1108 Episodes

  1. 175: Ju-Fang Liu on growing up in Taiwan, the path from student to principal bassist, and a love of teaching

    Published: 1/18/2016
  2. 174: Per questa bella mano with John Grillo

    Published: 1/14/2016
  3. 173: Marc Ramirez on Portugal, life as an expat, and differences between American and European orchestras

    Published: 1/11/2016
  4. 172: Lauren Pierce and Geoff Chalmers on innovating online

    Published: 1/7/2016
  5. 171: Paul Ellison on musical athletes, period performance, and the comprehensive undergraduate experience

    Published: 1/4/2016
  6. 170: Blair Tindall on Mozart in the Jungle, searching for a new career path, and observations on the orchestral world

    Published: 12/30/2015
  7. 169: Shigeru Ishikawa on Switzerland and Japan, premiering new works, and studying bass in the United States

    Published: 12/28/2015
  8. Learn Double Bass - new app for iOS from Brian Johnson

    Published: 12/23/2015
  9. 168: Lawrence Hurst Interview (complete)

    Published: 12/21/2015
  10. 167: Scott Pingel on accelerated musical development, life as principal bass of San Francisco, and differences between conservatory and university teaching

    Published: 12/14/2015
  11. 166: Larry Gray on multi-instrumentalism, thinking in jazz, and the history behind Chicago's Jazz Showcase

    Published: 12/7/2015
  12. 165: Ed Barker Interview (from the archives)

    Published: 11/30/2015
  13. 164: The Karr-Koussevitzky bass

    Published: 11/23/2015
  14. 163: Kurt Muroki Interview

    Published: 11/9/2015
  15. 162: David Allen Moore Interview (from the archives)

    Published: 11/7/2015
  16. 161: Alex Hanna Interview

    Published: 11/6/2015
  17. 160: Barry Lieberman Interview (2014)

    Published: 5/24/2014
  18. 159: Paul Ramsier Interview

    Published: 11/14/2011
  19. 158: Charles DeRamus interview

    Published: 5/22/2011
  20. 157: Koussevitzky recordings

    Published: 10/13/2010

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