Neal Miner - NYC Jazz Bassist — Discover Double Bass

Interview with NEAL MINER

Welcome to the final instalment of our series of interviews and performances with some of the most exciting bass players on the New York scene. In this week's episode, we meet one of my personal all time favourite bassists, Neal Miner. Known for his hard-swinging bass lines, rich bass tone, and tasteful solos, Neal is one of New York's most in-demand bassists. From his high profile gig with jazz superstar Jane Monheit, to his regular club gigs at venues like Mezzrow and Smalls, Neal is out there each night playing his best music, then getting the subway home!

There’s also a very special solo performance at the end of the video of a classic jazz standard that you don’t want to miss.

Huge thank you to Neal for joining us to 'talk bass'. If hope you enjoy this one as much as I did, please join us in the comments section on YouTube to keep the conversation going.

Timecodes

00:00 Introduction
00:53 Neal's regular gigs
02:46 Qualities for top level jazz gigs
03:57 Jazz bass innovator, Tommy Williams
05:08 Studying classical music
07:34 Walking bass influences
08:45 Transcription
10:02 Teaching walking bass
11:14 Guts and walking bass
12:10 Strings
16:05 Amps & pickups
19:38 Right hand technique
21:52 Articulations
28:40 Intonation and gut strings
30:55 Gut String Records
34:42 Dennis Irwin
37:51 Upcoming projects
42:24 Solo Performance