Bruce Gertz is a jazz bassist, composer, and educator who has taught at the Berklee College of Music for nearly half a century. In addition to his numerous awards and recordings, Bruce developed musicsightreader.com, an Apple Books publication designed to develop sightreading skills through duets, trios, and quartets. We explore Bruce’s daily creativity habits, Berklee’s… Continue reading 1081: Bruce Gertz on sight reading
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1080: Javier Martin on his YouTube Channel
Javier Martin is a double bassist, teacher, and YouTuber based in Madrid, Spain. He began his double bass studies at age 8 at the Arturo Soria Professional Conservatory of Music with Professor José Antonio García Alamá. He continued his advanced studies at the Katarina Gurska Higher Center with Professor Karen Martirossian before pursuing his master’s… Continue reading 1080: Javier Martin on his YouTube Channel
1079: Jake Thurston on his YouTube journey
Jake Thurston is a double bassist, educator, and YouTube content creator based in Boulder, Colorado. In this episode, we explore the story behind his YouTube channel, share insights about creating engaging content, and discuss how he balances content creation with performing and teaching. Enjoy, and be sure to subscribe to Jake’s YouTube channel and also… Continue reading 1079: Jake Thurston on his YouTube journey
1078: The Legacy of Francois Rabbath, from Cincinnati 1978–95 to the World!
Join Barry Green, Frank Proto, Debbie Taylor and special guest Maggie Cox at their Bass Club Cincinnati live event honoring Francois Rabbath. This episode includes Zoom tributes from Gary Karr, Paul Ellison, Hal Robinson, Dennis Trembly, Patrick Neher, Johnny Hamil, and many more. This episode also includes live performances from: Check out the entire livestream… Continue reading 1078: The Legacy of Francois Rabbath, from Cincinnati 1978–95 to the World!
1077: Alexandre Piazza on the “three worlds” of electric bass, jazz, and classical
Today’s episode features Brazilian bassist and educator Alexandre Piazza. Alexandre was a bass teacher in Saarbrücken, Germany, and has a YouTube Channel with lessons on how to play acoustic and electric bass, equipment reviews, and videos about his life as a musician and music teacher in Germany and Brazil. We dig into his experiences studying and teaching… Continue reading 1077: Alexandre Piazza on the “three worlds” of electric bass, jazz, and classical