Daniel Casimir Interview/Performance

A huge thank you to Daniel for taking time out of his busy touring schedule to join me at the DDB office and discuss our love of jazz bass. From his musical origins to what he's learnt playing on some of the biggest stages, we cover a ton in this video!

Meet Daniel

In this video, we meet U.K based Daniel Casimir to discuss his career and experience of working on the London jazz scene. Daniel is an incredible bassist, band leader and composer who's equally at home as a side man, or leading his own big band. He's played with numerous esteemed musicians both in the U.K and across the globe and his most recent album, Balance, has been nominated for Jazzwize Album of the Year.

We cover Daniel's switch from electric to upright bass, his inspirations, composition and arranging for a big band, his technique, gear and setup and much more. There was also time for a short solo performance of the classic jazz standard, Beatrice by Sam Rivers.

Timecodes:

00:00 Introduction
01:01 Meet Daniel
02:12 Daniel's Albums
04:10 Daniel's Double Bass
06:32 Strings and setup
08:20 Early playing and technique
12:00 Switching from electric to upright
14:05 Influential bassists
15:30 Transcription
16:30 Playing in jam sessions
18:00 Studying composition
19:05 Advice for students
21:45 Improvisation
23:40 Daniel's practice
25:20 Bass gear
27:50 Solo performance