CBC 85: bass gear with Steve Rodby

Posted on June 28th, 2008 in Jazz Bassists, Steve Rodby, Uncategorized by Jason

 
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This week’s episode concludes the interview with jazz bass legend Steve Rodby that we featured on episodes 58 and 78 of the podcast. Rodby has played bass on every Pat Metheny Group record since 1980, co-produced the group’s last five albums and won 10 Grammy Awards with the group. He has toured with jazz greats Joe Henderson and Tony Bennett, and also works regularly as a producer.

This interview was conducted by jazz double bassist Kells Nollenberger. Kells has launched a new podcast called the Jazz Exchange, which can be found at www.jazzexchange.org. This podcast features interviews with and performances from a wide array of jazz artists, and I encourage listeners to check out the great things that Kells is doing over there.

We also feature bass news, listener voicemail and e-mail, and a link of the week. Enjoy!


CBC 84: Hans Sturm and the Rabbath technique

Posted on June 21st, 2008 in Hans Sturm by Jason
 
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Hans Sturm.jpgWe’re featuring something a bit unusual for this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Ball State University bass professor and International Society of Bassists president Hans Sturm has been featured several times on the podcast in video episodes, and this week we’re featuring Hans discussing the fundamentals of the Rabbath technique left hand positioning system.This dialogue was featured in some of our previous video episodes, but it was broken up into bite-sized chunks, so I think you’ll enjoy the opportunity to hear the entire segment uninterrupted!After the segment, we feature some bass news and listener feedback. Enjoy!

CBC 83: Jack Budrow interview part 3

Posted on June 14th, 2008 in Jack Budrow by Jason
 
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budrow.jpgWe’re concluding our chat with Michigan State University and Interlochen Arts Academy double bass instructor Jack Budrow this week on Contrabass Conversations. In addition to helping place students in major orchestras across the globe, Jack has had a very distinguished performance career as a former member of the Houston Symphony, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, and as Principal Bass of the North Carolina Symphony.We had a great chat, and I highly encourage listeners to check out part 1 (episode 73) and part 2 (episode 76) to get the full context of this interview.Co-host John Grillo has appeared on many Contrabass Conversations episodes as both host and guest. Check out his bass recital, orchestra excerpt breakdown, and opera excerpt breakdown for some additional musical and educational bass content. Enjoy!

CBC 82: Anthony Stoops interview part 2

Posted on June 7th, 2008 in Anthony Stoops by Jason
 
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We’re concluding our chat with double bassist Anthony Stoops today on Contrabass Conversations, which we began on episode 67 of the podcast. Anthony is the Artist/Teacher of Bass and String Area Chair at theUniversity of Oklahoma School of Music. He also won first prize in the International Society of Bassists international solo competition and is the past recipient of a Karr Foundation double bass. Learn more about Anthony by visiting his website atanthonystoops.com.We’re also featuring Anthony performing his rock medley with the Bad Boyz of Bass, plus some listener feedback, bass news, and shout-outs to some of our Facebook group members. Enjoy!