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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 1117
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
The State of the Orchestra
Double bassist and Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo recently recorded in the first of a new series of audio programs about the past, present, and future of the professional symphony orche…
Music Episode: Haberdashery
We’re featuring music from the engaging and unusual band Haberdashery on this episode.
Tracks featured:
-Toys – Sunset Cowboy – Not Here
115: Jeremy McCoy Interview
We’re featuring the complete recording of our interview with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Jeremy McCoy on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Jeremy attended the Cu…
114: Mark Morton interview
We’re featuring an interview with double bassist Mark Morton, who is currently professor of bass at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX and has also served as Principal Bass of the Columbus Symphony…
Music Episode: Ira Gold
This all-music episode features a performance from National Symphony double bassist and Peabody Conservatory faculty member Ira Gold. Ira performs the Vanhal Bass Concerto live with the Eclipse Cham…
113: Lawrence Wolfe Interview part 2
We’re featuring the second part of our interview with Boston Symphony Assistant Principal Bass Lawrence Wolfe this week on Contrabass Conversations. I had a chance to check out a wonderful master cla…
112: Max Dimoff Interview part 2
Contrabass Conversations Co-host John Grillo and Jason conclude their interview with Cleveland Orchestra Principal Bass Max Dimoff this week. Before winning his job with the Cleveland Orchestra, Max …
110: Lawrence Wolfe Interview
We’re featuring the first part of our interview with Boston Symphony Assistant Principal Bass Lawrence Wolfe this week on Contrabass Conversations. I had a chance to check out a wonderful master clas…
109: Max Dimoff Interview
Contrabass Conversations Co-host John Grillo and Jason interview Cleveland Orchestra Principal Bass Max Dimoff this week. Before winning his job with the Cleveland Orchestra, Max served as Principal …
Music Episode: Leon Bosch
We’re featuring two tracks from U.K. bassist Leon Bosch’s new solo album The Russian Double Bass, which was released on Meridian Records this month. Leon has been a musical guest on the podcast twice…
108: Dan Krekeler Interview part 2
We’re concluding our interview (check out part 1 here) with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra bassist Dan Krekeler this week on the podcast. John Grillo and I co-interviewed Dan, which was particularly c…
107: Michelle Fiore Interview
We’re featuring an interview with Michelle Fiore this week on Contrabass Conversations. Michelle is the proprietor of Classic Contrabass, a shop in Wheeling, Illinois catering exclusively to double b…
106: Dan Krekeler Interview
John and Jason co-interview Metropolitan Opera Orchestra bassist Dan Krekeler, which was particularly cool since they’ve both known Dan for many years. Jason played with Dan in the Civic Orchestra of…
105: Jeremy Kurtz Interview part 2
We’re concluding our interview with San Diego Symphony Principal Bass Jeremy Kurtz on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations, plus featuring excerpts from Jeremy’s captivating new solo album…
103: Jeff Bradetich Interview part 2
We’re concluding our interview with University of North Texas and Cleveland Institute of Music bass professor Jeff Bradetich on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. We featured the first par…
102: Jeremy McCoy Interview
We’re chatting with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Assistant Principal Bass Jeremy McCoy on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Jeremy attended the Curtis Institute and was a member of the Na…
101: Jeff Bradetich Interview
It is a real pleasure to be able to put out this interview with University of North Texas and Cleveland Institute of Music faculty member Jeff Bradetich. Jeff was a huge influence on my early develop…
100: Origins
We've finally reached 100 episodes of Contrabass Conversations! In this special episode, we hear how many of our guests from our first two years of podcasting began playing the bass.
Today, you'll be…
99: Jeremy Kurtz Interview
We’re featuring an interview with San Diego Symphony Principal Bass Jeremy Kurtz on this week’s episode. Jeremy was a student of Hal Robinson at Curtis and Tim Pitts at Rice University, and he also s…
98: Marshall Fine Sonata for Double Bass
This fascinating bass sonata clocks in at almost 40 minutes (!) and was written by Marshall Fine for double bassist John Chiego.
John Chiego, bass
Deborah Heath, piano
recorded live at the University…