881: Paul Cannon on Polyglot and modern music

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">photo by Andreas Etter</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Paul Cannon has just released his <a href= "https://www.ensemble-modern.com/en/mediatheque/discography/polyglot/150#d-150"> first solo album</a> through <a href= "https://www.ensemble-modern.com/">Ensemble Modern</a>.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Titled <a href= "https://www.ensemble-modern.com/en/mediatheque/discography/polyglot/150#d-150"> Polyglot</a>, it is a wide-ranging look at contemporary music written for double bass from the past few decades.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We dig into what it was like recording this album, life as the bassist for this unique ensemble, creativity in general, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to check out <a href= "https://www.ensemble-modern.com/en/mediatheque/discography/polyglot/150#d-150"> Polyglot</a>, follow Paul on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/paulcannonbass">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulCannonBass">YouTube</a>, and also check out our <a href= "https://contrabassconversations.com/2017/04/20/335-paul-cannon-contemporary-music-frank-zappa-opportunities/"> conversation with him from 2017</a>!</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136"><em>Subscribe to the podcast</em></a></span> <span class="s1"><em>to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Check out our</em> <a href= "https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest"><em>Online Sheet Music Store</em></a> <em>with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.</em></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p6"><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><em>.</em></span><span class= "s4"><b