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    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!

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    Latest Episodes:
    696: Jaromir Honzak on the Czech jazz scene May 14, 2020
    Show notes

    We're featuring Czech double bass player Jaromír Honzák on the podcast today. Jaromír recently released an album called Hard To Understand, and like everyone else right now, he's finding new ways to cope with our current pandemic.

    We talk about the jazz scene in Prague, the value of building a local scene, recording the latest album, and much more. Enjoy!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging
    695: Andrew Goins on the Texas Online Bass Camp May 12, 2020
    Show notes

    Andrew Goins has been hard at work since the pandemic hit. He recently launched the Texas Double Bass Academy, which is dedicated to the online education of the pre-college double bass student, and he has been putting together a compelling offering with many of Texas' most renowned bass teachers.

    This new organization will host the Texas Double Bass Academy Online Camp this June 1-4. This camp is made for students entering grades 9-12, and it is not limited to Texas residents.

    The clinician lineup is incredible:

    • George Amorim
    • Andrew Goins
    • Nick Scales
    • Dennis Whittaker

    Additional topic presenters include:

    • Travis Baird
    • Grace Lewis
    • Mitch Moehring
    • Jack Unzicker

    Learn more on the Texas Double Bass Academy website, and be sure to follow them on Facebook and Instagram!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging

    Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

    694: Ryan Roberts on podcasting May 11, 2020
    Show notes

    Ryan Roberts is a freelance bassist in Los Angeles and is the founder of The Bass Shed, which is focused on learning the language of music from legendary bassists and other instrumentalists.

    We chat about many topics, including the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is affecting his work life, the impetus to start The Bass Shed and how he is incorporating it into his schedule, and much more.

    Enjoy, and be sure to check out Ryan on YouTube, his site, and his podcast. Also, check out my appearance on his podcast here!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging

    Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

    693: Elisa Janson Jones on online learning May 07, 2020
    Show notes

    We're chatting with past podcast guest Elisa Janson Jones today. I had the chance to spend some time in person with her during the NAMM Show in January 2020, and I was interested in learning about how she has been handling the current pandemic, with its many challenges and opportunities.

    Elisa wears many hats: entrepreneur, author, educator, host of the Music Ed Mentor Podcast, and the founder of the International Music Education Summit.

    We cover all kinds of online teaching topics in this helpful conversation, which Elisa also published on her podcast. Enjoy!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging
    692: Elsen Price on diverse projects May 04, 2020
    Show notes

    It was a real pleasure having Sydney bassist Elsen Price back on the podcast to talk about his recent projects.

    Elsen was been up to a lot just before the global pandemic hit, including:

    • a world tour throughout Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the UK
    • his solo album Descent of the Free (ABC Jazz/ Universal)
    • Eishan Ensemble
    • Ephemera Ensemble
    • Masha's Legacy
    • Paul Cutlan String Project
    • Marais Project
    • Sonya Holowell and Elsen Price

    We also play a couple of excerpts from Elsen's recent album Descent of the Free. Enjoy!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging
    691: Hugh Sung on online teaching Apr 30, 2020
    Show notes

    When I saw a couple of recent projects that Hugh Sung had been working on since the pandemic hit, I knew that I had to have him back on the podcast and talk through what he was doing.

    Hugh Sung is one of the most creative people I know when it comes to harnessing the power of technology to enhance our music teaching. As co-founder of the excellent AirTurn foot pedal, Hugh has inspired me for years.

    We dig into a number of topics, including Hugh's Online Virtual Chorus and Orchestra Project, the collaborative sheet music reading app Newzik, cool ways to get a more immersive lesson experience in Zoom, and much more.

    Enjoy, and be sure to follow along with Hugh on YouTube, Instagram, and his immensely useful blog.

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging
    690: Morgan Daly of ContraCover Apr 27, 2020
    Show notes

    It was an absolute pleasure having Morgan Daly on the podcast! In addition to a busy performing life, active teaching schedule, and working for the education program for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Morgan has created a really cool product called the ContraCover.

    We talk about all the features of this cool bass cover, moments when I really wished I'd had one of these, Morgan's many projects, and much more. Enjoy, and be sure to follow her on Instagram also!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging
    689: Dmitry Gorodetsky on reinventing himself Apr 23, 2020
    Show notes

    We're featuring Dmitry Gorodetsky on today's podcast. Dmitry has been on the road constantly since moving to LA a little over 4 years ago, working with Charlie Puth and many other artists.

    Recently, his work has shifted more toward studio work, and he has been transforming himself into an artist working on dates for film, commercials, TV, and the like. He has been splitting his time between the electric and upright, working on projects with Kanye West, Dionne Warwick, recording for the Grammys, and many other artists.

    We get into the specifics of these projects, growing up in Boston, living in New York, the Coronavirus pandemic, and much more with Dmitry. Enjoy, and be sure to follow him on Instagram!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging

    Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

    688: Christian Fabian on a life in jazz Apr 20, 2020
    Show notes

    Today we're featuring Christian Fabian, the longtime bassist for the Lionel Hampton Big Band. We spent some time in person together during the 2020 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.

    Born in Sweden and raised in Germany, Christian attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship. Through Brian Bromberg, one of his early mentors, Christian became the bassist for the Lionel Hampton Band. He currently serves as co-leader of the New Lionel Hampton Band featuring Jason Marsalis, and he also co-founded the Native Jazz Quartet.

    We talk about Christian's long association with the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, what it was like working with Lionel, the joys and challenges of leading the New Lionel Hampton Band, studying with Ron Carter and Mike Longo, and much more. Enjoy!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging
    687: Eleanor Martindale on RCR Bass Camp Apr 16, 2020
    Show notes

    We're chatting with Eleanor Martindale about the third annual RCR Double Bass Camp, which will be coming up August 17-22 in the south of France.

    We talk about how the camp is organized, Lorraine Campet, Bernard Salles, Alberto Bocini, Giuseppe Ettorre, and all the other teachers that will be there, and much more.

    Enjoy, and you can learn more about the RCR Double Bass Camp on their website and Facebook page!

    Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!

    I'd also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you'd like to help the bass community recover as quickly as possible, consider visiting their site and making a purchase:

    • D'Addario Strings
    • Upton Bass
    • The Bass Violin Shop
    • Steve Swan String Bass
    • Kolstein Music
    • A440 Violin Shop
    • Modacity

    Contrabass Conversations production team:

    • Jason Heath, host
    • Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
    • Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
    • Trevor Jones, publication and promotion
    • Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging
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