HeyJaredThe Upside of Jazz
Atlanta-based jazz pianist Joe Alterman expresses his deep appreciation of jazz and swing in his performances and compositions.
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Comedian Robert Klein, Part 2 (opens the original)
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In the second episode featuring comedian Robert Klein, he and Joe continue their conversation about jazz and comedy, Klein remembers a special breakfast with Groucho Marx, and reflects on what it's like to go from the one looking up to older comedians, to new comedians looking up to you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Comedian Robert Klein, Part 1 (opens the original)
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In the first of two episodes featuring the comedy legend, Joe and Robert Klein get together to talk about Klein's career in comedy. Despite not being a musician, Klein explains how improvisation in comedy is not so different from improv in jazz, opening for jazz greats like Sarah Vaughan and The Modern Jazz Quartet, as well as his relationship with comedian Rodney Dangerfield. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kelly Peterson - "He was always looking to the next thing" (opens the original)
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Joe has a conversation with Kelly Peterson, whose husband was Oscar Peterson, about the legendary pianist. Peterson shares the story of how she and Oscar built a life together, some of his more underappreciated skills as a pianist, as well as developing the new box set of previously unreleased recordings of Oscar Peterson playing live all from around the world, aptly titled "World Tour." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Pianist John Beasley - "There is no clear cut path" (opens the original)
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Joe and pianist John Beasley have a chat about Beasley's new album, Invisible Piano, which was inspired by a tour of an art museum in Stuttgart, Germany, how he found musical inspiration in non-musical art forms, his time playing alongside Miles Davis, and how spiritual practice and practicing music are both rooted in trying to improve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Larry Goldings - "That makes the challenge of being myself harder" (opens the original)
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Joe talks with pianist and organist Larry Goldings about finding his own sound while playing a range of styles with a variety of people, "Rhombus," Goldings's new album with guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart, and how being able to listen back to a recording of yourself is both a blessing and a curse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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