Possible guests...

[jasonheath]

Great ideas with the guests! Ali is a great idea. I'll definitely be looking into that. Stay tuned for news about Joe G, Hal, and Eugene.

Michael Cameron would also make a great interview. He actually lives in Chicago (and commutes to Champaign to teach--yikes!).

I've got a spreadsheet with these guests (contacted Y/N replied Y/N confirmed Y/N etc.) and I add to it whenever you all give me an idea, so I really do appreciate it. It's hard to think of who would make a good guest when you're in the middle of it, and I really value the input!

[Pete G]

He's been around so long people tend to take him for granted, but Joe was *the* hot young bass player when he was named CSO principal by *Fritz Reiner* -- and he's seen and done everything over a very great career since then.

I don't know about anyone else, but one thing I seriously undervalued when I was a young guy was the value of the experiences and memories that could only be tapped by talking to people a generation or two ahead of me. And when people like that leave us, so do their memories.

I would love to hear Joe's take on the world he entered when Reiner appointed him; the great conductors he's played for; how orchestra playing changed over the decades (for bassists and for orchestras in general); and what he's seen in the development of bass playing.

Great work, and keep it up!

[Cosmos]

I'd love to hear from Joe Gusastafeste, too.

Also, I'd love to hear from: Chris Hanulik in L.A., Scott Pingel in San Francisco, Tim Cobb at the Met, Al Laszlo at Juilliard, Orin O'Brien at the NYP, and Peter Lloyd at Northwestern.

[christ andronis]

Jason...enjoy your podcasts and your site....how about an interview with Larry Gray? He lives in Chicago and is an enormously talented player and writer in addition to being an all around good guy.

[Dr Rod]

Hey Jason !

here are some ideas:

-Jack Budrow, amazing all around musician
-Stephen Molina, Detroit SO, amazing coach
-Matt Zory, Cincinnati SO, amazing player, lots of finals
-Leigh Mesch, Met Orchestra, great player/coach/auditioner
-Rick Vizachero, Cincinnati SO, amazing soloist, Mr Clean

[Co.]

MARK DRESSER!!!

[jasonheath]

Thanks for the recommendations, everybody. I've got a database of people that I'm planning on contacting or in the process of lining up interviews with, and these recommendations are extremely valuable to me for planning new shows. Much appreciated, and feel free to hare any other ideas. I've been in touch with Budrow and a few of the others mentioned by Rodrigo, but we're still in the process of lining them up.

[Sir-NOSE-alot]

How about somebody like Reid Hudson or Sue Lipkins?

[Jake]

I think the Jeff Bradetich/Max Dimoff interview sounds like a great idea. Also, Joe Kaufman of the Seattle Symphony. Derrick Hodge would be a great guy to talk to about bass playing in general, Jazz, and doubling on bass guitar.

[jgbass]

Hi Jason,

Have you ever thought of interviewing Bert Turetzsky? He's a wonderful teacher, retired from UC San Diego, actively gigging and recording. He's a really interesting person to talk with.

[jasonheath]

Great idea for a Bert interview. I'd been thinking about contacting him at some point. We've met in the past but this way way before I started the blog/podcast. I added him to my database of potential guests and will get in touch with him as well. Thanks for the idea!

[Sir-NOSE-alot]

Hey Jayson how about doing a show about the man behind the mike? could you tell us about how you went from freelance bassist to blashpemous badass bodacious blogger?

fan4life LUV U J

[POOPSMITH]

Yo Jay,
Joe Hearne would be a good one.


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[jasonheath]

Maybe Ill do an autobiographical one for an anniversary episode or episode 100 or something. I'm throwing out a few autobiographical stories on the podcast under the following link:

http://contrabassconversations.com/guests/special-features/story-time/

Thanks for checking out the show!

[Illfavor]

This is mostly just a show idea, but where are the "Greatest hits"!!? I imagine it would be a lot of dubbing work, but there are so many "must know" tidbits of information on so many different podcasts that could occasionally be synthesized into a mega-all-awesome podcast. They could be themed and such like that. It just seems like a good idea because there is always at least one ridiculously good piece of information on each podcast! I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated!

[hdiddy]

FWIW: Your podcasts are nice but I'd like to see more jazz players. The Kristin Korb interview was very nice. Speaking of which, I'm willing to bet you can hit up her teacher, John Clayton, for an interview. Such a gracious guy and he's got tremendous arco chops too.

[Seoul]

How about Richard Davis? Cheers...

[BrianMcAnally]

Get Hal Robinson and Edgar Meyer! They are two of my favorite players ever.

[MDEbass]

Originally Posted by Sir-NOSE-alot

Hey Jayson how about doing a show about the man behind the mike? could you tell us about how you went from freelance bassist to blashpemous badass bodacious blogger?

you read my mind...i was just thinking about that yesterday.

i loved the Ira Gold interview. I just got to have a private masterclass with him last week while he was visiting in Houston. My teacher is good friends with him and knew him since Ira was a kid, so I, along with a couple of my teachers' other students got to have a masterclass with him. He's a great teacher and the nicest guy.

[BMason]

Ed Barker?