Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com Catalin Rotaru has just released a new album titled The Lord of The Basses. This album features Catalin performing on Bottesini’s famous 300-year-old Testore bass. Catalin has also released another project this fall titled Sonic Bridges Vol. 2.
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.
429: Susan Wulff on dance, auditioning, and progress
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com I had a great time chatting with Susan Wulff for the podcast! Susan is Associate Principal Bass of the San Diego Symphony and is a longtime friend of mine. She is an active Contemporary and Hip Hop dancer and loves to build things as well.
428: The Puzzle of Our Lives with Jack Unzicker
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com Jack Unzicker and Jason Heath chat about all kinds of topics in today’s episode. This was recorded live at East Side Denton in Denton, Texas in September, 2017.
427: Hans Sturm on Rose Fingered Dawn
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com Hans Sturm and Jackie Allen have recently released Rose Fingered Dawn, an album of original compositions written by Hans. Today’s episode is a conversation with Hans about this new album along with excerpts of several selections.
426: Mark Dresser on bi-tones, expressivity, and telematic performance
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com It was a pleasure to sit down with bassist, composer, and University of California San Diego professor Mark Dresser for this wide-ranging conversation about bi-tones, fingerboard amplification, telematic music performance, and much more!