Contrabass Conversations

Jon Liebman is a world-renowned bassist, composer, arranger, author, and educator and the founder and "1st Bassman" for the wonderful site For Bass Players Only .   He has been on the podcast a couple of times in the past, and it's always a pleasure to catch up with Jon and learn about his current and upcoming projects.   We dig into all kinds of topics, including Jon's latest Funk/Jazz bass book...

Past podcast guest Cole Davis teamed up with Jason for a collaboration about his approach to practicing scales on the double bass .   Enjoy, and you can pick up a copy of his book in our sheet music store.   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 300+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Con...

Past podcast guest Cole Davis teamed up with Jason for a collaboration about his approach to practicing scales on the double bass .   Enjoy, and you can pick up a copy of his book in our sheet music store.   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 300+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Con...

This episode features audio from a Bass Works live stream featuring Cleveland Orchestra bassist Derek Zadinsky .   This is a companion to a YouTube video that Jason did reacting to this super-cool recital of the top 10 most requested double bass excerpts.   You can also pick up a PDF copy of these excerpts here .   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!  ...

This episode features conversations with four young bassists during Bass Camp NRW in Germany in 2022.   Enjoy, and learn more about this cool camp in my conversation with camp director Uli Schneider .     Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conver...

This episode features a recital that I recorded at the 2022 Rabbath Institute Los Angeles . Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle . Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course and I...

This episode, recorded live at the Golden Gate Bass Camp , features Katie Thiroux and me interviewing Jon Button , who is the current bassist for The Who.   Enjoy, and be sure to check out Jon on his website , Instagram , and Facebook !   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassi...

We dig into all the parts of the double bass in today's solo show—enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 300+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle . Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Clas...

We're thrilled to announce that the music of bassist and composer David Anderson is now available through our sheet music store!   To celebrate, we're chatting with Dave and his longtime friend and collaborator Sidney King , who was the inspiration for many of Dave's early works.   Enjoy, and be sure to check out Dave's music in our catalog !   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews deli...

This solo show covers various ways to tune a double bass.   Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 300+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle . Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course and Intermediate to Advanced Classical...

In today's episode, recorded live at Bass Camp NRW in Germany, we chat with adult learners Gabriele Fritz, Eef Weenink, and Katja Boenninghoff about their experiences learning bass and what continues to fascinate them about the instrument.   Enjoy!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titl...

In this solo show, Jason shares thoughts on his recent trip to Germany and his observations of the double bass scene in the communities he visited.   Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Ki...

Uli Schneider is a double bass performer and teacher in Germany and is the artistic director of Bass Camp NRW , which brings together dozens of bass students of all ages each summer in Heek, Germany.   He is internationally active as a clinician and regularly plays as a freelancer with professional orchestras like the Duisburger Philharmoniker and the WDR Funkhausorchester.   We talk about the ori...

In this solo show, we dig into ways to make thumb position more natural and less scary on the double bass.   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle . Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass...

Fernanda Acosta began her formal music studies at the age of 15 in the Conservatorio de las Rosas. She has had the opportunity to participate in different festivals in Mexico, including OSIM (2016), Encuentro de orquestas en Toluca de Lerdo (2016), Festival internacional de Música de Morelia (FIMM 2016) with the Orchestra of the Swan, FIMM 2017 with Voces 8 and La Galatea, and FIMM 2019 with Andre...

In this deep-dive solo show, Jason explores why double bass extensions are popular for reaching the low notes, their various styles, and advantages vs. disadvantages between 4 string basses with extensions and 5 string basses. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Liste...

Kyle Motl is a bassist, composer, and improviser dedicated to the performance of creative music. His work explores aspects of chaos and complexity through involved rhythmic and spectral transformations while remaining grounded in an embodied approach to performance. Kyle regularly gives solo concerts that expand upon the vast timbral resources of the contrabass.   We talk about how he found his wa...

Today's episode features a performance of Andrés Martin's bass quartet Kitsune with Andrés (bass 1), Barry Green (bass 2), Owen Lee (bass 3), and Jason (bass 4).   To purchase a copy of Kitsune, you can email Andrés at mgandres@gmail.com, and you can learn more about his great music on his website , YouTube , Instagram , and Facebook !   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered t...

Eli Broxham is a bassist in Nashville who recently released Watch Me Learn , the debut album from his band Dallas Ugly .   We talk about his path from classical performance major to multi-style bassist, making the move from Chicago to Nashville and lessons learned along the way, and much more.   Enjoy, and be sure to follow Eli and his work on his website, and check out the latest from Dallas Ugly...

Today's deep-dive is a "highlight reel" from our recent conversation with Luis Celis , the awesome new bassist in the Cincinnati Symphony, sharing tips for improving that will help anyone.   Enjoy!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversatio...

We're chatting with Eleanor Martindale about this summer's RCR Double Bass Camp , which will be coming up August 15-20 in Perpignan, France. We talk about how the camp is organized, the teachers that will be there, and much more. Enjoy, and you can learn more about the RCR Double Bass Camp on their website , Instagram , and Facebook !   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to...

Today's episode is a deep-dive into Nicholas Walker's beautiful solo bass work Chorale.   Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 350+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle . Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course and Inter...

Renée-Paule Gauthier is a violinist, teacher, performance coach, writer, clinician, yogi, wife, mother, aspiring hiker, and personal growth junkie.   She is also the host of the Mind Over Finger podcast , runs the Music Mastery Experience coaching program for musicians, and has recently been certified as a life coach.   We chat about podcasting, playing with professional orchestras, mindset, and m...

Today's deep-dive covers techniques for fixing collapsing left-hand fingers.   Enjoy!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle . Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course and Intermedia...

Luis Celis recently won an audition for the double bass section of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra .   Luis is originally from Venezuela and studied with Susan Hagen at the Berklee College of Music.   He was also a diversity fellow with the CSO prior to winning the audition with the CSO.   We talk about Luis' musical journey, what his preparation process for the CSO audition was like, and much m...