You'll Hear It: Full Album Deep Dives with Jazz Musicians

With Adam still gone, Peter has to answer a listener question all by himself. This time, it's about how to prevent any injuries from the physical demands of playing an instrument. Check out Sean Jones' courses from Open Studio that Peter mentions in this episode. Not one but TWO courses on the fundamentals of jazz trumpet - you can get 'em both right here: https://www.openstudiojazz.com/trumpet Li...

It's another solo edition of You'll Hear It as Peter gives an update on some cool news and events going on in the world of jazz. What's Happening With Jazz: New York Times article on Willie Jones - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/nyregion/willie-jones-iii-jazz-drummer-.html Jazz Ahead 2020 - https://education.kennedy-center.org/education/jazzahead/ Telegraph article on Ronnie Scott's 60th anniv...

There's nothing worse than a lousy performance, but on today's episode, Peter shows you how to get through it and get past it. Like those  You'll Hear It  shirts Peter shows off on the podcast? Want some YHI swag of your own? Take a visit to  our store ! Just go to  https://teespring.com/stores/open-studio Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our  YouTube...

Sayonara Adam! Now Adam's the one on tour, so it's Peter's turn for the solo episodes. Today, he brings you 7 ways you can speed up improving your jazz skills. 7 Ways to Learn Jazz Faster Listen Practice Be smart about your practice Stay inspired Get a teacher Open Studio courses Check out things (outside of jazz) that spur your creativity Coming soon to Open Studio: Black Friday specials! We can'...

Today, Peter and Adam answer a SpeakPipe on how to put the info you learn from transcribing into practice. Wanna send a SpeakPipe of your own? Sign up for You'll Hear It Premium to access our SpeakPipe hotline! Go to https://www.openstudiojazz.com/yhi for more info. For more lessons at the piano with Peter and Adam, check out our brand new course: Jazz Piano Technique . In Volume 1 of this series,...

In another international episode, Peter and Adam discuss some practice tips you can use to help build independence of the hands. For more lessons at the piano with Peter and Adam, check out our brand new course: Jazz Piano Technique . In Volume 1 of this series, you'll get a 4-week bootcamp entirely focused on improving your ability to play pentatonic scales. For more info, go to https://www.opens...

In this intercontinental episode of You'll Hear It , Peter and Adam answer a listener's question on how to handle finding gigs for large ensembles. For more lessons at the piano with Peter and Adam, check out our brand new course: Jazz Piano Technique . In Volume 1 of this series, you'll get a 4-week bootcamp entirely focused on improving your ability to play pentatonic scales. For more info, go t...

It's another solo episode from Peter while he's on tour. This time, he gives you some solos that you should make sure are in your repertoire. 7 Solos You Should Know Ella Fitzgerald - "Stompin' at the Savoy" Freddie Hubbard - "One Finger Snap" John Coltrane - "Giant Steps" Louis Armstrong - "West End Blues" Miles Davis - "Oleo" Clifford Brown - "Sandu" Charlie Parker - "Billie's Bounce" You can li...

Peter and Adam are reunited in this episode, and they decide to catch up on what they've been up to for the past week. Like those  You'll Hear It  shirts Peter shows off on the podcast? Want some YHI swag of your own? Take a visit to  our store ! Just go to  https://teespring.com/stores/open-studio Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our  YouTube channel...

Peter's still on tour in Europe, but that won't stop him from giving some jazz advice to our loyal listeners. Today he's in Taranto, Italy , talking about how he likes to keep his chops up when away from home. 7 Ways to Keep Your Playing in Shape on the Road Listen Practice Go see some other genre of art Sit in on jam sessions Keep a keyboard in your room Compose music Work on ear training BONUS F...

On this episode of You'll Hear It , Peter and Adam take a SpeakPipe on different types of chromatic enclosures you can use on bebop tunes. Interested in more music advice? Go  here  to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument. Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐...

Adam finishes off his How Does That Work? series with an episode on drop 2 voicings, an especially useful tool for anyone interested in arranging. For more lessons at the piano with Adam (and Peter!), check out our brand new course: Jazz Piano Technique . In Volume 1 of this series, you'll get a 4-week bootcamp entirely focused on improving your ability to play pentatonic scales. For more info, go...

How Does That Work? continues today with an episode on one of the most useful skills in jazz improvisation: playing outside of the key of the tune. For more lessons at the piano with Adam (and Peter!), check out our brand new course: Jazz Piano Technique . In Volume 1 of this series, you'll get a 4-week bootcamp entirely focused on improving your ability to play pentatonic scales. For more info, g...

