The Arlen Hartcast

At a time of seasonal shift, it can feel uncertain, what breeze will come, what storm will come. So today's piano improvisation was done completely with my eyes closed, embracing the unknown and following whatever may come.

An improvisation shored up by the humidity, the heat, and the outward feelings of summer time.

Spring, time of new growth and returning. Some new original pieces flowering between the improvisations

cold bright day in Brooklyn with fully improvised piano.

Piano, poems, and songs from windy snowy Brooklyn.

Took a couple months off, but I'm back! New episodes will be coming regularly again. Today's music began as an improvisation and evolved into a new piece that I've been working on, as well as some old pieces, "The Joy of Your Smile", "Jane" and others. Hope you enjoy!

A cool improvisation on a hot afternoon.

June 4th, morning eyes closed piano improvisation

felt like doing some cover songs today... Mac miller > Bela Fleck > Led Zeppelin > Bob Dylan plus a drop of Miles Davis and some improvs and originals.

piano improvisation inspired by film score music.

A blustery windy day here on the cusp between winter and spring. So it felt right to use the "soft" pedal on the piano and play with the intention of keeping a peaceful balance amidst the winds of changes shift.

Cozy improvised piano on a chilly rainy day in Brooklyn.

A piano improvsiation from a windy day in Brooklyn. Found some interesting places in there today and shared one of my poems.

a new year, a new improvisation, this one has an original composition titled "Father Seas" which is on my album "Growing Younger" released Oct. 2024.

Music that feels like holiday music but isnt. Today's journey is an improvisation featuring a couple of my original compositions that I wrote for a holiday theater piece. I tried to play in a way that still carried the spirit of the holidays without actually playing any holiday songs. So if you dont feel like hearing all the same songs again and again, but want to keep the general mood of the seas...

December 10th, 2024. Another full improvisation today. This was my first day back at my piano after being away, so it's a bit of getting reacquainted while exploring. Enjoy!

Today's first edition of the Arlen Hartcast is a piano improvisation. This podcast will focus on live music, there will be poems, guest artists, all kinds of good things to come, please subscribe and comment any thoughts or ideas! Thank you!