1038: Gustavo Lorenzatti on tango bass and composition

Gustavo Lorenzatti is an Argentine double bass player, composer and long standing member of the Symphony Orchestra of Córdoba. He has a background in jazz, improvised and classical music, tango and Argentine folklore. He formally studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory of music with the soloist of the Netherlands Philharmonic, Hans Roelofsen. We dig into Gustavo’s… Continue reading 1038: Gustavo Lorenzatti on tango bass and composition

1036: Matt Rybicki on learning jazz bass

Matt Rybicki  has performed with renowned artists like Wynton Marsalis and played at esteemed venues from The Village Vanguard to international concert halls. He balances an active performance schedule with his roles as a faculty member at The Juilliard School and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.  Matt recently started a YouTube Channel titled… Continue reading 1036: Matt Rybicki on learning jazz bass

1035: Dominik Wagner on his double bass journey

photo credit: Maria Frodl

Dominik Wagner is one of the world’s leading double bassists and has built a remarkable career as a soloist and educator.  He has begun hosting long-form interviews on his YouTube Channel with bassists such as Christoph Wimmer and Jeff Bradetich. We cover Dominik’s latest projects, the inspiration for these long-form interviews, working through focal dystonia,… Continue reading 1035: Dominik Wagner on his double bass journey

1034: Adnata Ensemble on their bass quartet album

Bassists Ari Folman-Cohen, Michael Isvara Montgomery, Ran Livneh, and Scott Colberg make up the Adnata Ensemble, which has just released their debut album Oku.  We dig into the story behind this bass quartet, coming together in the park in 2020, how these collaborations led to this album, and much more. Check out Oku here, and… Continue reading 1034: Adnata Ensemble on their bass quartet album