Tag: composition

625: Brian Bromberg on drums, education, and recording a bass

Brian Bromberg has been on my “to interview” list for years, and it finally happened in person at the 2019 Golden Gate Bass Camp.   In this conversation, we talk about Brian’s early career, lessons learned from drums and how starting with drums affected his bass playing, what most people don’t know about recording a… Continue reading 625: Brian Bromberg on drums, education, and recording a bass

624: Jean-Philippe Viret on jazz and composition

I had the pleasure of meeting Jean-Philippe Viret in person and interviewing him during Cielito de Jesus’ wonderful Rabbath Institute Los Angeles.  Jean-Philippe is one of the founding members of l’Orchestre de contrebasses and has had a rich career as a jazz bassist and composer in Paris for decades. We talk about his early years,… Continue reading 624: Jean-Philippe Viret on jazz and composition

CBC 36: Bjorn Berkhout interview part 2

This interview-only episode wraps up our chat with double bass composer Bjorn Berkhout. Bjorn’s music has been performed by the Chicago Symphony Bass Quartet (among other groups). We chatted about composing and life as a university professor, and Bjorn offered practical advice for music majors. Check out the first part on CBC 10.

CBC 28: Ranaan Meyer interview

This week’s Contrabass Conversations podcast features the first part of our interview with double bassist Ranaan Meyer. John Grillo (a frequent guest and collaborator on the podcast) and I co-interviewed Ranaan, who is the bassist for the band Time for Three and has had a very interesting and multi-faceted career. In addition to hearing a… Continue reading CBC 28: Ranaan Meyer interview

CBC 10: Bjorn Berkhout interview

This episode of Contrabass Conversations features an interview with composer Bjorn Berkhout. Bjorn has written extensively for the double bass, and he has some great insight into the particular challenges of writing for this instrument. Several excerpts of Bjorn’s music appear throughout the episode. Bjorn’s double bass music can be ordered from Discordia-Music.com.