Author: Trevor Jones

832: James Oesi on the Dutch Double Bass Festival

James Oesi is the founder of the Dutch Double Bass Festival, which will be running for the third edition October 29th and 30th in Rotterdam.  This year’s lineup will include Dave Holland, Ben Williams, Sasha Witteveen, and many others. Pick up tickets on their website now, and be sure to follow the festival on Facebook,… Continue reading 832: James Oesi on the Dutch Double Bass Festival

832: Ishani Bhoola on International Youth Orchestra Bridges

Ishani Bhoola is building an orchestra of young musicians to tour South Africa in July 2024.  This project is called International Youth Orchestra Bridges and is a collaboration between the West Coast Youth Orchestra (South Africa) and the Waverley Ensemble (UK).  It will bring together young musicians from the UK and South Africa, aged between… Continue reading 832: Ishani Bhoola on International Youth Orchestra Bridges

830: Susanna Klein and Randall Pharr on Clipza

Susanna Klein and Randall Pharr have recently released a new iOS practice app called Clipza.  In this episode, we discuss the inspiration behind the app, the simple interface, and how it solves a key problem for practicing musicians. Enjoy, and be sure to check out the app and follow Susanna and her practicing mission on… Continue reading 830: Susanna Klein and Randall Pharr on Clipza

829: Chris West on Bottesini in Britain

Chris West has released a new book titled The Paganini of the Double Bass: Bottesini in Britain.  This book tells the complete life story of Bottesini, with a huge amount of supporting material from periodicals of the time and a chronological listing of all of Bottesini’s double bass compositions. We talk about the idea for… Continue reading 829: Chris West on Bottesini in Britain