Explore "jazzbass" with insightful episodes like "The Jazz Room - Bob Cranshaw Interview", "BFTC Episode 13- Brandon Rose Interview", "AWHY Music Feature: Christian McBride", "How to Play at an Advanced Level: John Patitucci & Eric Marienthal" and "LINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Bob Hurst" from podcasts like ""Are We Here Yet Podcast", "Bass For The Culture", "Are We Here Yet Podcast", "ArtistWorks Music Series" and "Liner Notes with David Bixler"" and more!
This show we remember Bassist, Bob Cranshaw. We interviewed him at a Jazz conference in NYC. Long time Bass player for Sonny Rollins, Bob talks about his work with Sonny and his work on "Sesame Street" and other television programs.
Video Jazz Guy Bob Cranshaw Talks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6BhvatEeY
We have a brief chat with Bassist Christian McBride to talk about is work as the new Artistic Driector for the Newport Jazz Festival and how the job came about.
Learn more at christianmcbride.com
Bassist and composer Bob Hurst made an early mark on the jazz community as a member of Wynton Marsalis’ band and later gained notoriety as a member of the Tonight Show band led by Branford Marsalis. In addition to his performance career the Detroit native has been on the faculty at the University of Michigan for a number of years. In this episode of LINER NOTES Bob talks about many things including the state of jazz education as it related to the current culture in America.
Danny Ziemann recently launched his latest book Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing, and the two of us decided to try something a little different. We hopped on Zoom with our basses and did a quasi interview/bass lesson on how to work on jazz bass soloing.
I hope you enjoy this different format, and be sure to check out Danny’s new book on Amazon and follow him on Facebook!
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Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Kris Funn is part of the jazz faculty at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins. Kris released his first debut album, Cornerstore, in 2017, and he is an active performer internationally and in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area.
We dig into all kinds of topics, like what Baltimore is like (and if HBO’s show The Wire captured the city’s essence!), Kris’ upbringing and musical background, the art and writing he has begun to create during the pandemic, stories from the road, and much more.
Enjoy, and be sure to follow Kris on Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!
Check out my Beginner's Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass!
Thank you to our sponsors!
Dorico - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals. With its streamlined, natural user interface, students and those with less experience in scoring can compose and arrange straight into Dorico, making learning the language of music notation much faster and more intuitive. Editing and making changes — such as instrument, time signature or key — are straightforward, with the notation instantly and correctly adapting to include them, reinforcing the learning outcome.
Ear Trumpet Labs - They make hand-built mics out of Portland, OR and they have an excellent mic for upright bass called Nadine. The Nadine is a condenser mic with a clear natural sound and incredible feedback rejection. This mic is a completely new design -- the head mounts in between the strings above the tailpiece with a rubber grommet, and the body securely straps to the tailpiece with velcro elastic. A 14-inch Mogami cable connects the two parts making it easy to place on any bass. It’s durable and holds up to the demanding needs of the instrument while offering excellent sound quality. Ear Trumpet Labs is offering a free t-shirt just for Contrabass listeners with the purchase of a mic, just visit EarTrumpetLabs.com/contrabass to claim yours and check out the Nadine!
Practizma - The Practizma practice journal is packed with research based strategies to turn your ho-hum practice into extraordinary practice. Develop your curiosity, discipline, creativity, daring, tenacity and zen. Take a journey with four elements each week: goal setting, reflection prompt, action challenge, and journal pages to track your practice. Curious? Download the introductory chapter of the journal for free - this gives you an idea of what it's all about.
Modacity - Are you a practice-savvy musician? Get Modacity – the music practice app that organizes, focuses, and tracks your progress. Recorder… metronome… tone generator… timer… note taking… Do away with the random assortment of music practice apps in your arsenal. Modacity™ combines all the tools you need into one easy to use, music practice tool. Organize, focus, and reflect on your practice – motivating you to increase retention in less time. Modacity has a special offer for Contrabass Conversations listeners that includes lifetime access to the app.
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Bassist Damian Erskine has played in the studio or on the stage with artists such as Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza and the WDR Big Band, The Jaco Pastorius Big Band, Les McCann, Jeff Lorber, The Buddy Rich Alumni All-Star Band, & many others. He is an adjunct professor at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. In addition, he regularly teaches abroad with Jazz Education Abroad and recently launched BassEducation.com, an online platform on which he offers a subscription based video lesson library.
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