Contrabass Conversations

Bob Nieske teaches at Brandeis University and the New England Conservatory. He has worked with George Russell, Stephane Grappelli, and many other jazz luminaries. As bassist, composer, and bandleader…

Dr. Don Greene is a sports psychologist and performance coach who has who has taught at The Juilliard School, New World Symphony, and The Colburn School.

In 2016, Dr. Greene's students won positions …

Today we catch up with International Society of Bassists convention chair and president-elect Nicholas Walker and talk through all sorts of offerings for the upcoming convention.  I'll be at this eve…

Dr. Randy Kertz is the primary physician at Health Care Specialists, Ltd in suburban Chicago. He is also a bass player and has presented several times at the International Society of Bassists convent…

Clair Condit is the founder of The Marketed Musician, which is a service for musicians who are ready to up their impact and their income. Clair has worked in marketing for the National Repertory Orch…

Today’s episode is a deep dive into the concept of abstract technique—what we work on each and every day on the instrument, both to stay in shape technically and keep moving forward in terms of skill…

Paul Cannon has been a member of the Frankfurt-based group Ensemble Modern since 2014. A graduate of Rice University, Paul spends his days performing contemporary music of all genres.

A couple months…

Ranaan Meyer is the bassist for the dynamic trio Time for Three.  I had Ranaan on the podcast back in the early days of the show, almost ten years ago.

Time for Three was performing with the Modesto …

Nick Villalobos is the bassist for Simply Three, a classical crossover trio that has which has garnered millions of YouTube views and praise from publications like Rolling Stone, the Huffington Post,…

Steve Metcalf is the new principal bassist for the Colorado Symphony.  I first became acquainted with Steve several years ago when he was an undergrad student at Indiana University creating cool cove…

Artem Chirkov is the principal bassist of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and was the winner of the 2010 Bradetich International Double Bass Competition.

I got a chance to hear Artem play a wonderful…

• 3 Sigma Audio - Upright Bass Impulses
• Jon McColough-Benner joins Roosevelt University faculty
• Curtis features Mary Javian
• Vivo el Bajo May 19-21 - South Texas Double Bass Festival
  • …

Michael Valerio is one of the most in-demand bassists in the Los Angeles studio scene. In fact, you’ve probably listened to Mike play bass more than just about any bass player. If you’ve ever heard a…

• New podcast - Classical Break from Tyler Alderson
• Lee Starovich - bass teacher at Indiana University summer music clinic
• The Strad Masterclass: Leon Bosch on Dragonetti’s ‘Famous So…

The Golden Gate Bass Camp will take place June 26th-30th, 2017.  Registration for the camp is now open.  It's hosted at the Drew School in San Francisco, and all ages and levels are welcome.  We woul…

Miles Mosley's solo album Uprising has been turning heads across the globe since its release in early 2017.  "Abraham” was named one of NPR’s ‘Top 100 songs of 2016’, and Rolling Stone named him one …

Bass Works takes place July 23-30, 2017 at Peabody Conservatory.  Join former podcast guests Ira Gold, Jeff Weisner, Tracy Rowell, and many others at this dynamic event!

• Bass Wo…

• Illuminating Music Podcast: Art of Elan podcast from Jory Herman
  • Jory Herman appearance on Contrabass Conversations
• Bass Works in July
  • features many clinicians, including past p…

I had a great time chatting with Daniel Kimbro for today's episode. Daniel is a member of the Jerry Douglas Band and regularly collaborates with Martin Harley. His bio is a who’s who in the world of …

• Audition Breakthrough Summit takes place March 15
  • use code 'contrabass20' for $20 off any pass
  • speakers include Ira Gold
• Remic 5400 and 5400LB review by Adam Booker
• Rentabass.com…