Christian Dillingham is a longtime friend and musical collaborator of mine. He and I played together in a bass quartet when we were both living in Chicago, and he has continued to develop an interesting career in the classical and jazz worlds. We dig into our shared history, what it has been like living in… Continue reading 622: Christian Dillingham
Category: Jazz Bassists
620: Ehud Ettun on jazz explorations
Bassist and composer Ehud Ettun has been on a fascinating musical journey. Originally from Israel, where he studied with Michael Klinghoffer, Ehud went on to study at New England Conservatory. He has developed a thriving career as a jazz artist and also as an educator. We talk about his path through the music world, starting… Continue reading 620: Ehud Ettun on jazz explorations
602: Adam Booker and Danny Ziemann on jazz education
Both Danny Ziemann and Adam Booker have appeared on the podcast before, and I thought that it would be fun and valuable to sit down with both of them and chat about the state of the union in terms of jazz education. This is a great conversation that covers all kinds of important topics like… Continue reading 602: Adam Booker and Danny Ziemann on jazz education
589: John Goldsby on his Building Up course
John Goldsby has recently released a new course on Discover Double Bass called Building Up. This course contains four hours of video in 45 different lessons. Many of the tracks feature piano and drum accompaniment and also include tracks without the bass so you can practice along. The course is perfect for intermediate to advanced… Continue reading 589: John Goldsby on his Building Up course
579: Pete Coco
Pete Coco recently released Lined with a Groove, which is dedicated to bassists he’s admired for years like: Charlie Haden Red Mitchell Ron Carter Ray Brown Milt Hinton Todd Coolman wrote the liner notes to this new album as well. In addition to the new album, we talk with Pete about bass life on Long… Continue reading 579: Pete Coco