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Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Lionel Loueke, Helen Sung, Chick Corea, Jazzmeia Horn, Theo Croker, and more!
Alan talks with Dave Meder about his upcoming release, Unamuno Songs and Stories. They discuss some principles and philosophies behind Unamuno's writings and how Dave applied these thoughts to his music.
Alan talks with Earl MacDonald about his upcoming release, Consecrated. They talk about Earl's approach to mixing hymns and jazz, his style of arranging, the meaning behind this project, and more!
Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Gerry Gibbs, John Coltrane, Kenny Garrett, Esperanza Spalding, and more!
Nick and Alan talk continue their talks about releasing an album with some of the best practices! Including: Talking through the timeline of a release and why there is so much lead time, creating a story for your album, picking your packaging, and more!
Nick and Alan talk through how to begin the process of releasing an album with a record label. Beginning with what information we like to see from potential artists and what we are listening for, how to begin thinking of your timeline, how to build your team, building your brand and more!
Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Kenny Garrett, Terence Blanchard, Steven Feifke, Ledisi, and more!
Alan talks with Molly Sender about her experience with Ravinia's Steans Music Institute and her career in the music industry. They discuss some of the changes she's noticed with audiences, what will be next after the pandemic, and her experience with Ravinia.
Alan talks with Sam Blakeslee about his new album, The Long Middle. They talk about what it's like writing for a drummer-less band, his process with composing, and how this project came to fruition during the pandemic.
Alan talks with Sam Pilnick about his new album, The Adler Suite. They talk about composing for nonet, the inspiration behind the suite, and the importance of knowing the individuals in your band.
Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Kenny Garrett, Jalen Baker, Tomoko Omura, Bruce Harris and more!
On this episode Alan talks with Austin Zhang and Michael Shapira of Brave New Sound Productions NYC as they start a digital venue to help let the world access the jazz scene of New York City.
Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Benito Gonzalez, Chris Potter, Willie Jones III, Julian Lage, and more!
Alan talks with Warren Wolf about his life and career as a musician, his approach to music education, his thoughts on the industry, and some of his ideas for new projects.
Alan talks with Anthony Johnson about his life as a drummer, composing, and how he has kept going through the pandemic.
Alan talks with Benny Benack III about his life as a musician and how it's been living in New York City as a jazz musician
Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Steven Feifke, Avishai Cohen, Joey Alexander, Dan Wilson, and more!
Alan talks with Lydia Liebman about life while working in publicity and marketing in the music industry, starting with how she got started in the industry and where she thinks trends are taking it.
Alan talks with Alexa saxophone, her life in New York, and all of the various projects she's been starting throughout CoVid
Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band, Vincent Herring, Harry Connick Jr., Gretchen Parlato, and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Steven about his upcoming release “Kinetic” and his experience composing and arranging for big band, and more!
On this episode Alan talks with David about his recent release, his approach to composing, and teaching during the pandemic
On this episode Alan talks with Hailey about her recent release, her introduction to music, and how she's stayed creative during the pandemic
On this episode Nick talks with Jorn about his upcoming release with his trio Malnoia, "Hello Future"
Alan and Nick talk about the new additions to the This is Jazz Today playlist with new music from artists like: Vijay Iyer, Chris Pattishall, Jeremy Pelt, Dr. Lonnie Smith and more!
Alan talks with Anthony about trumpet, life as a musician, his recording projects, and more
Alan talks with Tony his recent release, the process of being an artist, and the different forms of art today
On this episode Alan talks with Randal about his recent release "Dio C'è" and his views on music.
Alan talks with Isaiah about his experience learning music, his debut album release, and humility as a musician.
On this episode, Nick and Alan talk about the new additions to the playlist including: Shai Maestro, R+R=Now, Jeremy Pelt, Steven Feifke, Emmet Cohen, and others!
Alan talks with Jalen Baker about life as a musician, the pandemic, and his thoughts on music as he puts the finishing touches on his debut release.
We wanted to look back on 2020 with featuring some of the releases we did with introductions from the musicians themselves! You'll hear from Aubrey Johnson, Doug Stone, Chad McCullough, Kasperi Sarikoski, Tomoko Omura, Dean Tsur, John Lake, and Nick Finzer.
On this episode preview Outside in Music's Holiday Releases introduced by the composers and arrangers: Augie Haas, Seth Weaver, and Dan Pugach
On this episode Nick and Alan talk about some of their favorite holiday music including Lawrence, Harry Connick Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, and more!
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Fred Hersch, Yellow Jacket, Emmet Cohen, Eric Reed, and more!
On this episode Alan talks with Dean about his recent release "Moments of Inspiration". They also cover how he approaches arranging, playing ballads, and more!
