Cole Davis is an bassist, composer, educator, and the creator behind Better Bass Lessons, where he brings a playful, practical approach to jazz bass education. In this episode, Cole and Jason Heath trade lessons across the classical/jazz divide, building on their previous New Simandl collaboration and digging into Cole’s ideas around walking lines, open strings,… Continue reading 1159: Cole Davis and Jason Heath teach each other bass lessons!
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968: Cole Davis – The New Simandl
Today’s episode digs into a new version of the Simandl Method by Cole Davis that is re-fingered with the jazz bassist in mind. Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Connect with us: Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my Beginner’s… Continue reading 968: Cole Davis – The New Simandl
923: Cole Davis on scales for jazz bassists
Past podcast guest Cole Davis teamed up with Jason for a collaboration about his approach to practicing scales on the double bass. Enjoy, and you can pick up a copy of his book in our sheet music store. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet… Continue reading 923: Cole Davis on scales for jazz bassists
854: Cole Davis on jazz career development
Cole Davis recently released a solo bass album titled Contrabass. He won the Ron Carter Bass Competition in 2017 and was named a “Future Jazz Master” by National Endowment of the Arts in 2018. We talk about this new album, Cole’s journey through the jazz world, his impressive artistic output, and much more. Cole also… Continue reading 854: Cole Davis on jazz career development