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Double Bass Great Female Double Bassists

#41
jstiel said:
I was in San Diego at a convention a few years back and this woman was playing her ass off and singing just beautifully at this reception. I talked with one of the band members and asked who she was. It was Kristin. I hope my wife never reads my posts because I have to say I fell in love with her, standing there, listening to her do East of the Sun. It would never work though, I could never be married to someone who played like that. It would be a constant reminder of my own mediocrity. :crying: On the other hand, I could call her a real bitch without insulting her.
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You could, but you'd be dead wrong. :) She's one of the sweetest and most positive people you'll ever meet. I'e been lucky enough to hang with her a couple of times (thanks to a mutual friend), and she's just plain normal folk, not a bit impressed with herself. She also puts out amazing energy wherever she goes - the world could use more like her.
 
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#43
T-Bal said:
Chris - folks in some jazz circles used to use the term bitch in a majoritive way, much the same way one would use mother_____r when speaking of someone in a positive light. Jazzers from Kintuckee might be a little behind with all the "hip" lingo ;)
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Boah, ah gots too hips jus' lock u. An ah done seen Kristin play minoritive numbers like Alone Together to, like y'hear? She ain't all that limited t' them majoritive ditties. So you kin take yer uppity yankee attitude an put it where the moon don' shine, see? :scowl:
 
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T-Bal said:
Chris - folks in some jazz circles used to use the term bitch in a majoritive way, much the same way one would use mother_____r when speaking of someone in a positive light. Jazzers from Kintuckee might be a little behind with all the "hip" lingo ;)
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T-Bal, that's exactly how I meant it. And Chris, Kristin certainly did seem to be a sweetie!
 
#49
Chris Fitzgerald said:
Boah, ah gots too hips jus' lock u. An ah done seen Kristin play minoritive numbers like Alone Together to, like y'hear? She ain't all that limited t' them majoritive ditties. So you kin take yer uppity yankee attitude an put it where the moon don' shine, see? :scowl:
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Two, Too, To, Tu-Tu = homophones. (haw-muh-foanz)

How's things out in Hazzard County?
 
#50
Chris Fitzgerald said:
You could, but you'd be dead wrong. :) She's one of the sweetest and most positive people you'll ever meet. I'e been lucky enough to hang with her a couple of times (thanks to a mutual friend), and she's just plain normal folk, not a bit impressed with herself. She also puts out amazing energy wherever she goes - the world could use more like her.
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You are absolutely right, Chris. I am fortunate in being able to take lessons from Kristin. I travel a long way, but every lesson is just fantastic, I am inspired for days, and have even made some good progress in my playing.
 
#54
Marcus Johnson said:
Ha, good one...though I preferred the blonde ukulele player in that flick...what was her name again?
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Yeah but you can tell that the blonde was just posing ;-)
 

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#55
Orin O'Brien is one of my all-time favorites. She was among the first in the country to break that dreaded glass ceiling that kept women from getting good orchestral jobs. Then we have to mention Elizabeth Turner and Isabel Edmonds, who played in the Baltimore Symphony. Isabel became a friend and mentor to me when I was 19. When I got my first symphony job in Richmond, VA, I was 20, and Isabel was one of the first to give me the psychological strength to get in there and show the 7 guys who was in town.
 
#57
Just off the top of my head: NY freelancers Judy Sugarman, Marji and Jaqui Danilow, Louise Koby. They're from the generation after Orin O'Brien and paid some of the same dues being female bassists in the NYC classical scene. They may not be "stars", but they're great players.
 

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