We’re featuring Josh Skinner on today’s podcast. Josh is a bassist, composer, and faculty member at the University of Idaho. Josh also directs the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, which brings together thousands of jazz students from the United States and abroad. I also had the pleasure of being a clinician at the 2020… Continue reading 717: Josh Skinner on the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Author: Trevor Jones
716: Christian Dillingham on joining the Indiana University faculty
Today we’re featuring Christian Dillingham, a Grammy Award-winning bassist who happens to be one of my longtime friends. Christian recently joined the faculty at Indiana University to teach jazz bass. We chat about that and much more! Check out my in-person conversation with Christian from the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention, and be sure… Continue reading 716: Christian Dillingham on joining the Indiana University faculty
715: Sam Morel on bass making
Today we’re featuring Sam Morel, a French double bass luthier who has recently taken a job at David Gage String Instruments. Sam won a Silver Medal for Tone at the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention and a Certificate of Merit at the 2018 Violin Society of America Competition. We talk about the various basses… Continue reading 715: Sam Morel on bass making
714: Stephen P. Brown on flipping your approach
We’re chatting with conductor and career development coach Stephen P. Brown today. Stephen appeared on the podcast in 2019, and we dig into developing your career during the pandemic, what holds so many musicians back, what life is looking like for Stephen at the present moment, and much more. Follow along with Stephen on Facebook… Continue reading 714: Stephen P. Brown on flipping your approach
713: Annie Bosler and Trevor Jones
Today’s episode is the 4th and final of The Scholarship Roadmap’s takeover of the Contrabass Conversations podcast feed. The Scholarship Roadmap is an online program for student musicians pursuing careers in music. It was developed by Contrabass Conversations team member, Trevor Jones. Book a discovery call with Trevor to see if it’s right for you.… Continue reading 713: Annie Bosler and Trevor Jones