Category: Podcast

603: Desmond Bratton on meditation and purpose

Desmond Bratton has had an interesting career so far, and he’s only in the early stages of his professional bass life.  He has studied with Lloyd Goldstein and Nicholas Walker, two of my favorite past podcast guests.  We talk about his artistic pursuits, meditation, and pivot points we all encounter in our lives.  Enjoy, and… Continue reading 603: Desmond Bratton on meditation and purpose

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

601: Aaron Olguin on solo playing

Aaron Olguin is one of my favorite people, and it has been such fun following along with his projects and successes in the music world.  Aaron was the opening classical headliner for the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention, and he and I also played on Andrés Martín’s recital at the convention. We talk about… Continue reading 601: Aaron Olguin on solo playing

600: Longevity and the Bassist

Today’s episode was recorded live at the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention with Dr. Randy Kertz, Chi-chi Nwanoku, John Patitucci, and Steve Bailey about how to stay healthy on the bass as you age. Enjoy! Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: D’Addario Strings… Continue reading 600: Longevity and the Bassist