Contrabass Conversations

It’s great to have Katie Thiroux back on the podcast to chat about her new show The Hump.  Katie was on the podcast in 2018, and it is so inspiring to follow along with her artistic career.

We talk…

On today’s episode, we’re featuring Mark Dresser and William Parker in a discussion about Deep Tones for Peace 2020. 

Here’s a description of the current project, which is a continuation of the Deep …

Jon Liebman has led a varied and prolific career through the music world, and a lot has changed about his website For Bass Players Only since we last chatted for the podcast.

We talk about how Jon…

Ian Allison has been going all-in on Instagram these past few years, and he has been inspiring countless people in the process.  As the bassist for Eric Hutchinson and a seasoned veteran in the indus…

Alyssa Peterson has had quite the freshman year.  She hails from La Crosse, Wisconsin and has spent the past year at New England Conservatory, where she launched a podcast called Something to Conside…

Jason Haaheim’s path to his current position as principal timpanist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra is unconventional and inspiring.  He didn’t go to music school, instead of getting a PhD and wo…

Brooklyn native Richard Myron has spent his professional life in Europe working in the early music world.  Currently residing in Paris, Richard is professor of contrabass and chamber music in the ear…

I had a wonderful conversation with Jonathan Haskell a few years ago, and a lot has changed in his life since then.

He recently retired from L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande in Switzerland, and he…

T. Alan Stewart wears many musical hats in the Baltimore/Washington DC area. 

In addition to serving as principal bass with the Williamsburg Symphony and Roanoke Symphony, Alan has performed with the…

Andrea Beyer is a bassist, teacher, and advocate for social growth.  Having recently finished up three years with the New World Symphony, Andrea has relocated to Austin, Texas. 

She recently starte…

It was great to connect with Gahlord Dewald about his latest album Coherent Light Enclosed Without.  This album was recorded at The Tank Center for Sonic Arts on a hill above the town of Rangely, Col…

It was great to connect with Giovanni Sanguineti for the podcast. 

We start off talking about an online workshop that past podcast guest Danny Ziemann has been doing online.  Giovanni is obsessed wit…

It is a pleasure to have Olivier Babaz back on the podcast!  Olivier recently released a course with Discover Double Bass titled The Creative Improvisor.

In this episode, we talk about our shared exp…

Today we’re featuring Christian Dillingham, a Grammy Award-winning bassist who happens to be one of my longtime friends.  Christian recently joined the faculty at Indiana University to teach jazz bas…

We’re featuring Josh Skinner on today’s podcast.  Josh is a bassist, composer, and faculty member at the University of Idaho. 

Josh also directs the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, which bring…

Today we’re featuring Christian Dillingham, a Grammy Award-winning bassist who happens to be one of my longtime friends.  Christian recently joined the faculty at Indiana University to teach jazz bas…

Today we’re featuring Sam Morel, a French double bass luthier who has recently taken a job at David Gage String Instruments.  Sam won a Silver Medal for Tone at the 2019 International Society of Bass…

We’re chatting with conductor and career development coach Stephen P. Brown today.  Stephen appeared on the podcast in 2019, and we dig into developing your career during the pandemic, what holds so …

Today’s episode is the 4th and final of The Scholarship Roadmap’s takeover of the Contrabass Conversations podcast feed. The Scholarship Roadmap is an online program for student musicians pursuing ca…

Today’s episode is the 3rd of 4 of The Scholarship Roadmap’s takeover of the Contrabass Conversations podcast feed. The Scholarship Roadmap is an online program for student musicians pursuing careers…