This is an all-music of Contrabass Conversations featuring jazz bass legend Todd Coolman with some tracks from his new album Collectibles. The Coolman Trifecta is made up of Todd on bass, Bill Cunliffe on piano, and Dennis Mackrel on drums. We featured Todd as an interview guest on the podcast back on episode 137, and Win… Continue reading 198: Todd Coolman new release
Year: 2016
197: Bert Turetzky on forging new paths, compositional language, and commissioning over 300 works
Today’s episode features an interview with the great Bert Turetzky. With nearly 60 years spent championing new works for the contrabass, Bert truly is the father of modern bass playing. Bert has recently released a memoir titled A Different View which chronicles his life spent in music. It delves into his early years growing up… Continue reading 197: Bert Turetzky on forging new paths, compositional language, and commissioning over 300 works
196: Andrés Martín on the creative process, the composer mind, and forging a bass scene
Today’s episode features composer, teacher, and bassist Andrés Martín. Andrés has written works recently that have become quite popular in the bass community these past few years, and I’ve been looking forward to talking with him ever since hearing his music. Andrés is also the composer of Anna’s Gift and is currently writing the music for… Continue reading 196: Andrés Martín on the creative process, the composer mind, and forging a bass scene
195: Gaelen McCormick on bow strokes, Progressive Repertoire, and the Pomodoro Technique
We are featuring double bassist Gaelen McCormick on today’s episode. Gaelen is a member of the Rochester Philharmonic, teaches at Nazareth College and the Eastman Community Music School and is the author of Mastering the Bow, a two-part series for bass. Part one is based on the violin studies of Franz Wohlfahrt, and part two… Continue reading 195: Gaelen McCormick on bow strokes, Progressive Repertoire, and the Pomodoro Technique
194: Inez Wyrick on 911 bass teaching, creating artists, and teaching the whole fingerboard
Inez Wyrick has been a huge name in bass pedagogy for decades. She really is one of those teachers that I think we all aspire to be like—she can take a student at any level and develop their technique while also instilling in them a passion for making music of all sorts. Today’s conversation with… Continue reading 194: Inez Wyrick on 911 bass teaching, creating artists, and teaching the whole fingerboard