Soloing Masterclass
Seven Improvisations: Modes of Expression
About this masterclass
Bassist Stephan Crump performs a solo bass concert exploring different points of departure for improvisation — from fully open playing to improvisations built on melodic or rhythmic fragments, smaller structures, and entire song forms.
Recorded live at the New Music Summit at the ISB Convention in State College, PA. A chance to watch seven distinct approaches to solo improvisation unfold in performance.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Seven Improvisations: Modes of Expression51m 7s
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Stephan Crump is a bassist and composer, born in Memphis and based in Brooklyn since 1994. He studied at Amherst College (Bachelor of Music, composition with Lewis Spratlin, Sundquist Prize) and spent a year of classical bass study in Paris. He is known for his long association with pianist Vijay Iyer, including the Grammy-nominated album Historicity, and for leading the all-string Rosetta Trio with guitarists Liberty Ellman and Jamie Fox. He has also led the quartet Rhombal (with Tyshawn Sorey, Ellery Eskelin and Adam O'Farrill) and recorded duos with Mary Halvorson and Steve Lehman. On Mike's Master Classes, his course Seven Improvisations: Modes of Expression is a solo bass concert recorded live at the New Music Summit at the ISB Convention in State College, PA. It presents seven approaches to improvising, from fully open playing to improvisations built on melodic or rhythmic fragments, smaller structures and entire song forms.