‘Rehearsing as we did in Belgium prior to the recording was a lot more interesting and unusual than doing so in Melbourne, but the opposite may be true for Janos. Maybe we were fresher approaching our instruments, because there was no opportunity to practise immediately before the recording.’
Based in New York, Linda Oh is back at Wangaratta Jazz festival this year. She’s travelling with her quartet (Sam Sadigursky on tenor saxophone, Fabian Almazan on piano and Kendrick Scott on drums) all outstanding young talents on the New York jazz scene. At Wangaratta, she’s playing with this ensemble, and also in Fabian Almazan’s …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? My dad was playing double bass in the Army Reserve Band when I was in primary school and I guess that was my first experience with the instrument. He then showed …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing electric bass when I was 8 and picked up the double when I was 15. I remember I started to play because my primary school really encouraged everybody …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing electric bass in early high school to start my first rock band more out of necessity. There were three guitarists and it was like,” one of us needs …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? Back in High School, I was a blues/ rock guitarist. (weren’t we all?) One day, when I was 15, the music teacher caught me trying to play a Bb shuffle on …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? In high school I played the trombone in the school big band. It was really boring so I decided to try electric bass. It looked a lot more interesting playing bass …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing bass due to my very enthusiastic and generous parents and good old fashioned guilt- My Dad being a music teacher brought home a bass for me from school …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I picked up the bass when I was 19, pretty late really. The big band I was playing saxophone in needed a bass player, so I just switched. I think something …
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When did you start playing bass and why? For example, was there a ‘moment’ when it came to you as a calling or vocation? I started playing when I was eight so I could play with my older cousin who played guitar. He kind of pushed me into it, but I loved it. There’s no …
