The Ten Most Important Years In Jazz
Take a trip with us to the most revolutionary decade in jazz (1923-1933), when a young Louis Armstrong was creating a new improvisational vocabulary in real-time. This isn’t the “Wonderful World” Satc...
7 Apr 20251h 23min
Why Do Jazz Pianists LOVE Roberta Flack?
Tune in as we pay tribute to the incomparable Roberta Flack, who we sadly lost last month. From her 1969 debut album First Take (featuring Open Studio artist Ron Carter on bass) to her iconic collabor...
31 Mar 20251h 5min
Miles' Greatest Album - You're Welcome
Could Miles Davis’ peak performance come alongside a bunch of kids who weren’t even getting paid? In this episode, Peter and Adam dive into one of the greatest live albums ever captured, My Funny Vale...
24 Mar 202537min
Is "Off The Wall" Michael's True Masterpiece?
When Epic Records told Michael Jackson “no” to Quincy Jones, he fought back and changed music forever. Join Adam Maness and Peter Martin as they dive into Jackson’s 1979 masterpiece Off The Wall – the...
17 Mar 202559min
Bill Evans and The Trio That Changed Trios
Can you believe the most celebrated Bill Evans Trio was only together for 18 months? In this episode, we’re looking at early 60's Bill alongside Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian, and the four albums they ...
10 Mar 202547min
Greatest FUNK Band Of All Time?
What makes New Orleans funk hit so different? In this episode, we dive into the swampy funk of The Meters, the iconic quartet that’s left its mark on everything from Wu-Tang to Whitney Houston and bey...
3 Mar 202552min
6 Songs To Turn Coltrane Curious Into Coltrane Converted
Have Giant Steps and Meditations scared you away from John Coltrane? Join us on the other side of the Trane tracks with what might be the best trio of albums ever dropped in the same year. We’re talki...
24 Feb 202539min
How Brad Mehldau Became Jazz' Greatest Genre Hacker
Has Brad Mehldau always been one step ahead of jazz? In this episode, Peter and Adam trace his evolution from the straight-ahead Art of the Trio series to the produced, cinematic experiments of his 20...
17 Feb 202555min
