double bass women

Malgos · #1 05-08-2006, 08:06 AM

Hello everyone!

I am Malgosia and I am a student of double bass performance in Gdansk.
Here, in Poland, a woman playing double bass is still a rarity and that is why I would like to write a thesis about women and double basses.

So right now I am trying to find women playing this great and beautiful instrument - solo players, leaders of groups in orchestras, composers or professors.

I will be very grateful for any information from you.

THANK YOU

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I wish you all the best

mcb

pklima · #2 05-08-2006, 08:22 AM

Witaj Małgosiu!

You might want to ask this question over in the double bass side of the forum. There are also a few female bassists who hang out there and might be a great resource for your thesis.

There are lots of female DB players in the amateur bluegrass/old-time/trad. folk scene in the US. Out of all the folk bassists I've met when I was living in Texas, perhaps 1/3 were female.

**j-raj** · #3 05-08-2006, 08:32 AM

Kristen Korb is an amazing Upright Bassist and Vocalist!

www.kristinkorb.com

... but pklima is right... I'm going to move this over to the DB side.

Ed Fuqua · #4 05-08-2006, 08:59 AM

Or Mary Ann McSweeney or Melissa Slocum or Nikki Parrot or Noriko Ueda (for jazz bassists) or Joelle Leandre or Orin O'Brien or Linda MacKnight or June Rothenburg....

**j-raj** · #5 05-08-2006, 09:27 AM

Nikki is a great player... Ed, is she still playing with Les Paul at Iridium?

Cambass123 · #6 05-08-2006, 09:37 AM

I recommend looking into information on Diana Gannet....she is the double bass professor at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a former student of Gary Karr. She is an incredible player.

nicklloyd · #7 05-09-2006, 07:27 AM

And my personal favorite... although she's dead, Jim.

http://www.redhotjazz.com/thelmaterry.html

Malgos · #8 05-09-2006, 08:18 AM

These names are very interesting

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especially the last one. Thank you.

greetings from Poland

RevGroove · #9 05-09-2006, 08:25 AM

Try Fojo:

http://www.myspace.com/sexybassplaya

hdiddy · #10 05-09-2006, 12:25 PM

She sings better than she plays tho IMO.

http://www.belindaunderwood.com/

Rob Palmer · #11 05-14-2006, 09:02 AM

Chase up Paula Gardiner from Wales or Gill Alexander, Suffolk. Both solid professionals.

jazzbass72 · #12 05-15-2006, 11:01 AM

I really like Miriam Sullivan's playing too, she's solid! I couldn't find a personal website, but here's a link to an interview:

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifes...e_bassline.asp

and also, watch out for another Australian musician (NYC based)... better known as a pianist, but scary on upright bass too: Cathy Harley.

-Marco

P.S. Ed, I agree with you, Noriko Ueda is killin'... I caught her live brunch set at the Blue Note last week. I was like, whoa!

Snarf · #13 05-15-2006, 11:14 AM

Esperanza Spaulding.

http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/

She's 20 years old, and teaching at Berklee. MONSTER player and singer.

Farin · #14 05-15-2006, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snarf

Esperanza Spaulding.

http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/

She's 20 years old, and teaching at Berklee. MONSTER player and singer.

+1
I saw here with Joe Lovano, and holly crap! (Not bad for a girl) lol

Malgos · #15 05-18-2006, 05:28 AM

WOW,

what a great news!!!

It looks like there are some women in this business. Good.

thanks
malgos

Bass Barrister · #16 05-18-2006, 10:13 AM

Petya, or Petia, Bagovska, is a well-known Bulgarian bassist who has done much to advance women bassists. She is presently here in Chicago but spends much time in Eurpoe as well.

http://www.bagovska.com/bass/

I love Gdansk. Unfortunately, it's been been way too long since I last visited.

Aval2ach · #17 05-18-2006, 10:19 AM

Hej Małgosiu,

there's a "bass women" from Italy, also playing Double Bass. Here is her website:

www.antonellamazza.com

Try her "jazz" photo gallery, most of her pictures from there are with the DB

She also owns a sweet pink Warwick

PCPlod · #18 05-27-2006, 02:51 PM

There's a twelve year old just joined Bruocsella Symphony Orchestra bass section called Elodie. She plays on a half size bass and has played for five years. She will be doing her first concert with us in Brugge on 10th June.
What about Chi-Chi Nwanoku from the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment (CD of Vanhal and Dittersdorf)?

Aaron Saunders · #19 05-27-2006, 08:26 PM

There's also Brandi Disterheft here in Canada. She's a wonderful player -- leads her own quartet, and plays with Laila Biali's groups (I saw her with Laila's trio and bought their CD immediately at intermission.) Great bass player, and a Humber College graduate.

Brandi's site: http://www.brandidisterheft.com/

damonsmith · #20 05-28-2006, 01:22 AM

I'd say Joëlle Léandre again. She is amazing. I have been fortunate enough to to get to work with her and study with her. You can a hear a track from our quartet cd "Cruxes" on my Myspace page.
She a great person, and strict teacher and a wonderful player.
there is also a page about her here:
http://efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mleandre.html
Another great classical player is Christine Hoch
http://www.christinehoock.de/
Lee Ann Crocker plays in The San Francisco Symphony
http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/...id=65&roleid=5
A fantastic Bay Area Bass player I like to play with is:
http://lisamezzacappa.com/