Artist Room - Jeff Bradetich: the Double Bass as a Solo Instrument

Jeff Bradetich has been and is still one of the most important figures in the double bass solo scene. As a soloist he has performed all over the world and as a pedagogue he brought forward countless incredible musicians and instrumentalists. In this conversation he talks to Dominik Wagner about the double bass as a solo instrument, its past and its possible future.

[@chainofsounds]

Interesting thoughts, thank you!

[@JackHenry70mew]

omg it was dw's andres martin concerto for double bass that got me totally obsessed with him. it's so exciting to hear this conversation and know what they b talking about

[@SteveAbrahall]

Thanks for that! Just a few thoughts.
Bertram Turetzky is a fantastic bass player he's 91 at the time of writing but is well worth checking out, his book The Contemporary Contrabass is also a great book to direct composers to, not just bass players.
We didn't have good steal strings until about 1950 - 1960, I think this is one of the issues that held the bass up as a solo instrument.
Also if people want to visit a bit of history this is well worth a look .... the first international double bass competition back in the 1970's .... with a young Jeff Bradetich!
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[@nemo227]

I love the bass when it's played with resonance so the audience can get the full flavor of each note.

[@themusiccovenant]

Amazing

[@AlexProudfoot1]

Dominik, how might Alexander Technique affect your playing and living? I was fortunate, age seventeen, to come across this and found more spaciousness.

[@Jesuswinsbirdofmichigan]

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