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Building Abundant Success!!© with Sabrina-MarieNabate' Isles GRAMMY® Winning Trumpeter talks Music Artistic Collaborating: Badia Farha, Mumu Fresh, Chuck D in "En Motion" ........GRAMMY® Winning TrumpeterIn This Episode, To Get Us in a Celebration of Music I Played 'Black Girl Magic" (feat. Badia Farha, Mumu Fresh & Nikki Grier) & Harlem Shake On "En Motion". Just a Couple Songs from the Amazing Nabate Isles'.Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter as well as a composer and producer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté is releasing his second album called, En Motion, to be released on Ropeadope Records in the Fall of 2022. The album features the core lineup of Sam Barsh (also the album’s producer), Eric Harland, Kaveh R...2025-02-0732 min
Locker Room - A Southland Christian Church PodcastGiants: Guilt & Shame, with Nate Head & Mike VandemarkShame is a necessary emotion. Shame can be helpful. The way we feel about our wrong decisions and choices is meant to steer us towards God, towards repentance and towards healing. If we never feel shame, it means something is broken inside of us. There are things that we should be ashamed of, but with God’s help we don’t need to stay there. Satan tries to manipulate our emotions in an effort to keep us locked up in our shame. He wants us to fixate on our sin, poor choices, bad decisions, to live in regr...2024-10-251h 15
Locked On Bills - Daily Podcast On The Buffalo BillsHow good can Buffalo Bills offensive line be in 2024 for Josh Allen after outstanding 2023 campaignThe Buffalo Bills offensive line experienced a breakthrough in 2023 in Aaron Kromer’s second season with the team but the unit enters 2024 with some new dynamics. Can it be better? What are the questions? On today’s episode, Host Joe Marino breaks down all of the dynamics surrounding the Buffalo Bills offensive line entering 2024. The show is focused on the Buffalo Bills, Sean McDermott, Brandon Beane, Joe Brady, Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins, David Edwards, Connor McGovern, O’Cyrus Torrence, Spencer Brown, La’El Collins, Ryan Vandemark, Alec Anderson, Sedrick Van Pran Granger, Tylan Grable, Travis Clayton, Will Clapp, Richard Gouriage...2024-07-0329 min
Building Abundant Success!!© with Sabrina-MarieNabate' Isles GRAMMY® Winning Trumpeter is "En Motion" with NEW Music in 2023 Plus a LOT More.........GRAMMY® Winning TrumpeterIn This Episode, To Get Us in a Happy Holiday Mood You Listened to Black Girl Magic (feat. Badia Farha, Mumu Fresh & Nikki Grier) & Harlem Shake On "En Motion". Just a Couple Songs from Great New Music from Nabate Isles'.Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter as well as a composer and producer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté is releasing his second album called, En Motion, to be released on Ropeadope Records in the Fall of 2022. The album features the core lineup of Sam Barsh (also the album’s prod...2022-12-1832 min
Building Abundant Success!!© with Sabrina-MarieNabaté Isles ~ GRAMMY® Honoree, Trumpeter “Eclectic Excursions” & MoreGrammy Award, Sirius XM The Grammy-winning trumpeter and composer was born and raised in New York City. Nabaté's debut album called, 'Eclectic Excursions' he's had a glorious career journey. During his high school years, Nabaté represented the fifth generation of jazz for the preview of the Louis Armstrong Archives, with trumpet greats Dr. Donald Byrd, "Doc" Cheatham, "Dizzy" Gillespie, Jimmy Owens, Jon Faddis and Wynton Marsalis. Nabaté also appeared in a Coca-Cola commercial, directed by John Singleton and produced by Roy Eaton. While attending Eastman, Nabaté was a featured soloist with the Rochester Pops Orchestra. Naba...2020-12-0133 min
Careers in Crescendo: Lessons for MusiciansInvent, reinvent, rinse, repeat. | S1E5IML student staff member Frances Inzenhofer interviews her own double-bass professor James VanDemark, who shares his thoughts about topics such as career paths, the "fundamental truths" of a musician, the importance of being kind in professional settings, and the role of the artist in society.2020-10-0227 min
Contrabass ConversationsDeveloping Your SoundToday’s episode features the following past podcast guests on the topic of developing your sound: Christine Hoock - German bassist and pedagogue Dan Styffe - Oslo Philharmonic David Allen Moore - LA Phil David Murray - Butler University Ethan Jodziewicz - newgrass artist James VanDemark - Eastman School of Music Mark Dresser - University of California San Diego Matthew McDonald - Berlin Philharmonic Pablo Aslan - tango bass specialist Thierry Barbe - Paris National Opera Volkan Orhon - University of Iowa Listen to more “best of” episodes at contrabassconversations.com/highlights. Listen to Contrabass Convers...2020-03-0529 min
The Mind Over Finger PodcastJames VanDemark: Technical Discipline & Interpretive Magic047 James VanDemark: Technical Discipline & Interpretive Magic This episode is full of inspiration and extremely useful information! Eastman School of Music Bass Professor, James VanDemark, offers us tip after great tip to bring our practice and performance to the next level! Among many topics, James talks to us about creating a technical discipline that leads to interpretive magic, and about on how crucial it is to have clear goals and setting the intention to build up our entire identity as an artist whenever we enter the practice room. He elaborates on the importance of:...2019-10-1855 min
Contrabass ConversationsBrett Shurtliffe on auditions and winter adventuresBrett Shurtliffe is the Associate Principal Bassist of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Brett is a former student of the Eastman School of Music, where he studied with James VanDemark, and of Duquesne University, where he studied with Jeffrey Turner. In 2003, Brett was the Top American Prizewinner at the International Society of Bassists Solo Competition, and two years later took 1st Prize at the ISB Orchestral Competition. Other honors include 1st Prize PADEASTA Solo Competition, and Top Honors for Double Bass at the National ASTA Solo Competition. Brett and I caught up at the 2019 International Society of...2019-08-1235 min
