Phil Donkin Interview/Performance - Fast Tempos and Transcription

In this video, I meet one of the jazz bass world's most in-demand players, Phil Donkin, who has worked with artists including John Abercrombie, Shai Maestro, Gwilym Simcock, Kenny Wheeler and Jonathan Kreisberg. We discuss Phil's musical journey and approach to improvised music. There's a range of topics and I found it hugely inspiring to learn about Phil's approach to jazz bass; if you aspire to play gigs with the jazz world's greats, it's well worth taking the time to hear his story.

There's also a tasteful rendition of a classic jazz standard to wrap things up, which you don't want to miss. In the discussion, topics include:

00:00 Introduction
01:03 Who do you play with?
03:04 Jazz bass & studying classical music
06:50 Four key albums that inspired you
09:23 Bravery in music
11:48 Electric and upright bass
14:25 Moving from London to New York
18:11 Jam sessions and how to fit in
19:30 Moving to Berlin
21:57 Recording without a harmony instrument
25:13 Bass equipment
28:33 Playing uptempo walking bass lines
35:40 Transcription
40:18 What’s next for you?
42:50 Playing a different instrument
43:59 Improvisational approaches
45:07 Performance

Phil's YouTube videos mentioned:
   • LOUDER: Cherokee 400bpm  
   • Lennie Tristano's Line up on Double B...  

Phil's social links:
Bandcamp: https://phildonkin1.bandcamp.com/
Instagram:   / donkin.phil  
Facebook:   / philip.donkin  

Be sure to check out the behind-the-scenes photos and a full list of links to people and topics discussed in this video at https://discoverdoublebass.com/interv...

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