Dig, dig. I was just watching my Mingus DVD earlier this week. It's from his last European tour with Eric Dolphy.
Both very unique players. So you primarily play classical?
yeah. in my 1st year of my masters. Started late, though, so I always feel like I play catchup.
When did you start and why did you choose the classical route?
I was 19 when i started. Chose classical because i was originally a punk rock bassist going to school for theory. There was a "university prep" program at a local college (Canada) that was classically based, and they took a lot of people on potential, so I auditiond and got in there. It was all downhill from there lol. What about you?
That's much more interesting than my story. I had been playing both classical and jazz in high school. When I was told I couldn't do both, I chose the one that had a much more interesting role for a bassist. It's not that I didn't enjoy classical music. I felt as if I had a more integral role when only four musicians were playing. And soloing is a lot of fun.