Author: Trevor Jones

1146: Twelve Bees in a Jar – Rosie Moon’s Dragonetti Waltzes on Three Strings

Rosie Moon joins us today to share the story behind *Twelve Bees In A Jar, her* multi-year Dragonetti project exploring his music on gut strings, a three-string bass, and a convex “Dragonetti” bow. Rosie talks about how a chance encounter with a bow at a UK bass shop kicked off a deep dive into historical… Continue reading 1146: Twelve Bees in a Jar – Rosie Moon’s Dragonetti Waltzes on Three Strings

1145: Bowen Ha on his audition process

Bowen Ha joined the San Francisco Symphony at the start of the 2024–25 season after training at Juilliard with Timothy Cobb and Harold Robinson, and appearing as a substitute with major orchestras. Born in Shanghai, Bowen’s path ran from piano to cello and finally to bass, through Interlochen, the Shanghai Conservatory’s affiliated program, and Juilliard.… Continue reading 1145: Bowen Ha on his audition process

1143: Professional Instruments Aren’t Luggage with Valentina Scheldhofen Ciardelli

Valentina Scheldhofen Ciardelli , double bass professor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and an active performer/educator, returns to the podcast to talk about a project that goes way beyond the practice room: fixing the chaos of traveling with large instruments. Check out Valentina’s work and latest updates on her website . We… Continue reading 1143: Professional Instruments Aren’t Luggage with Valentina Scheldhofen Ciardelli

1142: Slow Water, Deep Grooves with Stephan Crump

Stephan Crump is a Brooklyn-based bassist, composer, and educator whose work moves fluidly between groove, spacious sound-worlds, and collective improvisation. We dig into the making of Slow Water, the magnetism of deep feel, and how growing up in Memphis—and spending a lot of life near the Mississippi—shaped the way Stephan hears music as ecology, storytelling,… Continue reading 1142: Slow Water, Deep Grooves with Stephan Crump