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1165: Solving a 250-Year-Old Double Bass Mystery with Darija Andzakovic
1164: Eduard Marcu on winning the Lutine Prize
1163: Chris Johnson on Building a Bigger Dream Through Music
1162: Jeanette Adams on community, creativity, and the touring life
1161: Daniel Chiva Sanz on Intonation, Audition Prep, and Daily Mozart
1160: What Bottesini Really Wrote - Mark Morton's Urtext Editions
1159: Cole Davis and Jason Heath teach each other bass lessons!
1158: Neal Miner on Juzeks, Golden Spirals, and the Art of Playing Bass Melodies
1157: Kathryn Schulmeister on Imagining Hands
1156: SoJung Kim's journey from Korea to the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
1155: Orion Miller on preparation, structure, and trusting the process
1154: Dominik Wagner on teaching, competitions, and finding your sound
1153: Remembering Don Prell
1152: Noa Eve on Late Bloomer, Edgar tuning, and finding your own musical lane
1151: Hal Robinson on technique, teachers, and tools that work
1150: Mary Ann McSweeney on Broadway Bass, Fado Roots, and the Reality of Subbing
1149: Caleb Quillen on auditions, orchestral sound, and leading by example
1148: Georgia Wartel Collins on Practice, Texture, and Creative Freedom
1147: Unsung Songs - David Bowden Goes Solo
1146: Twelve Bees in a Jar - Rosie Moon's Dragonetti Waltzes on Three Strings
1145: Bowen Ha on his audition process
1144: John Goldsby on Big Band Bass
1143: Professional Instruments Aren't Luggage with Valentina Ciardelli
1142: Slow Water, Deep Grooves with Stephan Crump
1141: Gut Strings and Time Travel - Michał Bylina on Early Music
1140: Isaac Trapkus on Rosin, Hidden Manuscripts, and Open-Source Music Tools
1139: Building The Sub Pool with Thomas Zera
1138: Seasons of Creativity with Casey Lipka
1137: Lloyd Goldstein celebration podcast
1136: Finding Your Sound - Marlonius on Craft, Groove, and Identity
1135: John Mietus and the World-First "Butterfly Lovers" on Double Bass
1134: Still Waters - The Art of Bass with Niklas Lukassen
1133: Bird Watching and Bass Lines - A Conversation with Jon Henriksson
1132: Chris Jennings on Traveling the World with a Double Bass
1131: 8 Weeks to the Jam Session - First Notes to Walking Like a Pro with Matt Rybicki
1130: Bass is for everyone! Deep-Dive with Gaelen McCormick and Michael Geib
1129: Rohan Dasika - Exploring Heritage Through Classical Indian Music
1128: Hannah Marks on Finding Her Voice
1127: Stephen Tramontozzi on Basso Antico
1126: Adam Kubota on Postmodern Jukebox and beyond
1125: From Double Bass to Viola - Navigating Musicianship with Stephanie Patterson
1124: The Journey of Creating a Bass Concerto with Jim Beckel and JuFang Liu
1123: Exploring Tango and Ethnomusicology with Laura Camacho
1122: The Joys of Chamber Music with Uxía Martinez Botana
1121: In-depth with Gary Upton - The Craftsmanship Behind Upton Bass
1120: Kinda Out West - Aretha Tillotson's Tribute to Western Canada
1119: Orchestral Insights with Andy Anderson
1118: Gaelen McCormick on Simandl's 30 Etudes
1117: Darren Sacks on teaching double bass
1116: Rodney Slatford on publishing
1115: Tim Rinehart on audition breakthroughs
1114: Sarah Bassingthwaighte on her double bass concerto
1113: Charles Gambetta on rethinking double bass positions
1112: Remembering Jack Budrow
1111: Bass Pedagogy Evolution with Gaelen McCormick
1110: What it takes to make it as a theater musician
1109: Courtney & Jason on Biarritz and the Joy of Bass Events
1108: Remembering Gary Karr
1107: Olie Brice on his Journey into Improvised Music
1106: David Cutler on The Savvy Musician 2.0
1105: Renée-Paule Gauthier on auditions and podcasting
1104: James VanDemark on playing in Ukraine
1103: Phil Donnelly on recording the double bass
1102: Brandon Lopez on developing his double bass voice
1101: Lorraine Campet on her new album "Ames soeurs"
1100: Sienna George mute comparison
1099: Xavier Foley in San Francisco!
1098: Kate Jones on her new double bass pedagogy book
1097: Katie Thiroux on her new solo album
1096: Warren & Flick
1095: Kostas Patsiotis on gear
1094: Chris Minh Doky on funk bass
1093: Michael Geib on his latest album and university life
1092: Mark Bernat on Bach
1091: Margarethe Maierhofer-Lischka on contemporary double bass
1090: Nina Bernat Interview and Recital
1089: Gary Upton on double bass innovation
1088: ISB Convention Preview with Rodney Jordan and George Speed
1087: Melody Ruiz on Thelma Terry
1086: Christopher Dammann on the Chicago jazz scene
1085: Kathryn Schulmeister and Andrew Mell on starting a double bass event
1084: The Artemis Bass Initiative with Nina DeCesare
1083: Adam Ben Ezra on Heavy Drops and his creative career
1082: TianYang Liu on solo, orchestra, and teaching
1081: Bruce Gertz on sight reading
1080: Javier Martin on his YouTube Channel
1079: Jake Thurston on his YouTube journey
1078: The Legacy of Francois Rabbath, from Cincinnati 1978–95 to the World!
1077: Alexandre Piazza on the "three worlds" of electric bass, jazz, and classical
1076: Yuka Tadano's Musical Odyssey to 1st call Broadway Bassist
1075: Redefining Classical Music with Kebra-Seyoun Charles
1074: 2024 in review and looking ahead to 2025
1073: Sidney King on his multifaceted career
1072: Joyful Connections - The Power of Music with Roberto Cassani
1071: Tim Cobb on the path to becoming New York Philharmonic Principal Bassist
1070: The Story Behind 'Lost Beauty' - Szymon Marciniak on Recording, Repertoire, and Gut Strings
1069: Exploring Music and Innovation with Petru Iuga
1068: Mastering Double Bass and Digital Presence with Emilse Rios
1067: Jazz Bass 101 with Matt Rybicki
1066: Brian Powell on Stravinsky for the double bass