Contrabass Conversations - double bass life on the low end of the spectrum

172: Lauren Pierce and Geoff Chalmers on innovating online

171: Paul Ellison on musical athletes, period performance, and the comprehensive undergraduate experience

170: Blair Tindall on Mozart in the Jungle, searching for a new career path, and observations on the orchestral world

169: Shigeru Ishikawa on Switzerland and Japan, premiering new works, and studying bass in the United States

Learn Double Bass - new app for iOS from Brian Johnson

168: Lawrence Hurst Interview (complete)

167: Scott Pingel on accelerated musical development, life as principal bass of San Francisco, and differences between conservatory and university teaching

166: Larry Gray on multi-instrumentalism, thinking in jazz, and the history behind Chicago's Jazz Showcase

165: Ed Barker Interview (from the archives)

164: The Karr-Koussevitzky bass

163: Kurt Muroki Interview

162: David Allen Moore Interview (from the archives)

161: Alex Hanna Interview

Barry Lieberman – University of Washington Artist in Residence and Double Bass Faculty This week, we’re featuring an interview with double bassist Barry Lieberman. The former Assistant Principal Bass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Principal Bass of the Winnipeg Symphony, Barry now serves as co-director of The American String Project, an innovative string ensemble which features arrangements of string quartets for small string ensemble with double bass. In this interview, we discuss Barry’s recent TASP CD release on MSR Classics, his orchestral solo tutorials on his YouTube channel, upcoming possible future video projects, and designing a bass rosin that really works. Order the new recording from The American String Project here (MSR Classics). Check out Barry Lieberman’s Bass Tutorials here. Other interesting links from Barry: The American String Project – The Process of Collaboration (video) Barry Lieberman interviews Gary Karr (video)

160: Barry Lieberman Interview (2014)