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Dec. 22, 2024

Rhythmic Vocabulary, 1

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Harmonized Diminished Scales. In this Jazz…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Rhythmic Vocabulary, 2

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Harmonized Diminished Scales. In this Jazz…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Rhythmic Vocabulary, 3

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Harmonized Diminished Scales. In this Jazz…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Chet Baker, Autumn Leaves

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play Chet Baker's, Autumn Leaves. In this…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Locked Hands, Dominant Voicings

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play traditional Locked Hands Dominant Voicings. In…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Special Guest, Jon Gray

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play with special guest, Jon Gray. In…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Locked Hands, Minor Voicings

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play traditional Locked Hands Minor Voicings. In…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Locked Hands, Major Voicings

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play traditional Locked Hands Major Voicings. In…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Locked Hands, Half Diminished Voicings

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play traditional Locked Hands Half Diminished Voicings.…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Locked Hands, Diminished Voicings

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play traditional Locked Hands Half Diminished Voicings.…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Special Guest, Josh Walsh

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play with special guest, Josh Walsh. In…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Locked Hands, II-V-I Progression

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play the traditional Locked Hands Technique over…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Celebrating 100 Episodes

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Today we are celebrating the 100th episode of JazzPianoSkills! Wow, 100 Podcast Episodes! 100 hours of jazz piano education! In fact, the two-year anniversary of JazzPianoSkills is quickly approaching which warrants additional celebrating. What started as a way…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Practicing Scales, What, Why, How

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, play the What, Why, and How of…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Special Guest, Martin Listabarth

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills, I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It’s time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano! I am happy to share my interview with jazz pianist and composer Martin Listabarth - an up-and-coming young lion in the jazz world. Martin resides in Vienna, Austria, and has just released his second…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Special Guest, Ron Drotos

As a child, Ron Drotos began improvising on the piano, creating the dinosaur sounds he heard in his imagination. He spent his teenage years playing in jazz and rock bands, and in 1985 received a Bachelor’s degree in Music Composition from The University of Connecticut, where he studied with Hale…

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Dec. 22, 2024

Key of A Major Harmonic Workout

Welcome to JazzPianoSkills; it's time to discover, learn, and play Jazz Piano! Every JazzPianoSkills (https://www.jazzpianoskills.com/) weekly podcast episode introduces aspiring jazz pianists to essential Jazz Piano Skills. Each Podcast episode explores a specific Jazz Piano Skill in depth. Today you will discover, learn, and play a Key of A Major…

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Dec. 17, 2024

Good Grief Vince Guaraldi, O Tannenbaum

It's time to Discover, Learn, and Play Jazz Piano! Jazz Piano Skills welcomes back Josh Walsh (Jazz-Library.com). It's that time of year when jazzers from around the world anticipate the arrival of Vince Guaraldi's Charlie Brown Christmas and the classic rendition of O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree). Enjoy this interview…

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Nov. 26, 2024

Special Guest, Brad Hawbaker

Keywords jazz piano, music education, improvisation, practice techniques, self-imposed constraints, learning journey, musical influences, jazz voicings, piano lessons, musician's growth, jazz piano, chord voicings, improvisation, practice techniques, jazz standards, melody, learning process, musical growth, jazz skills Summary In this conversation, Dr. Bob Lawrence and Brad Hawbaker discuss Brad's journey in…

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July 30, 2024

Patrick Køhalmi

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills. I’m Dr. Bob Lawrence, and it’s time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano! Today, I have the pleasure of introducing the Jazz Piano Skills community to Mr. Patrick Kohalmi, a multi-talented individual. He's not just a jazz pianist but also a professional sound engineer,…

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June 25, 2024

Kent Ellingson

It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano with Kent Ellingson! Kent Ellingson is a highly respected and sought-after pianist in the Dallas/Fort Worth music scene. He has been a featured pianist at the Sammons Jazz and the Dallas Jazz Piano Society yearly concert series. He has performed in…

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May 28, 2024

Andy LaViolette

It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano with Andy LaViolette. Andy LaViolette is a musician and filmmaker who has co-owned his company, Mr. Magic Carpet Ride Productions (MMCRP), with his wife, Christi, since 2006. His studies in jazz guitar started in 1994 when he studied with Dr. Bob…

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April 30, 2024

Amy Mitani

It's time to discover, learn, and play jazz piano with professional classical and jazz pianist Amy Mitani. Amy Mitani was born and raised in Sendai, Japan, and started piano studies there. She came to the USA and acquired her Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance from the University of Science…

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March 26, 2024

Dr JB Dyas, Pt. 4

Welcome to Jazz Piano Skills; I'm Dr. Bob Lawrence. It’s time to Discover, Learn, and Play jazz piano! I am thrilled to welcome back to Jazz Piano Skills, Dr. JB Dyas. Dr. JB Dyas has been a leader in jazz education for the past two decades. Currently, Vice President for…

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