Contrabass ConversationsCareer Advice panel discussionToday’s episode features a Q&A panel with several clinicians from the 2019 Chicago Bass Festival. A big thanks goes to Liz Clawson for actually amplifying this panel discussion - I never got my acts together enough to make that happen The audience questions didn’t get caught on the microphone, but Liz restates most of the questions, and I break in to let you know what they asked a few times as well Moderator: Liz Clawson Panel: Jason Heath Tracy Rowell, Oberlin Conservatory James VanDemark, Eastman School of Music Sara...2019-04-1153 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 ConversationsEric Snoza on starting your own projectWe’re chatting with Eric Snoza of Fifth House Ensemble on today’s episode. Eric has built a remarkable career for himself as a chamber musician, educator, and entrepreneur, and we dig into the hows and whys of his journey. About Eric Snoza: Eric Snoza has been a double bass performer before he could even properly reach the fingerboard. He received his Bachelors and continuing Masters degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. At Eastman, Eric studied solo performance with one of the world’s leading double bass performers, James VanDemark. He has per...2018-01-0854 min
Contrabass ConversationsHalloween Special: The Curse of the Dittersdorf starring James VanDemarkCan a piece of music be cursed? After hearing this tale of repeatedly bizarre circumstances surrounding James VanDemark's repeated Dittersdorf Concerto performances, you'll be asking that same question! A big thank you to James for his idea for this episode, and be sure to check out James' past podcast appearance for more about his career as a double bass performer and teacher.2017-10-3117 min
Contrabass ConversationsKieran Hanlon on teaching the fundamentalsKieran Hanlon is Assistant Professor of String Bass and Jazz at The State University of New York at Fredonia. In addition to his teaching, Kieran is a first call performer in both the classical and jazz idioms, and enjoys a diverse performing career in both genres across Upstate New York and Pennsylvania. We dig into all kinds of topics, including: what it was like starting college as a violin and jazz bass student Kieran’s varied career path going to Eastman for orchestral studies with James VanDemark studying wth Steve Molina and Colin Corner nuts & bolts te...2017-07-0332 min
Contrabass ConversationsJames VanDemark on boxing, projection, and 40 years of teaching at EastmanJames VanDemark just celebrated his 40th year of teaching at the Eastman School of Music. His students have held positions with many of the world’s major orchestras, including the Cleveland, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Minnesota, San Francisco, Singapore, Taiwan, and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Rochester Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Oregon Symphony, and the orchestras of Syracuse, Buffalo and Wichita. We dig into many topics, including: boxing and what it has done for James as well as his students the experience of being a principal bassist of a professional orchestra at 17 how he ca...2017-06-1255 min
Contrabass ConversationsEric Steffens on Vienna, studying abroad, and life in a German orchestraI have had a great time following along with Eric Steffens and his remarkable career over the years. Starting off at Eastman studying with James VandeMark and then heading to Vienna to work with Alois Posch in Vienna, Eric won a position in 2012 as principal bass of the Philharmonie Südwestfalen. What's extra-cool to me is that Eric was my very first serious bass student. We worked together in the early 2000s, and it has been so cool seeing where life has taken him. We cover all sorts of topics: working with Jeff Ca...2017-01-2534 min
Contrabass ConversationsKatie Ernst on Singing, Jazz Bass, and CreativityToday’s episode features jazz bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst. Katie was recently featured in the Chicago Reader, and Jason Moran describes her as “a great bassist, composer, and lyricist, she has an uncanny ability to mix traditions... following her voice is like reading a great novel." She is one of Chicago’s most active young bassists, with two recent album releases: her solo project Little Words and her trio album Twin Talk. We talk about Katie’s years growing up in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, her “yearly check-ins” at the Birch Creek Music Performance Center with Jeff Campbe...2016-06-2044 min
Backstage PassBackstage Pass with James VanDemark and Barry SnyderDouble bassist James VanDemark and pianist Barry Snyder, both from the Eastman School of Music2010-03-0300 min
Contrabass ConversationsJeff Turner Interview part 2We’re wrapping up the interview with Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner that we began on episode 26 of the podcast, plus featuring music from U.K.-based bassist Leon Bosch’s new album titled The British Double Bass on this week’s episode of the podcast. About Jeff Turner: Principal Bass Jeffrey Turner joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1987. He served as Principal Bass of the New American Chamber Orchestra from 1984 to 1986 and became a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1986. Mr. Turner, a native of South Carolina, holds a Bachelor of Music degree...2008-01-1850 min
Contrabass ConversationsJeff Turner InterviewIt is my pleasure to bring you this great interview with Pittsburgh Symphony principal bassist Jeff Turner for this week's episode of Contrabass Conversations. Jeff has excellent advice for musicians, and he reflects on his early years on the instrument in this very engaging interview. You will also be hearing a double bass feature from the Lascivious Biddies on this episode. Enjoy! About Jeff Jeffrey Turner is the Director of Orchestral Studies at Duquesne University, where he serves as conductor of the Duquesne Symphony Orchestra. A native of South Carolina, Mr. Turner holds a...2007-06-2430 min