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Joel Ross, Ben Wendel, Quincy Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Alex about his upcoming release, "Live to Tape". They also talk about his influences and how they led him to the way he plays today, guitar trios, and what is next for him.
On this episode Alan talks with Andy about his upcoming release, "Look Out!". They also talk about his writing process, his advice for students, and dealing with the juggling act that is being a professional musician.
On this episode Nick talks with Kasperi about his upcoming release, "3+1". They also talk about his time at Juilliard in the Artist Diploma Program, teaching at the Sibelius Academy, and currently playing with the UMO Jazz Orchestra.
On this episode Nick talks with Chad about his upcoming release, "Forward". They cover life during the pandemic, Chad's reflection on this new release, and what's next!
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Lionel Loueke, Christian McBride, Diana Krall, Eric Reed, and many more!
On this episode Alan talks with Fumi and David about their upcoming release, "Celebrating Bird | A Tribute to Charlie Parker". They talk about how it was paying tribute to Charlie Parker, how they approached composing the tunes, and teaching during CoVid19.
On this episode Nick talks with Miki about her upcoming release, "Human Dust Suite". They talk about her past releases, the meaning behind the suite, and more!
On this episode Alan talks with Dan about his upcoming release, "Tessellations". They talk about how this process began for him, his influences as a composer, what he has been up to during CoVid19, and what he learned from leading this recording session.
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Christian Scott, Christian McBride, Billy Childs, Gregory Porter, and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Tomoko about her upcoming release, "Branches Vol. 1". They talk about her compositions, solo shows, jazz violin, and more!
On this episode Alan talks with Brian about his recent release, what life is like during the pandemic, and how he finds his inspiration for composing.
On this episode Nick talks with Javier about his recent release, Freedom. They talk about the recording process for that album, the accompanying videos that he made for them, and a little bit about what is going on with Javier now.
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Christian McBride, Eddie Henderson, Christian Sands, Artemis, and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Dan about his recent release, life during the pandemic, and upcoming projects!
On this episode Nick talks with Tony about his upcoming release, future projects, his background, and more!
Check out the new episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Alex Tarantino, Austin Kruzcek, Augie Haas, Danny Janklow, Peter Anderson, and Will Anderson - join them as they discuss the benefits and some of the downfalls of social media.
On this episode Alan talks with Fernando about his upcoming release, teaching, and Fernando's techniques for arranging and composing for big band.
Check out the new episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, John Lake, Miki Yamanaka, and Danny Janklow! Listen to what they have been working on and their recent and upcoming projects.
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Connie Han, Jimmy Heath, Christian Sands, Maceo Parker and more!
Check out the twelfth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Kari van der Kloot, Nicholas Krolak, Rajiv Jayaweera, and Ethan Helm! Listen to what they have been working on and their recent and upcoming projects.
On this episode Nick talks with John about his recent release, "Seven Angels". They talk about John's learning and growth as a trumpet player, why he choose the band he did, and more about his career and advice for others!
Check out the eleventh episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Tomoko Omura, Brian Scarborough, Doug Stone, Kengchakaj, Peter and Will Anderson, and Seth Weaver! Listen to what they have been working on and their recent and upcoming projects.
On this episode Alan talks with Yulia about her recent release, "Unsaid". They talk about all of the influences she has had on her writing and playing, her experience recording this project, and what advice she gives for future projects
Check out the tenth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Jen Allen, Andy Bianco, Chad McCullough, Brian Krock, Nick Grinder, Caleb Curtis, and Dave Baron ! Listen to what they have been working on and their recent and upcoming projects.
On this episode Alan talks with Kari about her recent release, "The Architects". They go over her inspiration, her methods for writing, and what projects she has been working on in education and writing.
Check out the ninth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Andrew Gutauskas, Andy Bianco, Dan Pugach, Philippe Lemm, and Martina DaSilva ! Listen to what they have been working on, their recent and upcoming projects, and advice they have about touring and streaming!
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist. With new releases from Walter Smith III, Christian McBride Big Band, Aaron Parks, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and more!
Check out the eighth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Chris Ziemba, Mike Conrad, Kari van der Kloot, Aubrey Johnson, and Jeremy Noller! Listen to what they have been working on, their recent and upcoming projects, and how they've been keeping busy during the social distancing.
On this episode Nick talks with Peter and Will Anderson about their recent release "Featuring: Jimmy Cobb". They talk about meeting Jimmy Cobb and recording with him, life growing up as twins playing jazz together, who influenced them, and how they have grown from their first album recorded.
Check out the seventh episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Nick Grinder, Jeremy Siskind, Caleb Curtis, and Chris Teal! Listen to what they have been working on, their recent and upcoming projects, and how they've been keeping busy during the social distancing.
