What Do Jazz Pianists Listen to When Nobody’s...

Even if you don't recognize his name, you've heard his sound. Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove played trumpet on, and contributed arrangements to, D'Angelo's Voodoo, Common's Like Water for Chocolate, and Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun. He was equally at home with neo-soul and hip-hop, and ...  Show more

D'Angelo's Black Messiah is one of the greatest albums of the 21st century. You can hear his musical influences all over it: Prince's arrangements, the Bee Gees' falsettos, Jimi Hendrix's guitar, Sly's groove. But the alchemy that makes Black Messiah so powerful could only come f ...  Show more

If you are a young aspiring jazz musician, studying for music theory exams, or just want to learn the fundamentals of music theory, this is the podcast for you. Welcome to Music Theory: At a High School Level, where we dive into the colorful world of western music and music theor ...  Show more

A rundown of impressive recent releases and a look at who benefits (and suffers) when artists working outside formal jazz idioms are lumped into conversations about the genre. Guests: Marcus J. Moore and Giovanni Russonello. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Pod ...  Show more

In today’s episode we’re recommending songs that are great to put you into a study mood and get you focused. We spoke about jazz albums such as Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, hip-hop albums like Everything by Kota The Friend and much more.

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New Orleans' native son brought his musical Gumbo — and a 10-piece orchestra — to the Tiny Desk for some well-seasoned soul and a lesson in creative freedom.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcas ...  Show more