Author: Trevor Jones

1141 – Gut Strings and Time Travel – Michal Bylina on Early Music

Michal Bylina is a Polish bassist and composer whose work bridges early music performance and new music for the instrument. In this conversation, Michal shares how a love of the past pulled them toward gut strings, Baroque style, and the Vienna bass tradition, plus the path from studying in Kraków to a year studying in… Continue reading 1141 – Gut Strings and Time Travel – Michal Bylina on Early Music

1140: Isaac Trapkus on Rosin, Hidden Manuscripts, and Open-Source Music Tools

Isaac Trapkus is a bassist with the New York Philharmonic, rosin maker, and developer of Monkey Wrench DB—a tool that syncs sheet music PDFs with YouTube performances. He’s also the creator of a free urtext-style edition of the Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto, based on a previously unknown personal score copy he discovered at the Library… Continue reading 1140: Isaac Trapkus on Rosin, Hidden Manuscripts, and Open-Source Music Tools

1138: Seasons of Creativity with Casey Lipka

Casey Lipka is a Los Angeles–based singer, songwriter, bassist, and collaborator with a gift for building community around music. In this episode, Casey shares the winding path that brought her into jazz voice, bass, and a creative life that blends composing, performing, and heartfelt projects. Along the way, Casey talks about how coaching shaped her… Continue reading 1138: Seasons of Creativity with Casey Lipka