On this episode Alan talks with Nicholas about his upcoming release. They cover topics such as composition, artist expression, and bouldering.
Check out the sixth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Will Anderson, Peter Anderson, Nicholas Krolak, Andy Bianco, and Alan Blanchard! Listen to what they have been working on, their upcoming projects, and how they've been keeping busy during the social distancing.
In this podcast, Alan and Nick go over the new additions to the OiM curated playlist "This is Jazz Today". With new releases from Aaron Parks, Fred Hersch, Connie Han, Jimmy Greene, and many more!
Check out the fifth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Roxy Coss, Jen Allen, Dan Pugach, Nicole Zuraitis, and Brian Scarborough! Listen to what they have been working on, their upcoming projects, and how they've been keeping busy during the social distancing.
Check out the fourth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Andy Bianco, Caleb Curtis, Brian Krock, and Paul Jones! Listen to what they have been working on, their upcoming projects, and how they've been keeping busy during the social distancing.
On this episode Alan talks with Daniel about his recent release. Daniel shares his background and how his studies in both Spain and NYC have influenced his writing and playing. They cover his approach to making the record, what he learned from doing it, and how he believes his playing has changed over the years.
Check out the third episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, James Hall, Nick Grinder, Seth Weaver, John Lake, and Jason Yeager! Listen to what they have been working on, their upcoming projects, and how they've been keeping busy during the social distancing.
In this podcast, Alan and Nick go over the new additions to the OiM curated playlist "This is Jazz Today". With new releases from Orrin Evans, Kurt Elling, Jacob Collier, Fred Hersch, Sara Gazarek, and many more!
Check out the second episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Owen Broder, Kengchakaj Kengkarnka, Remy Le Boeuf, Michael Conrad, and Michael Thomas! Listen to what they have been working on and how they've been keeping busy during the social distancing.
On this episode Alan talks with Jeremy about his recent release. Jeremy shares his reasoning behind his new etude book and CD "Perpetual Motion Etudes for Piano" and some of the cool technology he found himself working to create this record.
Check out the first episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Peter and Will Anderson, Nick Finzer, Alan Blanchard, and Chris Madsen. Hear about some new and some old projects while discussing the state of the music scene with social distancing.
In this episode Alan talks with Seth about his big band's upcoming release "Truth". Listen as he gives advice on leading a big band, his time in New York City, and his thoughts on leading a recording session.
In this episode, Alan talks with Aubrey Johnson about her debut release, Unraveled. Listen to what this project meant to her, what she learned about doing her first album as a leader, and some advice she has for musicians working with vocalists.
In this podcast, Alan and Nick go over the new additions to the OiM curated playlist "This is Jazz Today". With new releases from Warren Wolf, Christian McBride, Snarky Puppy, and more you definitely want to check this out!
In this episode, Nick talks with Alex Goodman about his upcoming release and the inspiration behind it. Alex explains many of his choices of the album including why he decided to do a double record and the association with specific colors.
In this episode, Nick talks with Jen Allen about her recent release "Sifting Grace" and how she first got into jazz, her experience going back to school for her Masters, and the inspiration behind the album.
This week Nick talks with Paul Jones about his upcoming release "Let's Get Tropical". Paul talks about his inspiration behind these new compositions, how he choose the band, and how this experience varied from his experience composing for his 2017 release, "Clean".
In this episode Alan talks with Andy Bianco about his upcoming release, getting started on guitar, and his advice for young musicians that want to play.
Nick and Alan talk about the new additions to the curated playlist for January 2020 including releases from Joey Alexander, Jeremy Pelt, Kurt Elling, Gregory Porter, and more!
This week Alan talks with Michael Wang about his debut album release, his background, what he learned from leading his first recording session, and life in New York City.
Nick Finzer joins Tuesday Lunch with Abe Perlstein to discuss what goes into creating the record OiM Vol. 3 Live at Pinch Recording
Listen into Nick's presentation from JEN 2020 as he discusses content creation as a professional jazz musician and gives advice for how people can apply this to their careers.
Nick talks with Doug Stone about his upcoming release Motion, his time in Chicago, and his time in the Maynard Ferguson Big Band.
Alan goes through a playlist of all 32 releases that Outside in Music put out in 2019 as we bring in the new year.
Happy Holidays! This week we are doing a rerun of our Holiday Podcast & Playlist for 2019. We hope you enjoy the holidays and that these selections can help! We'll see you back in 2020.
Today we talk with Martina and Dan about their experience playing as a duo and about their latest release A Very ChimyTina Christmass
We talk about the new releases from November 2019 including Keith Jarrett, Jon Batiste, Joey Alexander, Lee Konitz, and more!
