Name: 表紙デビッド・グロスマンとの質疑応答 (On the Cover: David Grossman Q & A)
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and I play the bass in the New York Philharmonic.

in terms of the arts  and exposure to the arts.

And further, being born into an artistic family, we were always surrounded by the arts.

My father is a photographer and an opera singer, and my mom was also a great musician, so there

certainly have been huge  artistic influences on me.

Piano was actually my first instrument, but

I was drawn to the bass because it's the foundation,

You're always alone as a pianist, and [with] the bass you have more opportunity to play in different groups,

Certainly the bass is very challenging on a number of different levels.

We have quite a lot of distance to travel up and down the instrument compared to a violin.

Also, certainly traveling with the bass itself is quite a challenge at times.

I was drawn to the feel of the music, the rhythmic feel.

As Duke Ellington said, "It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing."

They're called "The Bass of Both Worlds."

The classical one is all transcriptions mostly that I've done for pieces originally for other

instruments that I've decided to transcribe for the bass.

My jazz record — also under that name — is, I had a great time recording it.

It's mostly originals I wrote for my jazz sextet.

And I play the piano still, and I compose, and oh yeah, and I play jazz.

I teach at the Manhattan School of Music, and next year will be teaching also at Mannes.

There have been so many great weeks here.

One thing that comes to mind is when Maazel would conduct "Petrushka" and toward the

end he would kind of  parody or act the part

of the puppet, which was amazing to me because

the audience couldn't see that it was just for us.

That was a great moment and I got chills watching him do that ending as such.

What I love about performing in the Philharmonic is being surrounded by my colleagues,

who are the most incredibly talented musicians I've ever had the privilege of playing with.

They're constantly inspiring me to keep practicing, get better, understand more about music, and

Orin O'Brien has been and  continues to be a wonderful mentor,

not only to me but to so many generations of bass players.

It's been a privilege to study with her and an extra privilege to sit alongside her in