Sean Conly's guest appearances

Sean Conly

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

OwlTail

I had a great time chatting with bassist, composer, and educator Sean Conly during my recent trip to New York City. Sean studied with  Rufus Reid and  Todd Coolman at William Paterson University and has worked with Freddie Hubbard, Regina Carter, Nicholas Payton, and many other prominent jazz artists. Sean also teaches for The Bass Collective in New York, which emphasizes learning by doing and faculty performing alongside students.  We talk about this approach to education and its benefits, life on the road, Sean’s path from Colorado and Kansas to New York City, how he established himself in NYC, and much more! Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: A440 Violin Shop An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, A440's commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. The Bass Violin Shop The Bass Violin Shop offers the Southeast’s largest inventory of laminate, hybrid and carved double basses. Whether you are in search of the best entry-level laminate, or a fine pedigree instrument, there is always a unique selection ready for you to try. Trade-ins and consignments welcome! Upton Bass String Instrument Company Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. D'Addario Strings 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.   Steve Swan String Bass Steve Swan String Bass features the West Coast’s largest selection of double basses between Los Angeles and Canada.  Located in Burlingame, just south of San Francisco, their large retail showroom holds about 70 basses on display. Their new basses all feature professional setups and come with a cover at no additional cost. Used and consignment instruments receive any needed repairs and upgrades before getting a display position on the sales floor.   Kolstein Music The Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop was founded by Samuel Kolstein in 1943 as a Violin and Bow making establishment in Brooklyn, New York. Now on Long Island, over 60 years later, Kolstein’s has built a proud reputation for quality, craftsmanship and expertise in both the manufacture and repair of a whole range of stringed instruments, and has expanded to a staff of twelve experts in restoration, marketing and production.   Contrabass Conversations production team:  Jason Heath, host Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing Mitch Moehring, audio engineer  Trevor Jones, publication and promotion Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging  Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

I had a great time chatting with bassist, composer, and educator <a href="https://www.seanconly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sean Conly</a> during my recent trip to New York City. Sean studied with <a href="https://contrabassconversations.com/2008/07/12/cbc-87-rufus-reid-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rufus Reid</a> and <a href="https://contrabassconversations.com/2016/05/26/cbc-216-todd-coolman-jazz-bass-lines-recording-projects-classical-foundations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Todd Coolman</a> at William Paterson University and has worked with Freddie Hubbard, Regina Carter, Nicholas Payton, and many other prominent jazz artists. Sean also teaches for <a href="https://thecollective.edu/faculty/sean-conly/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bass Collective</a> in New York, which emphasizes learning by doing and faculty performing alongside students.  We talk about this approach to education and its benefits, life on the road, Sean’s path from Colorado and Kansas to New York City, how he established himself in NYC, and much more! <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!</a> Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/a440" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A440 Violin Shop</a> An institution in the Roscoe Village neighborhood for over 20 years, <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/a440" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A440</a>'s commitment to fairness and value means that we have many satisfied customers from the local, national, and international string playing communities. Our clients include major symphony orchestras, professional orchestra and chamber music players, aspiring students, amateur adult players, all kinds of fiddlers, jazz and commercial musicians, university music departments, and public schools. <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/bassviolinshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bass Violin Shop</a> The <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/bassviolinshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bass Violin Shop</a> offers the Southeast’s largest inventory of laminate, hybrid and carved double basses. Whether you are in search of the best entry-level laminate, or a fine pedigree instrument, there is always a unique selection ready for you to try. Trade-ins and consignments welcome! <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/uptonbass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Upton Bass String Instrument Company</a> Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/strings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D'Addario Strings</a> This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/daddario2" rel="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. <a href="https://steveswanstringbass.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Swan String Bass</a> Steve Swan String Bass features the West Coast’s largest selection of double basses between Los Angeles and Canada.  Located in Burlingame, just south of San Francisco, their large retail showroom holds about 70 basses on display. Their new basses all feature professional setups and come with a cover at no additional cost. Used and consignment instruments receive any needed repairs and upgrades before getting a display position on the sales floor. <a href="http://kolstein.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kolstein Music</a> The Samuel Kolstein Violin Shop was founded by Samuel Kolstein in 1943 as a Violin and Bow making establishment in Brooklyn, New York. Now on Long Island, over 60 years later, Kolstein’s has built a proud reputation for quality, craftsmanship and expertise in both the manufacture and repair of a whole range of stringed instruments, and has expanded to a staff of twelve experts in restoration, marketing and production. Contrabass Conversations production team: <ul> <li><a href="http://doublebassblog.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Heath</a>, host</li> <li>Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing</li> <li><a href="http://mitchmoehring.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mitch Moehring</a>, audio engineer</li> <li><a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/2016/04/20/cbc-205-trevor-jones-on-musical-pit-work-scheduling-creativity-and-finding-balance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Trevor Jones,</a> publication and promotion</li> <li>Krista Kopper, archival and cataloging</li> </ul> <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/subscribe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a> to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!

541: Sean Conly on being a working jazz musician