Herbert Smith has had a remarkable career spanning a variety of musical genres. Originally from Chicago, Herbert spent many years in Southern California prior to his move to São Paulo, Brazil eight years ago. We dig into similarities and differences between the musical scenes of Brazil and the United States, Brazilian musical traditions, language and how… Continue reading 521: Herbert Smith on Brazil and his path there
Category: Interview Guests
520: Leon Bosch on getting things done
One of my all-time favorite podcast guests is Leon Bosch, and it was great to get a chance to sit down with him in person at the 2018 European Bass Congress and dig into some deep topics. Leon is the former principal bass for Academy of St Martin in the Fields and has put out… Continue reading 520: Leon Bosch on getting things done
519: Carbon Fiber Soundposts
Anima Nova carbon fiber sound posts have been getting a lot of attention recently in the double bass world. I had the chance to sit down with Pal Molnar of Anima Nova at the 2018 European Bass Congress to dig into the details bout this new type of sound post and the advantages that it… Continue reading 519: Carbon Fiber Soundposts
518: Vibrato with Vassilis Papavassiliou
Vassilis Papavassiliou has been on my “to interview” list for years, and it was a treat to sit down with him over a coffee at the 2018 European Bass Congress and discuss his current topic of research: vibrato. Vassilis has presented a session on vibrato at past bass conventions, and I learned a lot chatting… Continue reading 518: Vibrato with Vassilis Papavassiliou
517: Hagai Bilitzky on Middle Eastern bass
I’ve been looking forward to having Hagai Bilitzky on the podcast for years, and it was great to be able to sit down with him in person at the 2018 European Bass Congress and dig into his explorations of Middle Eastern music on the bass. Hagai has a wealth of information regarding Middle Eastern music… Continue reading 517: Hagai Bilitzky on Middle Eastern bass