Contrabass Conversations

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 …

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…

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 pla…

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 …

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 …

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
• Re…

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…

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…

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 in…

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 anyon…

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.…

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 …

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 a…

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 fo…

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 …

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 Northwest…

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 …

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 li…

It’s a pleasure to bring you this episode with renowned educator, composer, conductor, bassist, and musical innovator Bob Phillips.  Bob has been a major influence on me and how I teach, and he’s a t…

This special episode features an interview between renowned double bass pedagogue George Vance and Cleveland Orchestra bassist Henry Peyrebrune.  This interview was transcribed by Johnny Hamil and…