Pablo Held Investigates

I first became aware of Lionel Loueke’s playing on records by Gretchen Parlato , Terence Blanchard and of course through closely following everything that Herbie Hancock was up to. I was completely blown away and wanted to know more about him. That led me to check out his own record “Virgin Forest” and then when it came out I obsessed over “Karibu” – I still go...

This episode is in German, for English subtitles please watch the video version . I’m excited to include Christian Lillinger , one of the most individual voices on the drumset in music today, in this series of interviews. Christian is a role model for me on a lot of levels. His no-bullshit/no-compromise attitude is admirable and I think it results in a crystal clear vision of a singular arti...

Bill Frisell in conversation with Pablo Held

Trumpeter Wallace Roney interviewed by Pablo Held

Pianist Achim Kaufmann interviewed by Pablo Held. This episode is in German. The video version has English subtitles.

Bassist Marc Johnson interviewed by Pablo Held

Singer Norma Winstone interviewed by Pablo Held

Pedro Martins’ album “Vox” was one of my absolute favorite releases from 2019. I listened to it countless times and I’m still mesmerized by its unique beauty, deep compositions and great playing by everyone involved. Pedro has a real gift for writing timeless melodies!! The first time I noticed him was a couple of years ago when I watched this video of him playing Milton Na...

I’m happy to present a special episode of this podcast: This is an audio commentary to my new album “Ascent” which was just released on Edition Records . I often enjoy checking out the audio commentaries that directors include in the bonus features of their movies. Listening to them talk about their methods and inspirations while you’re watching the movie has always fa...

The incomparable Larry Goldings interviewed by Pablo Held

Guitarist Peter Bernstein interviewed by Pablo Held

Singer, composer and bandleader Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors interviewed by Pablo Held

Bassist and composer Drew Gress interviewed by Pablo Held

Drummer and composer Bill Stewart interviewed by Pablo Held

(German only) Comedian und Jazz-Musiker Helge Schneider im Interview mit Pablo Held

Bassist and composer Steve Swallow interviewed by Pablo Held

(German only. English subtitles on YouTube) Der Gitarrist und Komponist Wolfgang Muthspiel im Interview mit Pablo Held

Composer, singer and violinist Caroline Shaw interviewed by Pablo Held

Bass player and composer Dave Holland interviewed by Pablo Held

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