1078: The Legacy of Francois Rabbath, from Cincinnati 1978–95 to the World!

Join Barry Green, Frank Proto, Debbie Taylor and special guest Maggie Cox at their Bass Club Cincinnati live event honoring Francois Rabbath. This episode includes Zoom tributes from Gary Karr, Paul Ellison, Hal Robinson, Dennis Trembly, Patrick Neher, Johnny Hamil, and many more. This episode also includes live performances from: Check out the entire livestream… Continue reading 1078: The Legacy of Francois Rabbath, from Cincinnati 1978–95 to the World!

427: Hans Sturm on Rose Fingered Dawn

Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com  Hans Sturm and Jackie Allen have recently released Rose Fingered Dawn, an album of original compositions written by Hans.  Today’s episode is a conversation with Hans about this new album along with excerpts of several selections.

251: Hans Sturm on motion capture, François Rabbath, and A Day in Paris

Hans Sturm isn’t afraid to reinvent himself. Everything changed for Hans when he first met François Rabbath. Before he knew it, he was in Paris soaking up these new concepts. Fast forward many years, and we find Hans playing the second Rabbath Concerto with Sylvan Rabbath on piano. If you look at the music for… Continue reading 251: Hans Sturm on motion capture, François Rabbath, and A Day in Paris

CBC 84: Hans Sturm and the Rabbath technique

We’re featuring something a bit unusual for this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Ball State University bass professor and International Society of Bassists president Hans Sturm has been featured several times on the podcast in video episodes, and this week we’re featuring Hans discussing the fundamentals of the Rabbath technique left hand positioning system.This dialogue was… Continue reading CBC 84: Hans Sturm and the Rabbath technique