We are excited to share part one of a three-part interview with Larry Grenadier. You can also check out a short performance we filmed with Larry and some behind-the-scenes photos below!

Founder of Discover Double Bass, Geoff Chalmers, interviewed Larry Grenadier when he was on his European tour with the Brad Mehldau Trio performing at the Barbican Centre, London. They had a great time backstage at the Barbican, talking about Larry’s experiences as a world-class jazz bassist.

In part one of this interview, Larry and Geoff discuss Larry’s experiences rehearsing and performing with the trio, Larry’s bass influences, and his experience preparing and making records including his latest solo album The Gleaners.

If you enjoy this video, please check out Part 2 of our interview where we discuss Larry’s technique, improvisation, learning and teaching the double bass.

Don’t miss part three of the interview in which they discuss and equipment, which will be released soon. Make sure you have subscribed to our newsletter at the bottom of this page to get all the updates!

We would like to thank the Barbican Centre and Serious.org.uk for making this interview possible.

Links

Larry Grenadier
The Gleaners
The Brad Mehldau Trio - Blackbird
Paul Motian - On Broadway Vol. 4
Manfred Eicher
Miroslav Vitouš
Barre Phillips
Mark Dresser
Stefano Scodanibbio
Rebecca Martin - When I Was Long Ago
Barbican Centre
Serious.org.uk

Check out Larry’s solo performance of his composition Pettiford which is based on the changes to Laverne Walk by the great Oscar Pettiford.

Behind the Scenes

We had a lot of fun putting the interview together, here’s a look behind the scenes.

Photos © Discover Double Bass

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