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The Hump With Katie ThirouxMarco Panascia & Danny Ziemann - Bass Hang!The Hump is pumped to welcome our guests this week! Bassists and educators, Marco Panascia and Danny Ziemann! I call this episode, "Bass Hang!"💥Did you know...➡️ Marco grew up in Catania, Italy and was heavily encouraged by John Patitucci? ➡️ Marco is also an electric bassist and studied with the legendary, Carol Kaye! 😲 ➡️Danny graduated from Eastman and also the 1st edition of the Focus Year Basel in Switzerland! 💯➡️ Danny has 5 books and 3 video courses and resides in Austria where he performs, tours and teaches! 🌟💪Check out Marco and Danny!Duo ConcertMarco's Website2021-08-1837 minThe Hump With Katie ThirouxDanny Ziemann "The Torch Bearer!"The Hump is excited to welcome our guest this week! Bassist, educator, author, Danny Ziemann! Tune in to find out why this episode is called, "The Torch Bearer!"💥Did you know...➡️ Danny wanted to be a heavy metal guitarist? ➡️ He started gigging around his hometown of Buffalo by the time he was 16 years old! 😲 ➡️ He graduated from Eastman and also the 1st edition of the Focus Year Basel in Switzerland! 💯➡️ He has 5 books and 3 video courses and resides in Austria where he performs, tours and teaches! 🌟💪Check out Danny's Links!Website/BooksNewest Course...2021-04-071h 02
Contrabass ConversationsDanny Ziemann on jazz bass soloingDanny Ziemann recently launched his latest book Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 2: Soloing, and the two of us decided to try something a little different. We hopped on Zoom with our basses and did a quasi interview/bass lesson on how to work on jazz bass soloing. I hope you enjoy this different format, and be sure to check out Danny’s new book on Amazon and follow him on Facebook! Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our Online Sheet...2021-02-041h 07
The Honesty Pill PodcastEp. 10 Jazz bassist Danny Ziemann takes it down an octave on the show todayMy guest today is a world renowned musician, course creator and author of a series of books from the acclaimed “Low Down Publishing” company, jazz bassist Danny Ziemann in the studio today. We’re going to talk about how his bass playing took him from living in the freezing cold tundra that is northern New York, to living all the way, in the freezing cold tundra that is Vienna, Austria. OK, maybe Vienna isn’t exactly a tundra, but everything seems freezing cold to me compared to southern California, so…there’s that. If you’ve ev...2020-11-301h 04
Contrabass ConversationsGiovanni Sanguineti on visual compositionIt was great to connect with Giovanni Sanguineti for the podcast. We start off talking about an online workshop that past podcast guest Danny Ziemann has been doing online. Giovanni is obsessed with learning and growing as a player, and we dig into a number of resources, including Dennis Whittaker's new series Incredibly Useful Exercises for Double Bass. We also talk about the time we spent together in Lucca, Giovanni's latest album Remember The Future, how he has been handling the pandemic, his visual approach to composition, and much more. Enjoy! Subscribe to the...2020-08-031h 18
Contrabass ConversationsKieran Hanlon on Bass Fest and EcclesI had a great time having Kieran Hanlon back on the podcast. In this episode, recorded on February 20, we talk about the Fredonia Bass Fest, which had recently wrapped up and which had past podcast guests Danny Ziemann and Lauren Pierce as guest artists. We also dig into Kieran’s new trio edition (bass, guitar, cello) of the Eccles Sonata, the interesting self-care topic that came up at the Bass Fest, and more. Enjoy! I’d also like to thank the sponsors who have supported us over the months and years. If you’d like to help...2020-04-0637 min
Contrabass ConversationsWhat Makes a Teacher Great?Today’s episode features the following past podcast guests on the topic of what makes a teacher great: George Amorim - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Caroline Emery - renowned UK bass teacher Bob Phillips - clinician and educator Paul Ellison - Rice University Guy Tuneh - soloist and chamber musician Lawrence Hurst - professor emeritus at Indiana University Ira Gold - National Symphony and Peabody Conservatory Johnny Hamil - Kansas City-based teacher Jory Herman - LA Phil Francois Rabbath - teacher and soloist Peter Tambroni - Chicago-area educator Tracy Rowell - Oberlin Conservatory Lawrence Wolfe - Bo...2020-03-0237 min
Contrabass ConversationsLow Down Publishing with Danny ZiemannDanny Ziemann has recently launched a new music education-focused publishing company called Low Down Publishing. This team of experienced music educators seeks to help you cut through the clutter by curating the best books for music teachers and independent learners. Danny and his team are in the middle of an Indiegogo campaign to launch their first five titles. Be sure to check out their website for more details and how you can be a part of the process in the creation of these new educational materials! image courtesy of discoverdoublebass.com More from Da...2019-11-0730 min
