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Ever wonder what it's like to be transplanted from balmy Texas and Louisiana to the coldest city in the continental United States? Ask Adam Booker. Here's a recent weather report from Duluth in case you're curious.

Here's the latest Weekly Update episode!  Check out all past episodes at contrabassconversations.com/news, and send me any stories you'd like shared at feedback@contrabassconversations.com.

Thank you to each and every one of you who have taken your precious time these past ten years to listen to these episodes.  You've written in.  You've suggested guests.  You've shared your passion and energy with me and with the wider community.

Tracy is the host of Crushing Classical, a new podcast about creating a career you love as a classical musician in today's world. I was fortunate to be one of her first guests!

I love talking podcasting, whether its talking interview techniques or my biggest podcasting mistakes.  I also love talking with other podcasters about the nitty-gritty details concerning their craft. That's today's conversation with James Newcomb: a no-holds-barred geek-out on all things podcasting.

This episode takes a look back at the guests featured this year and features a short quote from my conversation with them.

I love talking with audiiton winners.   Learning about how they designed and implemented a long-term plan is fascinating.  What went right?  What went wrong?  How did they adjust course?  What did they do to get through the low points?  When did things start to click? That's what Caleb Quillen and I dig into on this episode.

Chris Hanulik hit the ground running career-wise, landing a position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic after graduating from Juilliard. "Leaving New York to had out to Southern California... what was that transition like?" I asked. "I did not have too much trouble adjusting!" Chris said jovially.

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Bill Merchant just had the mildest winter in his 40 year career.   For decades, double bassists would come in to get their winter posts set during November.  Now this is happening in January.   "Global warming is real, people," says Bill.

Ben Allison is the ultimate DIY jazz artist, blending jazz, rock, folk, and 20th century classical music into sonically compelling tapestries.   His 11 albums have garnered considerable critical acclaim, and he has toured the world extensively with his groups The Ben Allison Band, Think Free, The Easy Way Trio, Peace Pipe, and Medicine Wheel.

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Scott was making his living as a gigging bassist when he began having problems with his hands.  These problems grew progressively worse, prompting Scott to seek medical advice.

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