Vassilis Papavassiliou has been on my “to interview” list for years, and it was a treat to sit down with him over a coffee at the 2018 European Bass Congress and discuss his current topic of research: vibrato. Vassilis has presented a session on vibrato at past bass conventions, and I learned a lot chatting… Continue reading 518: Vibrato with Vassilis Papavassiliou
Author: Trevor Jones
517: Hagai Bilitzky on Middle Eastern bass
I’ve been looking forward to having Hagai Bilitzky on the podcast for years, and it was great to be able to sit down with him in person at the 2018 European Bass Congress and dig into his explorations of Middle Eastern music on the bass. Hagai has a wealth of information regarding Middle Eastern music… Continue reading 517: Hagai Bilitzky on Middle Eastern bass
516: Jennifer Downing Olsson and her musical journey
I first met Jennifer Downing Olsson back in the early 2000s. She was playing in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at the time, and we also ended up playing in the Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, South Carolina. It has been great watching her career unfold. Jennifer moved to Sweden several year ago to play… Continue reading 516: Jennifer Downing Olsson and her musical journey
515: Practice better with Modacity
After a recent podcast appearance from Lauren Pierce all about her Practiceology course, I was contacted by Elizabeth Li of Modacity. Modacity is a practicing app developed by Marc Gelfo, a horn player who used to be in the Hong Kong Philharmonic and who is a regular extra with the San Francisco Symphony. Modacity has… Continue reading 515: Practice better with Modacity
514: Grace Lewis is building a cool career
I’ve been enjoying watching the career of double bassist Grace Lewis unfold. A former student of John Schimek’s at Oklahoma City University, Grace is currently completing her graduate studies with Dennis Whittaker at the University of Houston. We dig into Grace’s path through the music world, what she finds gratifying about bass events like the… Continue reading 514: Grace Lewis is building a cool career