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1022: Steve Husted on San Francisco, Austin, and his new album
began his musical journey at the ripe old age of 6. From there he was always involved in everything musical from school band to private instruction to playing local parties for friends. At age 15, Ste
1021: Sonia Ray on her creative double bass career
Sonia Ray is titular professor of double bass at the Federal University of Gois (Brazil). She holds an undergraduate degree in Conducting and Composition from the State University of So Paulo and ma
1020: Gregg Goodhart on practicing and improvement
has a passion for teaching others how to learn so they can surpass their perceived limitations. This passion led to an intense interest in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience and psychology as they
1019: Cécile-Laure Kouassi on her EP Beaux Jours
bassist recently released an EP titled . This album features two arrangements by Ccile-Laure as well as two original works for double bass and piano. We talk about this project and much more in thi
1018: Drew Banzhaf on his audition path to the Malmö Symphony
Drew Banzhaf won the audition for Associate Principal Bass Malm Symphony in 2023. He spent three years as a guest musician of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and has regularly appeared with renowned
1017: Gregg August on balancing jazz, classical, and composition
is a New York double bassist who successfully balances careers in classical and jazz music, as well as composition. He is member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Associate), the American Composers Or
1016: Kostas Patsiotis on Greece and October
Greek bassistrecently released his solo debutalbum , which was recorded in a single day atAntart Studiosin Athens and featuresYiannis Papadopouloson piano,Michael Tsiftison guitar andDimitri
1015: Jesse Dietschi on balancing jazz and classical playing
recently released , his debut album with fellow Toronto musicians Ethan Ardelli (drums) and Ewen Farncombe (piano). This album has been getting considerable acclaim and will be featured in the Debut
1014: Joseph Whitt on a career as a military bassist
Technical Sergeant is the bassist for the in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining the Band of the Pacific, he was stationed at the United States Air Force Band of Flight, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
1013: Marty Isenberg on "The Way I Feel Inside" - Inspired by the films of Wes Anderson
recently released his debut album , and it has been getting . In this interview, we chat with Marty about his life in music, his career as a jazz bassist, the inspiration for this album, and much mor