Contrabass ConversationsAdam Booker and Danny Ziemann on jazz educationBoth Danny Ziemann and Adam Booker have appeared on the podcast before, and I thought that it would be fun and valuable to sit down with both of them and chat about the state of the union in terms of jazz education. This is a great conversation that covers all kinds of important topics like mindset, professionalism, challenges unique to jazz bass education, and much more. Enjoy! Learn more: Adam on Contrabass Conversations Danny on Contrabass Conversations Danny’s Discover Double Bass courses Listen to Contrabass Conversations with ou...2019-06-2729 min
Contrabass ConversationsDanny Ziemann on jazz harmonyIt’s great to get a chance to sit down again with Danny Ziemann, one of my favorite podcast guests. Danny recently put out a book titled Topics in Jazz Bass Vol. 1 - Harmony. We dig into harmonic considerations for bassists, the dangers of trying to make lines unnecessarily hip without really understanding the harmony, practicing, and much more! Follow along with Danny’s adventures on Facebook, and check out his online courses here on Discover Double Bass. Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is spon...2019-02-1444 min
Contrabass ConversationsDominic Duval Jr.As the son of Dominic Duval Sr. (Cecil Taylor’s bassist for a decade), Dominic Duval Jr. grew up immersed in the world of avant-garde jazz. Dominic attended the Eastman School of Music, working with James VanDemark and Jeff Campbell. He has performed at venues like Carnegie Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, and many New York jazz clubs. The classmate of former podcast guests Danny Ziemann and Eric Steffens, Dominic and I dig into all kinds of topics, like: playing cruise ships (it can be a crazy gig!) daily routines the highs and lows of a mus...2018-04-3056 min
Contrabass ConversationsThe Bass Player's Guide to the TrioWhen I heard that Danny Ziemann was filming courses for Discover Double Bass, I couldn’t wait to sit down with Danny and Discover Double Bass founder Geoff Chalmers to learn more details about the project. Both Danny and Geoff are past podcast guests, and they happen to be two of my favorite people in the bass world. This new course is called The Bass Player’s Guide to the Trio. It’s set to launch on April 24th, and you will be able to pick it up at disoverdoublebass.com. Learn more about what’s offered i...2018-04-1742 min
Contrabass ConversationsChoosing Strings - What's Right for You?Today’s episode is a deep-dive into double bass strings. We take a look at D’Addario’s Kaplan, Zyex, and Helicore strings and learn more about how these strings play, feel, and sound. You’ll hear perspectives on strings from the following D’Addario Orchestral Artists: Alexis Cuadrado - New York-based jazz bassist, composer, and educator Andres Martin - Mexico-based soloist and composer Barry Green - Inner Game of Music author and clinician Claus Freudenstein - Bassmonsters founder Daniel Kimbro - Grammy-nominated bassist for Jerry Douglas Band Danny Ziemann - jazz bassist and educator Da...2018-04-0629 min
Explore New Full Audiobooks in Romance, HistoricalCode of the West: A Western Story by Zane GreyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/295784to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Code of the West: A Western Story
Author: Zane Grey
Narrator: Danny Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
Release date: July 25, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 6
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Hot-blooded Georgiana Stockwell will break a man’s heart while he’s eating out of her hand. Moving from the East to join her schoolteacher sister in the rugged wilds of Tonto Basin, Arizona, Georgiana makes quite an impression. Despite her sister’s best efforts, Georgiana creates a culture clash as her modern...2017-07-2511h 35
Explore New Full Audiobooks in Romance, HistoricalRogue River Feud: A Western Story by Zane GreyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/296303to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Rogue River Feud: A Western Story
Author: Zane Grey
Narrator: Danny Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
Release date: July 4, 2017
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4
Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Along the notorious Rogue River, gold seekers, crazed by the discovery of nuggets that made them rich overnight, are at war with one another. The river itself swarms with salmon, bringing along with them another kind of wealth and violent fighting between fishermen and the fish-packing monopoly. Into this scene comes Keven Bell...2017-07-0410h 24
Contrabass ConversationsNews HourNews Hour is my new experiment—let me know what you think! Send me news and feedback at feedback@contrabassconversations.com This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut. Enter the D’Addario strings giveaway for Contrabass Conversations listeners at contrabassconversations.com/strings! News: “Round Two” with David Allen Moore - contrabassconversations.com/davidallenmoore new video fr...2016-11-3030 min
Contrabass ConversationsDanny Ziemann on Jazz Bass LinesDanny Ziemann couldn’t find a book on bass lines that worked for him. So he created The Low Down. Now he’s released his second volume, and he’s looking to expand way beyond that. Danny is committed to teaching the fundamentals in a clear, step-by-step process. It’s a fresh approach to jazz bass pedagogy from the mind of a committed music educator. Learn more about this dynamic young musician in this interview! Links to check out: Danny’s website The Low Down Vol. 1 and2016-09-0737 min