Contrabass Conversations

Contrabass Conversations


Latest Episodes

1014: Joseph Whitt on a career as a military bassist
November 02, 2023

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
October 26, 2023

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

1012: Phoebe Russell on Smash Your Audition
October 19, 2023

is Principal Bass for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. She recently released a . We digging into this course, and in this podcast we cover Phoebes tips for preparing orchestral excerpts, what

1011: Bobby Scharmann on winning an orchestra audition
October 12, 2023

is with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and has been his and what he has learned through the 24 professional orchestra auditions he took. We last , and it was great to catch up with him and dig int

1010: Lorraine Chai on music theory for young double bassists
October 05, 2023

is the author of , a set of music theory books for double bass and the other string instruments. We talk about these cool books, of are available through Amazon. Enjoy! to get these interviews de

1009: Susan Hagen on her new edition of BASSics for Bass
September 28, 2023

is a Boston native and is extremely active in that citys musical scene. She serves as principal double bassist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra,, and is a regular substitute in the Boston Sy

1008: Pete Lampe on building his own double basses
September 21, 2023

is the owner of in Portland, Oregon, and he has been an active bassist in Portland since 1986. He won a , and he is currently focused on building his own double basses. We dig into Petes backgroun

1007: Behind the scenes with Ear Trumpet Labs
September 15, 2023

It was a pleasure to visit and go behind the scenes with the Nadine microphone for double bass. I did a and have been loving it ever since. Enjoy, and check out the for some cool visuals from the

1006: Abe Gumroyan freelancing chat
September 07, 2023

is a Grammy-award winning bassist who plays a wide range of gigs, ranging from major motion picture soundtracks to professional orchestras like the San Francisco Symphony. We dig into Abes backgro

1005: Lauren Pierce on Scales
August 31, 2023

has written a new book title . We dig into the inspiration for this book and catch up with Lauren and her current projects in this wide-ranging conversation. Check out her new book , and be sure to