Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com Catalin Rotaru has just released a new album titled The Lord of The Basses. This album features Catalin performing on Bottesini’s famous 300-year-old Testore bass. Catalin has also released another project this fall titled Sonic Bridges Vol. 2.
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429: Susan Wulff on dance, auditioning, and progress
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com I had a great time chatting with Susan Wulff for the podcast! Susan is Associate Principal Bass of the San Diego Symphony and is a longtime friend of mine. She is an active Contemporary and Hip Hop dancer and loves to build things as well.
428: The Puzzle of Our Lives with Jack Unzicker
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com Jack Unzicker and Jason Heath chat about all kinds of topics in today’s episode. This was recorded live at East Side Denton in Denton, Texas in September, 2017.
427: Hans Sturm on Rose Fingered Dawn
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com Hans Sturm and Jackie Allen have recently released Rose Fingered Dawn, an album of original compositions written by Hans. Today’s episode is a conversation with Hans about this new album along with excerpts of several selections.
426: Mark Dresser on bi-tones, expressivity, and telematic performance
Contact the show: call (415) 952-5643 (Google Voicemail) or email feedback@contrabassconversations.com It was a pleasure to sit down with bassist, composer, and University of California San Diego professor Mark Dresser for this wide-ranging conversation about bi-tones, fingerboard amplification, telematic music performance, and much more!