Marty Isenberg recently released his debut album “The Way I Feel Inside” – Inspired by the films of Wes Anderson, and it has been getting great press. In this interview, we chat with Marty about his life in music, his career as a jazz bassist, the inspiration for this album, and much more. We also… Continue reading 1013: Marty Isenberg on “The Way I Feel Inside” – Inspired by the films of Wes Anderson
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1012: Phoebe Russell on Smash Your Audition
Phoebe Russell is Principal Bass for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. She recently released a course on Discover Double Bass titled Smash Your Audition. We released a YouTube video digging into this course, and in this podcast we cover Phoebe’s tips for preparing orchestral excerpts, what it was like to put all of her knowledge… Continue reading 1012: Phoebe Russell on Smash Your Audition
1010: Lorraine Chai on music theory for young double bassists
Lorraine Chai is the author of Stringstastic, a set of music theory books for double bass and the other string instruments. We talk about these cool books, both of which are available through Amazon. Enjoy! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Connect with us: Thank you to our sponsors!… Continue reading 1010: Lorraine Chai on music theory for young double bassists
1009: Susan Hagen on her new edition of BASSics for Bass
Susan Hagen is a Boston native and is extremely active in that city’s musical scene. She serves as principal double bassist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, teaches bass at the Berklee College of Music, and is a regular substitute in the Boston Symphony. She recently updated her remarkable book BASSics of Bass, and we dig into… Continue reading 1009: Susan Hagen on her new edition of BASSics for Bass
1008: Pete Lampe on building his own double basses
Pete Lampe is the owner of Pete’s Upright Bass Shop in Portland, Oregon, and he has been an active bassist in Portland since 1986. He won a Silver Medal for Tone at the 2023 International Society of Bassists Convention, and he is currently focused on building his own double basses. We dig into Pete’s background,… Continue reading 1008: Pete Lampe on building his own double basses