University of Texas at Austin double bass professor Joel Braun just released a solo album. Titled Unaccompanied, it contains his own transcription of the Bach Flute Partita, premiere recordings of works by Lera Auerbach, Caleb Burhans and Olga Magidenko, and his own composition “Awake,” which received an honorable mention from the ISB David Walter composition… Continue reading 937: Joel Braun on Unaccompanied
Category: Interview Guests
935: Mark Gollihur on the bass business
Mark Gollihur is the owner of Gollihur Music, which has been serving the double bass community online since 1997. We chat with Mark about his father Bob’s passing, how Bob built the company, the satisfactions and challenges of the business, and much more. Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you… Continue reading 935: Mark Gollihur on the bass business
933: Don Prell – Double Bass Legend – Part 1
Today’s episode is the first in a series of chats with double bass legend Don Prell. Born in 1929, Don went on the road with the Frank Ortega Band, played with people like Buddy Rich and Chet Baker, and was in the original Bud Shank Quartet. He played for the San Francisco Symphony for 30… Continue reading 933: Don Prell – Double Bass Legend – Part 1
929: Ethan Phillion on Charles Mingus
Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University, he has performed with Rufus Reid, Greg Ward, Dana Hall, and many other artists. Ethan also won the International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition in 2019 and was selected to Chicago’s Luminarts Jazz Fellowship in… Continue reading 929: Ethan Phillion on Charles Mingus
927: Holly Reinhardt on being a UK bass student
Holly Reinhardt is a student of David Heyes at Wells Cathedral School and the creator of BassNotes, a site featuring interviews with prominent people in the double bass community. We talk about Holly’s inspiration for the site, what it’s like going to school and studying bass in the UK, her plans and hopes for the… Continue reading 927: Holly Reinhardt on being a UK bass student