We take a look back at all the guests we've featured in 2017 on Contrabass Conversations plus thoughts for the future of the show.  Here's the list (in order of appearance): Adam Booker Jeff Bradetich Brandino Dan Styffe David Heyes Eric Steffens Kevin Brown Composed Documentary Ted Botsford Sean Perrin Bernard O'Neill Emilio Guarino Tracy Rowell Patrick Neher Audition Breakthrough Summit Enrico Fagone Marcos Machado Andrew Hitz John Feeney Daniel Kimbro Wes Thompson Miles Mosley Michael Valerio Artem Chirkov Steve Metcalf Nick Villalobos Ranaan Meyer Paul Cannon Clair Condit Randy Kertz Nicholas Walker Don Greene Bob Nieske Normand Guilbeault Matt Ulery David Arend Jon McCullough-Benner Tim Dilenschneider Andrew Pedersen Heather Miller Lardin Joey Naeger Derek Jones Tom Mendel James VanDemark Gary Karr David Gage David Neubert Gaelen McCormick Curtis Burris Rick Jones Jon Liebman John Davis Kieran Hanlon Gahlord Dewald Jennifer Bradbury Louis Levitt Rebecca Lawrence Stuart Pearce Jessica Valls Lyris Hung Alexis Cuadrado Seth Kimmel Dennis Whittaker Jonathan Glawe Matt Waters Dennis Tobenski Nick Mainella Larry Grenadier Lucia Turino Caroline Emery Benedict Puglisi Susan Cahill Gary Peacock Jeff Denson Jennifer Rosenfeld Todd Parks Orin O'Brien John Goldsby Max Dimoff Miles Brown Zach Rowden Brian Perry Jack Unzicker Kate Jones Bassinova Quartet Chris Fitzgerald Patricia Weitzel Kurt Morrow Caitlyn Kamminga Charles Chandler Elsen Price John Grillo Marlene Rosenberg Scott Lang Alexandra Scott Milton Masciadri George and Tom Martin Gene Perla Mark Dresser Hans Sturm Susan Wulff Catalin Rotaru Karl Fenner Eric Revis Carmen Rodriguez Patrick Charton Diego Zecharies Anthony Manzo Nash Tomey Leigh Mesh Kevin Smith Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle! Contrabass Conversations is sponsored by: D'Addario Strings This episode is brought to you by D'Addario Strings! Check out their Kaplan strings, which have versatility and control throughout the dynamic spectrum, rich tonal color palette, superb bow response, and beautiful balance. Robertson & Sons Violins For more than four decades, Robertson & Sons has specialized in providing the highest quality stringed instruments and bows to collectors, professional musicians, music educators, and students of all ages. Their modern facility is equipped with three instrument showrooms as well as a beautiful Recital Hall available to our clients to in their search for the perfect instrument and/or bow.   Upton Bass String Instrument Company Upton's Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. The English Double Bass Book The English Double Bass Book examines the great English double bass makers of the 18th and 19th Century, illustrating in fine detail the incredible work they produced. It also explores the fascinating story of how the double bass came to England, its development guided by the great Venetian virtuoso Domenico Dragonetti, and the rise and fall of the English double bass makers. To pre-order your limited-edition copy, please visit www.theenglishdoublebass.com. Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!