John Eckhardt is a modern hunter- gatherer of all things bass. For nearly three decades, he has been constantly involved in the creation of today’s music, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary projects dedicated to themes of ecology, evolution and diversity. As an acoustic and electric bassist, he has developed a branching narrative of solo work, while Klangforum Wien and the Ensembles Modern, Musikfabrik and Resonanz are among his many frequent ensemble collaborators in compositional music. He premiered hundreds of new compositions and recorded on over 40 albums on labels such as Touch, Mode,...