ISB 2025 Convention Presenter — Chris Fitzgerald

Chris Fitzgerald is a professor of jazz bass and music theory at the University of Louisville, and also served as a member of the faculty of the Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops for 23 years. In addition to performing as a long time member of local ensembles such as the Harry Pickens Trio and Liberation Prophecy, he has also performed and recorded with a long list of luminaries in the jazz field and beyond, including Dave Liebman, Lee Konitz, Donny McCaslin, Jean-Michel Pilc, and Norah Jones. As a clinician, Chris has presided over hundreds of masterclasses not only in the Midwest, but also nationally and internationally. He has published over twenty articles on double bass-related topics as a staff writer for Bass Gear Magazine, and for the past ten years has also served as a forum administrator at Talkbass.com, the world's largest online bass discussion forum.

Chris' current educational passion is his online Jazz Bass Technique Series, a collection of extensive double bass and jazz tutorial videos published as a form of worldwide educational outreach. The series includes collaborations with notable bassists in the field including Rufus Reid, Lynn Seaton, and John Goldsby.