Press & Interviews

Hailed as “stonking” by the U.K. Guardian! 😂
2023-06-30:
Guardian, Paget: The Met Orchestra/Nézet-Séguin review – white-hot music drama
“With supple support from Nézet-Séguin, [DiDonato] offered a fervently reflective reading of Dido’s patriotic call to arms, before the Royal Hunt and Storm broke out with blazing brass and a stonking three timpanists (Berlioz on typically grandiose form).”

2022-10-05:
The Atlantic, Derek Thompson: What No One Understands About Your Job; Misconceptions about pastors, playwrights, postal workers, and other professionals (that’s me anonymously referenced at the end)

2021-12-10:
Interview with Lorenzo Marasso on “Dress Rehearsal,” 107.3 KBFG Seattle, Podcast Ep38

2021-04-27:
Gustavus Learning for Life Podcast, S09E04: “Forks in the Road and Kettledrums” [transcript]

2020-10-27:
Adaptistration Shop Talk Video Podcast, S01E06: “The Need for Expertise”

2020-10-25:
Inside the Notes, Season 3: Jason Haaheim on deliberate practice, pernicious gatekeepers, and the liberation of detachment

2020-10-22:
Contrabass Conversations Podcast, Part 2: “Do We Need Music School? …with Jason Haaheim”

2020-09-16:
That’s Not Spit, It’s Condensation! Ep.78: “Deliberate Practice Is The Scientific Method Applied To Musicians – It’s Really That Simple, with Jason Haaheim”

2020-09-04:
Adaptistration Shop Talk Video Podcast, S01E02, Part 2: “Last Call: Board Diversity”

2020-09-01:
Adaptistration Shop Talk Video Podcast, S01E02, Part 1: “Art Has Always Been Political”

2020-08-24:
Contrabass Conversations Podcast, Part 1: “Jason Haaheim on How to Actually Improve”

2020-07-21:
A Scientist Turned Musician On The Need For Expertise In The COVID-Era,” from Adaptistration’s Drew McManus

2020-07-05:
Bulletproof Musician Podcast, “Jason Haaheim: On ‘Deliberate Lessons’ and How to Maximize Your Progress From One Lesson to the Next,” with transcript

2020-06-27:
XPol podcast episode #8: “Delving Deeper into Deliberate Practice: Focused Practice in the Digital Age,” with transcript

2020-06-21:
Instagram Live Simon G Show Interview

2018-11-23:
Mind Over Finger Podcast episode 12, “The Science, Power, & Joys of Deliberate Practice”

2018-11-04:
Bulletproof Musician Podcast, “Jason Haaheim: On Practice, Talent, Motivation, and Playing the ‘Long Game,'” with transcript

2018-10-23:
The Musicality Podcast episode 118, with Christopher Sutton

2018-09-27:
Pete’s Percussion Podcast episode 107, with Pete Zambito

2018-09-09:
The Music of Star Trek Podcast, with Drew McManus, Bill Eddins, Rob Deemer, and Ceci Dadisman

2018-07-12:
Gustavus Adolphus College: “Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Timpanist Gives Back” blog post, detailing Gustie percussion scholarships

2018-04-09:
Forbes Quote of the Day …referencing this podcast

2018-02-07:
“Lab Coats and Mallets”, from Adaptistration’s Drew McManus

2017-11-15:
“Interpretation: A Sticky Situation,” MET Orchestra Musicians Interview

2017-11-02:
Sirius XM Met Opera Radio intermission interview with Mary Jo Heath

2017-10-31:
Do The Math, “The Most Bizarre of Operas,” review and essay by Ethan Iverson

2017-06-05:
The Limit Does Not Exist Forbes Podcast Episode 48 — “Well-Documented Failure,” interview with Christina Wallace and Cate Scott Campbell

2017-05-01:
Brooklyn News 12, “MET Orchestra Musicians play live show for vets” (Video feature)

2017-04-25:
NY1 Spectrum News, “NYC Vets Enjoy World Class Met Performance” (Video Feature)

2016-12-06:
Do The Math, “Violins, Veils, Tears,” review and essay by Ethan Iverson

2016-05-18:
Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast Episode 32, with Jessica Phillips, Billy Short, and Stuart Holt

2016-05-05:
Do The Math, “Agamemnon Hears You,” review and essay by Ethan Iverson

2016-05-05:
@Percussion Video Podcast Episode 39, with Casey Cangelosi, Megan Arns, Ben Charles, and Laurel Black

2016-01-31:
MET Orchestra Musicians Sunday Morning Cartoon by Emmanuelle Ayrton

2015-05-06:
Do The Math, “Once a Rake, Always a Rake,” essay, photo-essay by Ethan Iverson

2014-05-01:
April Fools’ Day MET Orchestra Musicians Feature

2015-02-02:
“Do What’s Rite for the Music — Le Sacre du BAD PLUS,” MET Orchestra Musicians Feature interview with Ethan Iverson of The Bad Plus

2014-08-07:
“Opera is Not the Norwegian Blue Parrot,” MET Orchestra Musicians Feature

2014-05-15:
“Cheating Death in a Blizzard,” MET Orchestra Musicians Feature (alternate link)

2014-04-01:
April Fools’ Day MET Orchestra Musicians Feature

2014-03-16:
“Introducing Jason Haaheim,” MET Orchestra Musicians Interview

2013-06-04:
Gustavus Adolphus College: “Make Your Life Count” Feature Story, + Alumni Magazine Feature Story “Conquering Music and Science”

2003-03-31:
UC-Santa Barbara Daily Nexus: “American Pequod: The Great White Whale Continues to Elude Bush

2001-04-23:
Gustavus Adolphus College MUS375: “Examining the Tradition of Borrowing in the Film Music of John Williams