Improvisation

Our guest for the finale of S2 is *GASP* Sir Simon Rattle! He joins us with inspiring stories from his amazing conducting career, plus tips on keeping your confidence and why it's very important to understand who pays National Insurance. We have literally never been this starstru ...  Show more

Because everyone knows that playing with other people is the best part of being a musician. The excellent (and hilarious) violinist Pekka Kuusisto is our guest for this episode on musical collaboration, where we learned how it feels to be a sixth desk violinist. 

The jazz, funk and gospel improv group brought jams and joy to the Tiny Desk.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy 

In this episode, there is just a lot of random stuff. A mixed bag that does not make sense but hey, if your down to listen then just send it buddy. We have our first female guest so that is is pretty dope and Jack plays the piano. 

The questions asked and answered in this episode include: What is harmony exactly? What does it take to be a great rapper? How does sound travel? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this episode, thanks to W. Eugene Smith's tape recorders, we get to experience something audiences rarely hear - the unrehearsed, imperfect, open-ended, overlong, rough-around-the-edges music that jazz players made when they got together to jam at 821 Sixth Avenue. No audience ...  Show more