Insights Gained by Brandi Disterheft from Bass Maestro Ron Carter]

“My concept changes every few months,” said New York jazzer Brandi Disterheft in the May 2017 issue of Bass Player. “Sometimes I’m craving gut strings, other times low-action metal strings with a growly sustain. Sometimes the music calls for a hard-hitting aggressive attack, and other times, the opposite.”

The North Vancouver native found her musical footing early in life, soaking up the jazz keyboards played by her mother and observing the disciplines that go along with the craft. Disterheft followed suit and studied piano at the Royal Conservatory at age five, eventually switching to upright bass at 13 and later receiving a B.A. in jazz performance from Toronto’s Humber College.