Anne-Gabrièle Douce is a French bassist and pianist currently living in London. She has built a fascinating career both in the piano and double bass worlds, and she is remarkable at telling her story on platforms like Instagram. We talk about her early years, similarities and differences in piano and bass pedagogy and performance, what… Continue reading 785: Anne-Gabriele Douce on piano and bass
Category: Interview Guests
784: Makram Aboul Hosn on the Beirut jazz scene
Makram Aboul Hosn is a Lebanon-based jazz bassist and composer. He is also the band leader of Ad-Hoc Trio and the Aboul Hosn Quartet, and has recently released a new album titled Transmigration. We talk about life in Lebanon, the Beirut jazz scene and the impact that the port explosion has had on the country,… Continue reading 784: Makram Aboul Hosn on the Beirut jazz scene
783: John Goldsby on Tell Your Story
John Goldsby is one of the world’s best-known jazz bassists and a course creator for Discover Double Bass. His latest course Tell Your Story covers the topic of developing jazz soloing abilities. We talk about this course, what it’s like filming courses for Discover Double Bass, John’s latest album Segment (check out his website for… Continue reading 783: John Goldsby on Tell Your Story
782: Dave Anderson on a life in composition
Dave Anderson is one of the most well-known composers writing for the double bass. In addition to being internationally acclaimed as a composer, Dave serves as Principal Bass for the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans and for the Britt Festival Orchestra in Oregon. We dig into all kinds of topics, like what the past year… Continue reading 782: Dave Anderson on a life in composition
781: Charles Laux on podcasting for orchestra teachers
Charles Laux is the orchestra director at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Georgia and is the host of the excellent Orchestra Teacher Podcast. He also runs an incredible website and YouTube Channel dedicated to orchestra teaching, and he is an active clinician and presenter. We talk about our shared podcasting roots, Charles’ path through the… Continue reading 781: Charles Laux on podcasting for orchestra teachers