The Golden Gate Bass Camp will take place June 26th-30th, 2017.  Registration for the camp is now open.  It’s hosted at the Drew School in San Francisco, and all ages and levels are welcome.  We would love to see you at this event!

This episode features an interview with camp director Richard Duke and 2017 faculty members Donovan Stokes and DaXun Zhang.

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Here are some shots from the 2016 camp (more details below):

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2017 Faculty include:

• Richard Duke – camp director
• DaXun Zhang – soloist and master teacher
• Donovan Stokes – soloist, teacher, and composer
• Inez Wyrick – young bass specialist and bass ensemble arranger
• Scott Pingel – principal bass, San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Conservatory faculty
• Joe Lescher – principal bass, San Francisco Opera
• Charles Chandler – San Francisco Symphony bassist
• Michael Manring – electric bass virtuoso
• Dan Robbins – looping and effects
• James Garrison – recording technique and electronic music production
• Jason Heath – former DePaul University faculty and Contrabass Conversations host

Here are some video highlights from past Golden Gate Bass Camps:

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I’ve also interviewed several of this year’s faculty members for Contrabass Conversations:

• Scott Pingel interview
• Inez Wyrick interview
• Donovan Stokes interview
• DaXun Zhang interview

Here’s a great video from the 2016 camp:

Andrés Martín demonstrates tango bass playing with Richard Duke at the 2016 Golden Gate Bass Camp. ?? ? #ggbcsf #doublebass #contrabass #tango #tangobass

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More GGBCSF-related links:

• Golden Gate Bass Camp on Facebook
• more photos from the 2016 Golden Gate Bass Camp
• the great t-shirt from the 2016 camp

I hope to see you there!

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