam. The line-up for the event is spectacular, including: Francois and Sylvan Rabbath Rick Stotijn Renaud Garcia Fons Richard Bona Check out the full line-up of guests and get your tickets on the festival website, and check out my previous conversation with James for more on his cool musical background and activities! Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle

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590: Meet New ISB President-Elect Hans Sturm

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/16

Hans Sturm and I go way back. In fact, it was 25 years ago that I first heard him play at our mutual alma mater Northwestern University. Since then, we’ve done a ton of things together: We shot an old-school video about the Rabbath technique in my old apartment in Chicagoland (note the cat participating in the background) Hans invited me to join the board of the International Society of Bassists (way back in 2006!) I’ve had him on the podcast several times to talk about various projects We’re

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589: John Goldsby on his Building Up course

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/13

John Goldsby has recently released a new course on Discover Double Bass called Building Up. This course contains four hours of video in 45 different lessons. Many of the tracks feature piano and drum accompaniment and also include tracks without the bass so you can practice along. The course is perfect for intermediate to advanced jazz bassists who want to solidify their technique and learn new approaches, and it’s put together from material that John has found to be quite effective with his

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588: Kiyoe Wellington on forging your own path

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/09

Kiyoe Kaimana Delphine Wellington is on an inspiring journey through the music world. After picking up the violin at an early age, Kiyoe switched to bass at age six and began daily lessons on the instrument with her renowned grandfather George Wellington. Kiyoe was a part of the Hawaii Contrabass Festival as she grew up, and she has been attending International Society of Bassists conventions for the past 20 years. After spending her senior year of high school at the Interlochen Arts Academy,

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587: Utah Symposium for Double Bass

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/06

Ranaan Meyer is launching a new camp called the Utah Symposium for Double Bass. It will be taking place in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah June 7-9, and it’s open for registration for anyone ages 12 and up. This new event is a full scholarship, immersive program which provides participants with the opportunity to explore the entire spectrum of the double bass. From orchestra, to solo, to jazz, participants will join the faculty in sharing their knowledge and approach to the double bass

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586: Phoebe Russell on her musical journey

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/05/02

It is such a pleasure to have Phoebe Russell on the podcast! Phoebe joined the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 2017 as Principal Bass after graduating from the Berlin Philharmonic’s Karajan Academy. Phoebe is originally from Melbourne, Australia. She has worked with a remarkable number of professional orchestras across the globe, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester, the Netherlands Philharmonic and

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585: Charles Winters of Miami String

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/04/29

Miami String is a string shop with a unique business setup. Located in metro Miami and founded by Charles Winters, this shop recently added Dale Cockrum as a full-time master luthier. We chat with Charles, his wife and business partner Katrina, and Dale about the string business in Miami, unique challenges facing double basses in this humid climate, the active double bass rental market, and much more. Learn more on their website, and follow along with them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

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584: Pablo Aslan on recording projects

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/04/25

Pablo Aslan recently released Contrabajo, Works for Bass and String Quartet. This is Pablo’s first “bass up front” release, and it’s a musical tour-de-force. Highly recommended listening! We talk about the new album, Pablos musical explorations in the electronic music world, staying current with business trends in the music industry, progressing as an instrumentalist, and much more in this wide-ranging conversation. Be sure to follow Pablo on Spotify and Facebook, and check out our previous

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583: Don Greene on college prep

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/04/22

College Prep for Musicians is written by past podcast guest Dr. Don Greene along with Dr. Annie Bosler and Dr. Kathleen Tesar. This book is a step-by-step guide and outlines precisely how to apply for, prepare for, and win auditions at top music schools. The book introduces powerful strategies and tools for high school students to use during the audition process, gives insight into the admissions process, and provides a very organized and proven system for parents and students to approach this

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582: Annette Costanzi on developing Progressive...

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/04/18

Annette Costanzi worked closely with George Vance to create the materials that would become the highly influential Progressive Repertoire series. In this conversation, Annette shares her memories of the special magic surrounding the creation of this series, what George was like as a person, and how this series evolved. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: D'Addario Strings This episode is brought to you by

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581: Fumiko Wellington on George Wellington's life...

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/04/15

Fumiko Wellington’s father George Wellington left a lasting legacy upon the double bass world. Raised in Boston and exposed at an early age to music, George studied with Warren Benfield at Northwestern University. George moved with his family to Hawaii, one of the few places in which his multiracial family could live and work in the United States at that time. Fumiko shares all kinds of reminiscences in this conversation about George and the impact he had on the double bass in Hawaii, including

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580: Career Advice panel discussion

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/04/11

Today’s episode features a Q&A panel with several clinicians from the 2019 Chicago Bass Festival. A big thanks goes to Liz Clawson for actually amplifying this panel discussion - I never got my acts together enough to make that happen The audience questions didn’t get caught on the microphone, but Liz restates most of the questions, and I break in to let you know what they asked a few times as well Moderator: Liz Clawson Panel: Jason Heath Tracy Rowell, Oberlin Conservatory James VanDemark,

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579: Pete Coco

Contrabass Conversations ·

2019/04/08

Pete Coco recently released Lined with a Groove, which is dedicated to bassists he’s admired for years like: Charlie Haden Red Mitchell Ron Carter Ray Brown Milt Hinton Todd Coolman wrote the liner notes to this new album as well. In addition to the new album, we talk with Pete about bass life on Long Island, studying at Hofstra and Stony Brook, starting the Music Academy of Garden City, life as a jazz bassist in the 21st century, and much more. Thanks again to Pete for the great chat, and be

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