393: Level Up Your Music Career With Jennifer Rosenfeld

Jennifer Rosenfeld is a leader in the world of music entrepreneurship and has been helping musicians “level up” their career since 2009.

392: Jeff Denson on jazz education, finishing projects, and motivation

What does a jazz education in the 21st century look like? And what should it look like?

Why would a working bassist decide to drop it all and go to school?

How does focusing deeply on contemporary music outside of jazz change the way you approach the instrument?

We answer these questions and much more on this episode featuring Jeff Denson.

When you’re playing, do you think about what you want to say, or what the music wants of you?

Do you remember the process you went through learning how to speak?

What happens when you lose half your fingers the day of a big concert?

We answer these questions and much more on this episode featuring Gary Peacock.

What’s it like working with four of the most famous bass teachers all at the same school?

How does eye movement affects learning and performing?

Why is mastering the bow so crucial for a bass player’s development?

We answer these questions and much more on this episode featuring Susan Cahill.

How is it that Larry Grenadier, Christian McBride, and Esperanza Spalding all play basses from the same luthier?

What’s the difference, really, between a round back and flat back bass?

We answer these questions and much more on this episode featuring Benedict Puglisi.