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Playing the piano and singing at the same time, what's involved? Nick and Simon talk about it in this episode.

Two pianists walk into a bar looking confused.It was an 11/8 bar.What role does humour play in jazz.

In this episode, Nick and Simon discuss what it means to practise jazz piano.

Nick And Simon talk about the jazz novel Blow Up a Storm published in 1959 [a seminal year in Jazz history]This is a first novel by the director, prod...

This episode is about the "under-the-radar" pianist Jimmy Jones. An arranger/pianist for some of the great singers, here is an Apple Music link to th...

In this episode Simon & Nick discuss jazz and meditation. There are elements of meditation that improvisers may well relate to : flow state, accep...

Any student of jazz will be well aware of the Aebersold series - over 100 play along records with accompanying books. There are even supplements with ...

In this episode we discuss Spike Lee's Mo Better Blues. Wikipedia says:Mo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring Denzel W...

In this episode Nick leads the discussion on the subject of jazz and its connection to civil rights.

Jam sessions have been, and continue to be at the heart of the jazz scene. In this episode Simon and Nick briefly discuss the history, culture and f...

Inspired by a post on Instagram, and the standard stereotypical responses to the question " Dear 'people who don't like jazz' what don't you like abo...

Nick and Simon talk about the film Born to Be Blue a 2015 drama film directed, produced and written by Robert Budreau. The film stars Ethan Hawke an...