It's part 3 of Adam's How Does That Work? series, and this time he shows how you don't always have to play the same chords over the course of a tune. For more lessons at the piano with Adam (and Peter!), check out our brand new course: Jazz Piano Technique . In Volume 1 of this series, you'll get a 4-week bootcamp entirely focused on improving your ability to play pentatonic scales. For more info,...

Today, Adam is all up on diminished chords as he continues his solo series How Does That Work? Like those  You'll Hear It  shirts Peter shows off on the podcast? Want some YHI swag of your own? Take a visit to  our store ! Just go to  https://teespring.com/stores/open-studio Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our  YouTube channel  and leave a comment for...

Adam tackles basic jazz theory this week with his hastily titled How Does That Work? series. Today is all about altered dominants. For more lessons at the piano with Adam (and Peter!), check out our brand new course: Jazz Piano Technique . In Volume 1 of this series, you'll get a 4-week bootcamp entirely focused on improving your ability to play pentatonic scales. For more info, go to https://www....

Peter's off traveling the world, so this week we'll be bringing you some of our favorite moments from YHI Season 4. Today, it's more tips on how to get the most out of your practice sessions. Like those You'll Hear It shirts Peter shows off on the podcast? Want some YHI swag of your own? Take a visit to our store ! Just go to https://teespring.com/stores/open-studio Let us know what you think by l...

Peter's off traveling the world, so this week we'll be bringing you some of our favorite moments from YHI Season 4. Today, it's 7 of our favorite tips from one of our most-discussed topics on the podcast: how to play better. Like those You'll Hear It shirts Peter shows off on the podcast? Want some YHI swag of your own? Take a visit to our store ! Just go to https://teespring.com/stores/open-studi...

Peter's off traveling the world, so this week we'll be bringing you some of our favorite moments from YHI Season 4. Today, it's Adam and Peter's favorite tunes from their "7 Best..." lists of this season. Best Tunes: "Autumn Leaves" and "Solar" (from "17 Tunes You Gotta Know") "It Could Happen to You" and "The More I See You" (from "Our 7 Favorite 2 Feels") "Stablemates" and "Giant Steps" (from "7...

Peter's off traveling the world, so this week we'll be bringing you some of our favorite moments from YHI Season 4. Today, we've compiled the best Ultimate Tips from this season. Best Ultimate Tips: 7 Reasons Not to Start Your Own Band 7 Things Not to Do for a Great Sound 17 Tunes You Gotta Know 7 Jazz Standards You Gotta Know 7 Things Not to Do at a Soundcheck 7 Highly Effective Habits to Make Yo...

Today, Peter and Adam offer their advice on how many choruses to take in a solo, or if you should take any at all. Check out the course from Open Studio mentioned in this episode: Brazilian Jazz Piano , featuring Helio Alves. Like those You'll Hear It shirts Peter shows off on the podcast? Want some YHI swag of your own? Take a visit to our store ! Just go to https://teespring.com/stores/open-stud...

What's the one skill you need to improve your playing? How long will it take Peter and Adam to say what it is? What does it have to do with the Hallmark Channel? Tune in to find out! Like those You'll Hear It shirts Peter shows off on the podcast? Want some YHI swag of your own? Take a visit to our store ! Just go to https://teespring.com/stores/open-studio Let us know what you think by leaving a ...

In this episode, Peter and Adam list seven of the most well-produced jazz albums. 7 Greatest Sounding Albums: João Gilberto - Amoroso Miles Davis - Kind of Blue Ahmad Jamal - At the Pershing: But Not For Me Wynton Marsalis - Black Codes (From the Underground) Herbie Hancock - Man-Child Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess Roy Hargrove - Earfood BONUS You can take a listen to all of these albums with our S...

Today, Peter and Adam give some advice on how they like to set up vocalists to make sure they come in with the right key. Make your practicing even happier with the official Open Studio Practice Journal! This is the perfect tool to improve your playing, and includes 52 weeks for a full year of notes. Learn more at https://store.openstudiojazz.com/product/practice-journal/28 Like those You'll Hear...

On this episode, Peter and Adam recap their duo piano performance and discuss some tips they've learned about how to play with another pianist. Make your practicing even happier with the official Open Studio Practice Journal! This is the perfect tool to improve your playing, and includes 52 weeks for a full year of notes. Learn more at https://store.openstudiojazz.com/product/practice-journal/28 L...