As the son of Dominic Duval Sr. (Cecil Taylor’s bassist for a decade), Dominic Duval Jr. grew up immersed in the world of avant-garde jazz.  Dominic attended the Eastman School of Music, working with James VanDemark and Jeff Campbell.  He has performed at venues like Carnegie Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, and many New York jazz clubs.

The classmate of former podcast guests Danny Ziemann and Eric Steffens, Dominic and I dig into all kinds of topics, like:

• playing cruise ships (it can be a crazy gig!)
• daily routines
• the highs and lows of a music career
• when to say yes to a project

…and much more!  Be sure to follow Dominic on Instagram to keep up with his career, and it was a pleasure having him on the podcast.

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Contrabass Conversations production team:

• Jason Heath, host
• Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing
• Mitch Moehring, audio engineer
• Trevor Jones, publication and promotion