735: Chris Lightcap on forging a path in jazz

<p class="p1"><a href="https://www.chrislightcap.com/">Chris Lightcap</a> is a bassist and composer with over 80 album credits and six critically acclaimed albums of original music.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Chris is known for his work with Marc Ribot, Regina Carter, Craig Taborn, and many other noted artists, and his 2019 album SuperBigmouth was listed by Rolling Stone in their <a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/2019-jazz-albums-923949/"> Best Jazz of 2019</a> article.</p> <p class="p1"> </p> <p class="p1">We dig into Chris' early years, his circuitous path through the music world, his <a href= "https://burningambulance.com/2019/09/13/ba-podcast-46-chris-lightcap/"> appearance on the burning ambulance podcast</a>, and much more.</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Enjoy, and be sure to check out Chris and his great albums on his <a href="https://www.chrislightcap.com/">website</a> and follow along with him on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/chrislightcapmusic/">Facebook</a> snd <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/lightcapchris/">Instagram</a>!</p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!</em></a></span><span class= "s2"><br /></span></p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1">Check out my <a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/course">Beginner's Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href= "https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath">Discover Double Bass</a>!</span></p> <p class="p6"> </p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1">Contrabass Conversations production team:</span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li4"><span class="s3"><a href= "http://doublebassblog.org/"><span class="s1">Jason Heath</span></a></span><span class="s4">, host</span></li> <li class="li5"><span class="s5">Michael Cooper and Steve Hinchey, audio editing</span></li> <li class="li4"><span class="s3"><a href= "http://mitchmoehring.com/"><span