Valentina Ciardelli , double bass professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and an active performer/educator, returns to the podcast to talk about a project that goes way beyond the practice room: fixing the chaos of traveling with large instruments. Check out Valentina’s work and latest updates on her website .

We dig into Valentina’s advocacy work to create clearer, non-discretionary standards for transporting professional musical instruments, sparked by real-world experiences (including those “crying in the airport” moments many traveling musicians know all too well).

Jason shares a few horror stories from the bass-travel trenches, and Valentina describes the progress being made through dialogue with airlines, airports, and policymakers, including her recent speech in Brussels and why signatures matter even outside the EU.

You can sign the petition here , follow Valentina on Instagram and Facebook , and visit her YouTube channel!

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