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  • Piano & Production Master Kiefer Reveals His Invaluable Tips - Jazz Lab Ep. 9
    2024/08/19

    In this episode of Jazz Lab, host Noah Kellman sits down with pianist / producer Kiefer Shackelford to discuss his approach to harmony, production, and much more.

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    1 時間 36 分
  • Jazz Piano Genius Taylor Eigsti Unveils His Tips for Practice, Improv, & Harmony | Jazz Lab Ep. 8
    2024/04/19

    In this episode of Jazz Lab, host Noah Kellman sits down with modern jazz piano master & GRAMMY® Award-winning pianist / composer Taylor Eigsti. Noah and Taylor discuss everything from the best improvisation exercises, how to achieve a "clean" playing style and sound, voicing exercises, Taylor's 49 Chords exercise for building good hand shapes, all the way to travel and packing tips for gigging and touring.

    Visit tayjazz.com to learn more about Taylor.
    Photo credit: Lauren Desberg

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    2 時間 1 分
  • Steven Feifke - GRAMMY-Winning Arranging & Piano Master Shares His Insights | Jazz Lab Podcast
    2024/03/13

    Steven Feifke is a GRAMMY Award winning bandleader, composer, and arranger. He is one of the most in-demand jazz artists in the world today. He has been interviewed on TV shows like FOX, NBC, and CBS, and is heralded a "masterful pianist" by JAZZIZ Magazine. DownBeat Magazine calls his music is "an air of infectious joy."

    Special thanks to Casio for sponsoring this episode. Check out the Casio Privia Line here: https://alnk.to/5jiT1Yy

    Follow Steven on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenfeifke
    Steven's Website: https://stevenfeifkemusic.com/

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    1 時間 58 分
  • Paul Cornish - Delicious Voicings, Two-Hand Improv & Playing With Louis Cole
    2023/12/27

    Paul Cornish received the Los Angeles Jazz Society’s 2020 New Note Commission and recently was awarded First Place in the Jacksonville Jazz Piano Competition and the 18th Street Arts Center’s 2021 Make Jazz Fellowship. Cornish was also awarded the Grand Prize in the 2018 American Jazz Piano Competition. Currently residing in Los Angeles, Cornish has performed extensively across the globe with such notable artists as Joshua Redman, Louis Cole, Theo Croker, Snoh Aalegra, Terrace Martin, Thumpasaurus and HAIM.

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  • Aaron Parks - Inside the Mind of a Modern Jazz Piano Genius & His Musical Revelations
    2023/09/12

    In this episode, host Noah Kellman sits down with modern jazz piano master Aaron Parks, a forward-thinking musician who first came to the public's attention during his time with trumpeter Terence Blanchard. In this episode, Aaron & Noah discuss two-handed solo piano techniques, modern improvisation concepts, advanced rhythm exercises, and more. You can also hear performances by Aaron solo, as well as the two playing duo.

    Born in Seattle, Washington, Parks began playing piano at a young age and by the time he was 14 had enrolled in an early entrance degree program at the University of Washington. Parks has released several albums under his own name, including his 2008 Blue Note debut, Invisible Cinema. Parks, who has also recorded with Christian Scott, Kendrick Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Kurt Rosenwinkel, was an integral part of the James Farm Quartet with Joshua Redman, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland.


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    1 時間 35 分
  • ButtonMasher - GRAMMY Award-Winner Jake Silverman Shares His 8-Bit Jazz Secrets
    2022/12/04

    ButtonMasher (aka Jake Silverman) is a GRAMMY award-winning composer, arranger, pianist and producer who specializes in fusing modern harmony, rhythm and reharmonization techniques with 8-bit Chiptune. In this episode, he explains many of his mind-opening techniques about reharmonization based on rhythm, as well as his fascinating and unique composition methods and processes.


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    1 時間 8 分
  • Rob Araujo Explains His Approach to Improv & Building a Modern Music Career
    2022/08/21

    Rob Araujo is a shining example of a successful musician in today's music industry— with millions of streams on Spotify and other platforms, he uses various social media to share a large quantity of content while also having mastered the art of modern music production to create pristine music all on his own. In this episode, we discuss what it takes to be a pianist in today's world— including Rob's approach to the aforementioned skills, as well as how he views harmony, dissonance in improvisation, and more.



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    1 時間 22 分
  • Jahari Stampley - EPIC Techniques for Gospel / Soul / Jazz Piano
    2022/07/10

    In this episode, we discuss modern piano techniques that blend Gospel and Modern Jazz piano. Jahari shares some of his jaw-dropping practice methods which you can use to take your playing to the next level, developing inner motion and counterpoint in combination with syncopated rhythms.

    Chicago-born pianist Jahari Stampley began playing the piano at the age of 14 and has been recognized and followed by many world-renowned musicians, including Yebba Smith, Robert Glasper, Cory Henry, Jacob Collier, Stanley Clarke, Derrick Hodge, Isaiah Sharkey, among others. Jahari has recently been called to tour with Stanley Clarke and is featured on Derrick Hodge’s "Color of Noise" album. He has now worked with many world renowned artists including Jill Scott and Yebba Smith. Jahari was also the winner of the $6000 Bösendorfer prize for the international 2019 American Jazz Pianists Association Competition (for ages 18-25). Alongside all of this, Jahari released his first music mobile app, "Piano Chronicles" for which he did all of the art, music and animation. It is now released for all mobile devices on the Google Play and the Apple store.

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    1 時間 13 分