Andrew Robb – Interview & Performance with Award Winning Jazz Bassist

In this video, we meet Andrew Robb – an award winning double bass player, arranger and teacher based in Scotland. This fascinating interview includes discussion of all aspects of Andrew's career, including competing in and winning Bass Europe's jazz competition; his background in both classical and jazz music; the use of the bow in jazz; transcription; releasing, recording and arranging an album for violin and double bass; and much more. It's a really interesting conversation with lots of brilliant advice for students of jazz and classical music. Also, don't miss the incredible solo performance of a Duke Ellington tune at the end of the video!

Andrew Robb is a sought-after teacher of the double bass and is currently accepting students. He has worked with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, The National Youth Jazz Collective, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland and The National Children’s Orchestra of Scotland. If you are interested in learning with Andrew, you can get in contact with him through his website here: https://www.andrewrobbmusic.com/contact/

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:14 European jazz bass competition
06:06 Andrew’s competition programme
09:20 Has this helped your teaching?
10:57 Common issues with students playing
12:41 Classical vs. jazz - the bow
13:40 Andrew’s bass background
16:35 Studying at Guildhall
19:35 Transcription and getting into jazz
26:46 Transferring transcriptions into your playing
31:00 Album Long Days Short Nights
38:15 Andrew’s bass
41:40 Find Andrew online
42:17 Solo performance

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