Linda May Han Oh’s 2019 album Aventurine on Biophilia Records recently received the award “Best New Work – Jazz” from Art Music Awards, and it’s the latest in a series of wide-ranging projects from this innovative artist. Linda recently relocated to her hometown of Perth, Australia, and she is teaching full-time for the Berklee College… Continue reading 740: Linda May Han Oh on her artistic journey
Category: Jazz Bassists
739: Jeff Picker on creating his own genre
Jeff Picker’s debut solo album With the Bass in Mind is being released on October 9th. This album reimagines the contemporary string band, drawing on the harmonic, metric, and improvisational intrigue of his jazz background, while never straying too far from the front porch. Past podcast guest Michael Thurber connected us to chat about this… Continue reading 739: Jeff Picker on creating his own genre
735: Chris Lightcap on forging a path in jazz
Chris Lightcap is a bassist and composer with over 80 album credits and six critically acclaimed albums of original music. Chris is known for his work with Marc Ribot, Regina Carter, Craig Taborn, and many other noted artists, and his 2019 album SuperBigmouth was listed by Rolling Stone in their Best Jazz of 2019 article.… Continue reading 735: Chris Lightcap on forging a path in jazz
703: Abo Gumroyan on taking chances
Abo Gumroyan truly is a musical chameleon. In addition to winning Grammys with the Pacific Mambo Orchestra, Abo has played with the San Francisco Symphony, played on countless sessions, worked on Las Vegas shows, and much more. We dig into Abo’s musical background, his time studying with Scott Pingel, Steve Tramontozzi, David Allen Moore, and… Continue reading 703: Abo Gumroyan on taking chances
700: Drew Gress on jazz, birdwatching, and creativity
Drew Gress’ biography reads like a who’s who of the jazz world, including collaboration with Tim Berne, Ravi Coltrane, Uri Caine, John Hollenbeck, and countless others. He has appeared on over 140 recordings, 4 of which have received Grammy nominations. In this conversation, which was prompted by Richard Ivy, a former student of Drew’s, we… Continue reading 700: Drew Gress on jazz, birdwatching, and creativity