Frank Proto's guest appearances

Frank Proto

Contrabass Conversations

David Allen

Paul Simon

Brian Johnson

Willie Nelson

Henry Chen

William Parker

Steve Metcalf

Scott Dixon

John Davis

Chris West

Leonard Bernstein

Paul Johnson

Miles Brown

Kevin Brown

Rick Jones

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Jazz is Frank Proto's native language. Growing up in Brooklyn, Frank spent his days studying with Fred Zimmermann and his nights hanging out at Birdland. I love hearing Frank describe what it was like studying with Fred. In fact, Frank's lesson slot was right after Charles Mingus. Talk about being a part of jazz history! Frank's journey from the jazz clubs of New York City to the Cincinnati Symphony is remarkable...and that's putting it mildly! Here are just a few of his many career highlights:  Bassist and composer-in-residence for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Over 20 large-scale works premiered by CSO Countless shorter works and arrangements premiered by CSO Over 400 performances of Carmen Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra Over 500 performances of Casey at the Bat Composed music for Dave Brubeck, Eddie Daniels, Duke Ellington, Cleo Laine, Benjamin Luxon, Sherill Milnes, Gerry Mulligan, Roberta Peters, François Rabbath, Ruggerio Ricci, Doc Severinsen, Richard Stoltzman and Lucero Tena  I could go on and on. Frank has impacted the world of the double bass immensely. But he has gone way beyond that. Best of all, he hasn't slowed down. In fact, he is continuing to explore new ideas and unexpected collaborations. I can't wait to see what he does next. Links to check out: Frank Proto on Wikipedia Liben Music (Frank’s publishing company) Brandeis Jazz Festival - Fred Zimmermann, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, George Russell Brandeis Jazz Festival (YouTube) All About Rosie (YouTube) Harry Lookofsky: Stringsville ‘Round Midnight - Harry Lakoofsky performance (YouTube) Music featured in this episode (all written by Frank)  Sonata No. 2 - with Catalin Rotaru Sonata No. 3 - with Szymon Marciniak Sketches of Gershwin - with Eddie Daniels String Quartet No. 1 Duo for Viola and Double Bass My Name is Citizen Soldier Variations on Dixie Ghost in Machine  Thanks to our sponsor! 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!

Jazz is Frank Proto's native language. Growing up in Brooklyn, Frank spent his days studying with Fred Zimmermann and his nights hanging out at Birdland. I love hearing Frank describe what it was like studying with Fred. In fact, Frank's lesson slot was right after Charles Mingus. Talk about being a part of jazz history! Frank's journey from the jazz clubs of New York City to the Cincinnati Symphony is remarkable...and that's putting it mildly! Here are just a few of his many career highlights: <ul> <li>Bassist and composer-in-residence for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra</li> <li>Over 20 large-scale works premiered by CSO</li> <li>Countless shorter works and arrangements premiered by CSO</li> <li>Over 400 performances of Carmen Fantasy for Trumpet and Orchestra</li> <li>Over 500 performances of Casey at the Bat</li> <li>Composed music for Dave Brubeck, Eddie Daniels, Duke Ellington, Cleo Laine, Benjamin Luxon, Sherill Milnes, Gerry Mulligan, Roberta Peters, François Rabbath, Ruggerio Ricci, Doc Severinsen, Richard Stoltzman and Lucero Tena</li> </ul> I could go on and on. Frank has impacted the world of the double bass immensely. But he has gone way beyond that. Best of all, he hasn't slowed down. In fact, he is continuing to explore new ideas and unexpected collaborations. I can't wait to see what he does next. Links to check out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Proto" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Frank Proto on Wikipedia</a> <a href="https://www.liben.com/FPList.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Liben Music</a> (Frank’s publishing company) <a href="https://www.discogs.com/Gunther-Schuller-And-George-Russell-Brandeis-Jazz-Festival/release/2148930" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brandeis Jazz Festival</a> - Fred Zimmermann, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, George Russell <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLSDXbIPdSw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Brandeis Jazz Festival</a> (YouTube) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqPYqgXmn7k" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">All About Rosie</a> (YouTube) <a href="http://www.jazzwax.com/2015/10/harry-lookofsky-stringsville.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Harry Lookofsky: Stringsville</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk_sRwRoDf4&amp;list=PLrcrBnlpJGodsda3JaXUitK5LMNMp_sYi" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">‘Round Midnight - Harry Lakoofsky performance</a> (YouTube) Music featured in this episode (all written by Frank) <ul> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/son2dbproto.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonata No. 2</a> - with Catalin Rotaru</li> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/son3dbproto.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sonata No. 3</a> - with Szymon Marciniak</li> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/sketches.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sketches of Gershwin</a> - with Eddie Daniels</li> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/ESP.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">String Quartet No. 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/ESP.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duo for Viola and Double Bass</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/soldier.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Name is Citizen Soldier</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/vardix.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Variations on Dixie</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.liben.com/Ghost.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ghost in Machine</a></li> </ul> Thanks to our sponsor! This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/daddario1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">D’Addario Strings</a>! Check out their <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/daddario2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zyex strings</a>, 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 <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/strings" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">contrabassconversations.com/strings</a>!

255: Frank Proto on jazz influences, bebop violin, and deadlines