754: Kris Funn on life in the greatest city in America

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, <a href="https://funndamentals.com/">Kris Funn</a> is part of the jazz faculty at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Kris released his first debut album, <a href= "https://cornerstoremusic.com/">Cornerstore</a>, in 2017, and he is an active performer internationally and in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We dig into all kinds of topics, like what Baltimore is like (and if HBO’s show <a href= "https://www.hbo.com/the-wire">The Wire</a> captured the city’s essence!), Kris’ upbringing and musical background, the <a href= "https://funndamentals.com/art/">art and writing</a> he has begun to create during the pandemic, stories from the road, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to follow Kris on <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/349jorux4l3mHL2IF9k40Z">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/krisfunn">Facebook</a>, <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/funndamentals">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/funndamentalz">Twitter</a>!</span></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= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass"> Beginner's Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href="https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath">Discover Double Bass</a>!</span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><strong>Thank you to our sponsors!</strong></span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/"><strong>Dorico</strong></a> - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results