Author: Trevor Jones

634: Dan Styffe on exploring new musical territories

Dan Styffe is constantly pushing new boundaries and exploring new territory on the double bass.  He has been extremely active on a number of fronts since our last podcast with him back in 2017. We caught up with Dan at the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention to chat about some of his many recent… Continue reading 634: Dan Styffe on exploring new musical territories

632: Fausto Borem on Brazilian musical explorations

Fausto Borém is the Grand Prize winner of the 2018 International Society of Bassists Research Competition. His document, titled Intonation in the Performance of the Double Bass, was presented at the 2019 ISB Convention. Fausto has been on my “to interview” list for years, and it was great to have the opportunity to connect with… Continue reading 632: Fausto Borem on Brazilian musical explorations

631: Helen Svoboda on finding your voice

I was introduced to Helen Svoboda by jazz bass mainstay and past podcast guest John Goldsby.  Helen is exploring a variety of interesting solo and collaborative projects on the bass, including her Vegetable Bass series, her bass and tenor sax duo Meatshell, her chamber-oriented Sprout project, and more. Helen is pushing into fascinating new territory… Continue reading 631: Helen Svoboda on finding your voice

630: Vassilis Papavassiliou revisits vibrato

Vassilis Papavassiliou presented a session titled Vibrato Revisited part 2 at the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention, and we had the chance to sit down for a few minutes and explore some of his new findings. Vassilis appeared on the podcast in 2018 to cover this topic, and he has created an excellent website… Continue reading 630: Vassilis Papavassiliou revisits vibrato