Roberto Cassani has recently released a duo album on Sunnyside Records. Titled poet / shuts / clock, it is a collaboration with saxophonist Fraser A. Campbell and is filled with a rich array of textures and sonic explorations. Enjoy this new release from Roberto and Fraser, and check out our past conversations with Roberto here.… Continue reading 975: Roberto Cassani of poet / shuts / clock
Category: Interview Guests
973: Nisse Palm on Chain of Sounds
Nisse Palm is getting close to the launch of Chain of Sounds, his MusicTech portal for Double Bass. His advisory board is made up of prominent bassists in a variety of styles as well as bass luthier Arnold Schnitzer, and he has a video presentation about the project and two survey questions. We talk about the… Continue reading 973: Nisse Palm on Chain of Sounds
972: Exploring the universe of double bass harmonics
Kyle Motl recently released a book titled Bells Plucked from the Air – a guide to (mostly) pizzicato harmonic techniques for the double bass. I put out a YouTube review of the book and demonstrated the techniques, and this podcast dig deeper into the cool world of harmonics on the bass. Enjoy! Subscribe to the… Continue reading 972: Exploring the universe of double bass harmonics
971: Dan Carson on his path to the Chicago Symphony bass section
Daniel Carson is the most recent addition to the Chicago Symphony bass section. Dan and I chatted in 2018 about his journey thus far, and today we dig into his audition process, lessons learned during his studies with David Allen Moore, and much more. Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to… Continue reading 971: Dan Carson on his path to the Chicago Symphony bass section
969: Chuck Israels on his new bass and upcoming projects
Chuck Israels recently picked up a new Jonathan Li bass from Eastman Strings, the company for whom I work. I got together with Chuck in Portland over the holidays to talk to him about what he likes about it and to do some play tests. Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered… Continue reading 969: Chuck Israels on his new bass and upcoming projects