Matt Rybicki has performed with renowned artists like Wynton Marsalis and played at esteemed venues from The Village Vanguard to international concert halls. He balances an active performance schedule with his roles as a faculty member at The Juilliard School and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Matt recently started a YouTube Channel titled… Continue reading 1036: Matt Rybicki on learning jazz bass
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1035: Dominik Wagner on his double bass journey
Dominik Wagner is one of the world’s leading double bassists and has built a remarkable career as a soloist and educator. He has begun hosting long-form interviews on his YouTube Channel with bassists such as Christoph Wimmer and Jeff Bradetich. We cover Dominik’s latest projects, the inspiration for these long-form interviews, working through focal dystonia,… Continue reading 1035: Dominik Wagner on his double bass journey
1034: Adnata Ensemble on their bass quartet album
Bassists Ari Folman-Cohen, Michael Isvara Montgomery, Ran Livneh, and Scott Colberg make up the Adnata Ensemble, which has just released their debut album Oku. We dig into the story behind this bass quartet, coming together in the park in 2020, how these collaborations led to this album, and much more. Check out Oku here, and… Continue reading 1034: Adnata Ensemble on their bass quartet album
1033: Sam Loeck on his audition path
Sam Loeck was recently appointed Principal Bass of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra. Before this position, he served as Principal Bass of the Calgary Philharmonic. He was also a finalist and trialist for Principal Bass of the London Symphony Orchestra. We dig into Sam’s path into the double bass world and his auditioning journey, exploring… Continue reading 1033: Sam Loeck on his audition path
1032: Stephen Tramontozzi on Basso Novo
In this episode, we delve into the intricacies of Stephen Tramontozzi’s new solo double bass album, Basso Novo. Tramontozzi shares the three-fold mission behind the album: to uncover and bring to light underappreciated works for the double bass, to transcribe works from other instruments for the double bass, and to commission new works for the… Continue reading 1032: Stephen Tramontozzi on Basso Novo