Flying with a Double Bass with Yuri Goloubev

✈️🎶 Tips and Tricks for (in)Frequent Flyers - Interview/Performance

Acclaimed jazz bassist Yuri Goloubev flies on planes a lot with his double bass and has been accident-free for many, many years. So we asked him about his tricks and tips to make flying with your bass as smooth and painless as possible, who to fly with, and what to say. Also, make sure to check out Yuri's stunning walking bass demonstration over the jazz standard 'If I Should Lose You' by Ralph Rainger.

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Yuri Goloubev is a virtuoso double bassist who has worked in both the classical and jazz worlds. He has played worldwide at a huge number of concert halls and jazz festivals, with artists such as Bob James, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Gwilym Simcock, Pablo Held, Tim Garland, and Norma Winstone. Yuri recently released an album, 'Two Chevrons Apart', which features Tim Garland, John Turville, and Asaf Sirkis (Basho Records, 2020), and is also a teacher and professor of double bass at the Royal Welsh College of Music. Watch our other interviews with Yuri below.


Yuri’s other interviews

Thumb Position Technique with Yuri Goloubev

Jazz bassist Yuri Goloubev chats about his playing, technique, and experiences, plus there’s a solo performance of Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kosma.

Double Bass Setup

Yuri Goloubev tells us his double bass, strings, and his preferred setup, which is quite unusual.


Behind the Scenes

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