594: Olivier Babaz on Jazz Bowing
Olivier Babaz recently released his first course with Discover Double Bass. Titled Jazz Bowing, this incredibly cool course explores all kinds of cool bowing techniques that Olivier uses in his playing.
Lessons cover topics like:
Fundamentals of Bow Technique
Developing Arco Technique
Left Hand Technique and the Bow
We reference a video interview that Olivier filmed with Discover Double Bass founder Geoff Chalmers, and we dig into Olivier’s background, using kalina and bass, staying inspired, and many other topics.
Olivier is a fascinating musician and a very cool person, and I know you’ll enjoy checking out today’s chat with him as well as the new course!
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