I had a wonderful time chatting with Detroit Symphony principal bassist Kevin Brown. Kevin studied with Peter Lloyd, Paul Ellison, and David Allen Moore prior to his appointment with the Detroit Symphony and also won the 2009 International Society of Bassists Orchestral Competition. We dig deep into a number of topics: growing up in Minnesota and starting… Continue reading 306: Kevin Brown on auditioning, solo playing, and living a musical life
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.
305: Eric Steffens on Vienna, studying abroad, and life in a German orchestra
I have had a great time following along with Eric Steffens and his remarkable career over the years. Starting off at Eastman studying with James VandeMark and then heading to Vienna to work with Alois Posch in Vienna, Eric won a position in 2012 as principal bass of the Philharmonie Südwestfalen. What’s extra-cool to me is that Eric was… Continue reading 305: Eric Steffens on Vienna, studying abroad, and life in a German orchestra
304: Weekly Update for 1/23/17 – Double Bass News
Here’s the latest Weekly Update episode! Check out all past episodes at contrabassconversations.com/news, and send me any stories you’d like shared at feedback@contrabassconversations.com. Stories Covered: Quote of the Week Hans Sturm Link of the Week Annotated Chamber Music List from Jeremy-Kurtz-Harris list includes recommendations from Kurt Muroki, Scott Pingel, Volkan Orhon, and Jeff Weisner
303: David Heyes interviews Jason Heath
Today’s episode features a “turn-the-tables” interview with David Heyes of recitalmusic.net. We dig into topics like: Jason’s career trajectory teaching bass making a life in music through multiple projects the evolution of double bass over the decades why Jason started the podcast continuing to learn as we get older Thank you so much to David… Continue reading 303: David Heyes interviews Jason Heath
302: Galicia Graves International Festival and Competition Preview
The Galicia Graves International Festival and Competition will take place February 17-19, 2017. Jason chats with Simón García, Diego Zecharies, and Gabriele Ragghianti about the upcoming event.