Double Bass double bass women

[Malgos]

Hello everyone!

I am Malgosia and I am a student of double bass performance in Gdansk.
Here, in Poland, a woman playing double bass is still a rarity and that is why I would like to write a thesis about women and double basses.

So right now I am trying to find women playing this great and beautiful instrument - solo players, leaders of groups in orchestras, composers or professors.

I will be very grateful for any information from you.

THANK YOU )

I wish you all the best

mcb

 

[pklima]

Witaj Małgosiu!

You might want to ask this question over in the double bass side of the forum. There are also a few female bassists who hang out there and might be a great resource for your thesis.

There are lots of female DB players in the amateur bluegrass/old-time/trad. folk scene in the US. Out of all the folk bassists I've met when I was living in Texas, perhaps 1/3 were female.

 

[j-raj]

Kristen Korb is an amazing Upright Bassist and Vocalist!

www.kristinkorb.com

... but pklima is right... I'm going to move this over to the DB side.

 

[Ed Fuqua]

Or Mary Ann McSweeney or Melissa Slocum or Nikki Parrot or Noriko Ueda (for jazz bassists) or Joelle Leandre or Orin O'Brien or Linda MacKnight or June Rothenburg....

 

[j-raj]

Nikki is a great player... Ed, is she still playing with Les Paul at Iridium?

 

[Cambass123]

I recommend looking into information on Diana Gannet....she is the double bass professor at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and a former student of Gary Karr. She is an incredible player.

 

[nicklloyd]

And my personal favorite... although she's dead, Jim.

http://www.redhotjazz.com/thelmaterry.html

 

[Malgos]

These names are very interesting )
especially the last one. Thank you.

greetings from Poland

 

[RevGroove]

Try Fojo:

http://www.myspace.com/sexybassplaya

 

[hdiddy]

She sings better than she plays tho IMO.

http://www.belindaunderwood.com/

 

[Rob Palmer]

Chase up Paula Gardiner from Wales or Gill Alexander, Suffolk. Both solid professionals.

 

[jazzbass72]

I really like Miriam Sullivan's playing too, she's solid! I couldn't find a personal website, but here's a link to an interview:

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/life...45050_obs_miriam_sullivan_s_fine_bassline.asp

and also, watch out for another Australian musician (NYC based)... better known as a pianist, but scary on upright bass too: Cathy Harley.

-Marco

P.S. Ed, I agree with you, Noriko Ueda is killin'... I caught her live brunch set at the Blue Note last week. I was like, whoa!

 

[Snarf]

Esperanza Spaulding.

http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/

She's 20 years old, and teaching at Berklee. MONSTER player and singer.

 

[Farin]

Esperanza Spaulding.

http://www.esperanzaspalding.com/

She's 20 years old, and teaching at Berklee. MONSTER player and singer.

+1
I saw here with Joe Lovano, and holly crap! (Not bad for a girl) lol

 

[Malgos]

WOW,

what a great news!!!
It looks like there are some women in this business. Good.

thanks
malgos

 

[Bass Barrister]

Petya, or Petia, Bagovska, is a well-known Bulgarian bassist who has done much to advance women bassists. She is presently here in Chicago but spends much time in Eurpoe as well.

http://www.bagovska.com/bass/

I love Gdansk. Unfortunately, it's been been way too long since I last visited.

 

[Aval2ach]

Hej Małgosiu,

there's a "bass women" from Italy, also playing Double Bass. Here is her website:

www.antonellamazza.com

Try her "jazz" photo gallery, most of her pictures from there are with the DB

She also owns a sweet pink Warwick

 

[PCPlod]

There's a twelve year old just joined Bruocsella Symphony Orchestra bass section called Elodie. She plays on a half size bass and has played for five years. She will be doing her first concert with us in Brugge on 10th June.
What about Chi-Chi Nwanoku from the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment (CD of Vanhal and Dittersdorf)?

 

[Aaron Saunders]

There's also Brandi Disterheft here in Canada. She's a wonderful player -- leads her own quartet, and plays with Laila Biali's groups (I saw her with Laila's trio and bought their CD immediately at intermission.) Great bass player, and a Humber College graduate.

Brandi's site: http://www.brandidisterheft.com/

 

[damonsmith]

I'd say Joëlle Léandre again. She is amazing. I have been fortunate enough to to get to work with her and study with her. You can a hear a track from our quartet cd "Cruxes" on my Myspace page.
She a great person, and strict teacher and a wonderful player.
there is also a page about her here:
http://efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mleandre.html
Another great classical player is Christine Hoch
http://www.christinehoock.de/
Lee Ann Crocker plays in The San Francisco Symphony
http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/artist.asp?nodeid=275&callid=65&roleid=5
A fantastic Bay Area Bass player I like to play with is:
http://lisamezzacappa.com/