Author: Jason

An active double bass performer and teacher, Jason teaches double bass at DePaul University and served on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Bassists for many years. Jason is the current President of the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association.

Jason has been a member of the Elgin Symphony since 2000 and has played with the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County for the past decade. He is a past member of the Milwaukee Ballet and IRIS Orchestra, and has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, and numerous other professional ensembles.

396: Orin O’Brien on Leonard Bernstein, Fred Zimmerman, and life in the New York Philharmonic

Orin O'Brien credit: Henry Grossman

It is an honor and a pleasure to welcome Orin O’Brien to the show! I’ve been hoping to have Orin as a guest for years, and I want to give a big shout-out to Chris Mathers for connecting the two of us! We chat about numerous shared acquaintances, including Greg Sarchet, Miloslov Gajdos, David Grossman, Ira… Continue reading 396: Orin O’Brien on Leonard Bernstein, Fred Zimmerman, and life in the New York Philharmonic

395: Todd Parks on Nashville, technology, and the acoustic music scene

What is it about the energy of Nashville? How has the technology surrounding us changed the way we musicians do what we do? How does a person go from being down to their last pot of coffee to touring the world with the biggest names in their scene? We answer these questions and much more… Continue reading 395: Todd Parks on Nashville, technology, and the acoustic music scene

394: New Album from Nick Villalobos and Simply Three

On September 22, Simply Three is releasing Undefined, their first album of all-original music. You can pre-order it here.

393: Level Up Your Music Career With Jennifer Rosenfeld

Jennifer Rosenfeld is a leader in the world of music entrepreneurship and has been helping musicians “level up” their career since 2009.