Contrabass Conversations

Stephen Street has been establishing himself as one of the most versatile emerging UK bassists.  Equally adept at jazz and classical music, Stephen has studied with Leon Bosch, Chris West, and many o…

Anne-Gabrièle Douce is a French bassist and pianist currently living in London.  She has built a fascinating career both in the piano and double bass worlds, and she is remarkable at telling her stor…

Makram Aboul Hosn is a Lebanon-based jazz bassist and composer.  He is also the band leader of Ad-Hoc Trio and the Aboul Hosn Quartet, and has recently released a new album titled Transmigration.

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John Goldsby is one of the world’s best-known jazz bassists and a course creator for Discover Double Bass.  His latest course Tell Your Story covers the topic of developing jazz soloing abilities.

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Dave Anderson is one of the most well-known composers writing for the double bass.  In addition to being internationally acclaimed as a composer, Dave serves as Principal Bass for the Louisiana Philh…

Charles Laux is the orchestra director at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Georgia, and is the host of the excellent Orchestra Teacher Podcast.  He also runs an incredible website and YouTube Ch…

Ivy Wong is a member of Switzerland’s Orchestre De La Suisse Romande and has had a fascinating path through the music world.  We talk about what it’s like playing and living in Switzerland, growing…

We are talking about the release of Bariolage - Duets for Violoncello and Double Bass by 2LOW, a cello and bass duo made up of San Francisco Symphony members Charles Chandler and Amos Yang.  We are a…

Mitch Moehring is the owner and operator of Mitch Moehring Strings, a locally owned and operated lutherie shop based in Kilgore, Texas. Mitch Moehring Strings specializes in hand-crafted 5/8 basses w…

Tobias Glöckler is the associate principal double bass player at the Dresdner Philharmonie and a prizewinner of the International ISB Double Bass Competition (USA). He studied with Konrad Siebach at …

James Barket is Orchestra Director at Webb Bridge Middle School in Alpharetta, GA. He also teaches bass at Kennesaw State University, and he did the English translation for Alfred Planyavsky’s ground…

Katie Eakes is the assistant principal bassist for the Anchorage Symphony and Anchorage Opera.  She also has a thriving career as an orchestra teacher, and she was recently profiled on the Anchorage …

David Krehbiel is former principal horn player for the Chicago, Detroit, and San Francisco Symphony Orchestras and has recently released an autobiography titled Through the Door: A Horn Player’s Jo…

Korneel Le Compte is the principal bassist for the Belgian National Opera and has extensive experience in the early music world.

We talk about his epic Viennese Violone book Meta Hodos, his remarkab…

Ivy Wong is a member of Switzerland’s Orchestre De La Suisse Romande and has had a fascinating path through the music world.  We talk about what it’s like playing and living in Switzerland, growing…

Danny Ziemann recently launched his latest book Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing, and the two of us decided to try something a little different.  We hopped on Zoom with our basses and did a quasi …

Krista Kopper is a theater bassist and host of The Backstage Creative podcast.  She recently celebrated two years of podcasting and put out a thoughtful episode about the challenges and rewards of a…

We are talking about the release of Bariolage - Duets for Violoncello and Double Bass by 2LOW, a cello and bass duo made up of San Francisco Symphony members Charles Chandler and Amos Yang.  We are a…

Barry Green is one of the most prolific and creative artists I’ve even spent time with.  He has appeared on the podcast multiple times over the years, and he and I co-organized the International Onli…

The 14th annual Wabass Institute will be taking place in Wabash, Indiana June 24-29.  In this episode, we sit down with faculty members Eric Larson, Hal Robinson, and Ranaan Meyer to learn about thi…