In this episode we talk about our curated holiday jazz playlist. Listen to what surprising tracks we found and checkout the playlist on spotify!
In this Episode we discuss instrument endorsements, country music, and how different people interpret music.
In this episode we talk with Danny about how he learned to write for big bands, co-leading a big band and what he's learned from it, and about their upcoming single releases
Alan and Nick talk about some of the new jazz releases of October 2019 including releases from Kenny Barron, Mulgrew Miller, Joshua REdman, Ron Carter, Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Harry Connick Jr. and more!
Today we talk with Leo Sherman about his recent release, life as a bass player going through school, and his compositional influences
In this episode we talk with Jason Yeager about his recent album release and some of the musicians and experiences in his life that have influenced his compositions.
In this episode we discuss life as a musician in the Airmen of Note, playing in a duo setting, artistic balance, and more!,
This episode we check out the recent Outside in Music release Live at Pinch. With an introduction from Label founder Nick Finzer, we listen through the album talking a little bit about the meaning behind the compositions.
In this episode we talk about life after music school and how to maintain structure in your life without being in school.
In this episode we talk with Roxy Coss about her latest release, being a jazz musician in New York, and her advice for young musicians.
Check out our curated playlist featuring 10 of what we think are some of the best releases from July 2019. Including Jon Batiste, Jimmy Cobb, Jacob Collier, and others!
In this episode of The Hang we talk with Adam Larson about his move to Kansas City, his experience with hustling as a musician, and his books and upcoming CD release!
This week we discuss how the band began, their new release, the use of electronics in their music, and more!
In this episode we talk a little with Remy Le Boeuf about his recent album, the teaser video made for that album, and about mushrooms!
This week we are joined by the Co-Leaders of the Terraza Big Band, Michael Thomas and Edward Perez as we talk about their recent release, how they started the Terraza Big Band, and what it is like composing/arranging for the band.
THIS is Jazz Today with Alan Blanchard and Nick Finzer - May 2019 Top 10!
1 - Brad Mehldau - The Garden
2- Rodney Whitacre
3- Joel Ross
4 - Anat Cohen
… and more!
Nick Finzer and Alan Blanchard discuss international jazz day and graduating from music school...
THIS is Jazz Today - April 2019! (Ft. Herlin Riley, Norah Jones, Kendrick Scott, and more!)
Ryan Stunkel, Founder of Blipsounds comes on to the show to talk Sound Design, Business, and Getting Started in Game Audio!
NIck Finzer on Tuesday Lunch with Abe Perlstein.
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Today Nick Finzer is talking with John Raymond, Indiana University Jazz Trumpet professor and bandleader of Real Feels featuring Gilad Hekselman and Colin Stranahan!
How to GET GIGS that you WANT, not just the ones that come your way | OverHere with Nick Finzer
Please Welcome Lluc Casares to the OiM Family! OverHere with Nick Finzer - his new album Sketches Overseas is OUT NOW!
Season 2 is here featuring Band Leader and Multi-woodwind artist Brian Krock Talking about his new album - Big Heart Machine!
Hey all!
Excited to share a new format for the podcast, to add to our lineup of offerings! We've been posting a new update every month to our "This is Jazz" playlist on Spotify; and here Nick Finzer and Alan Blanchard are talking about why these tracks show up!
Want to be featured on the playlist? submit your music to info@outsideinmusic.com (has to be on Spotify! as it is a spotify playlist after all...)
Here's this month's rundown...
10 - Music is Live - Dave McMurray
9 - Stop, Drop, and Roll - Jason Palmer
8 - Soul Eyes - Tia Fuller
7 - Theme for Malcolm - Tim Warfield
6 - Thought on Earth - Dave Holland
5 - We See - Fred Hersch
4 - Fourteen - Joey Alexander
3 - Naima - Eddie Henderson
2 - Beatrice - Brad Mehldau Trio
1 - Blue Waters - Kenny Barron Quintet
Happy Listening, and we'll talk again next month!
Today on Extended Harmony, Dan Gross interviews guitarist Mike Baggetta. Based in New York, Mike Baggetta has an incredible ability to be instantly recognizable, gripping, and intelligent. Plus, he’s a great guy to boot. We’re going to talk about his early life and influences, how he approaches being a leader vs. a sideman, his guitar picking style, his dope pedal setup, future projects, and of course, any advice he wants to pass along. Thanks for tuning in, and please enjoy this episode of “Extended Harmony.”
OverHERE Listening Session! 1.0 - Nick Finzer's " Exposition" - today we're looking back at Nick's debut album from 2013!
From Vancouver (WA) to NYC and Miami - Trombonist Javier Nero talks about his brand new album project!
OverHERE with Nick Finzer: Daniel Dickinson NYC Jazz Alto Saxophonist with the Paragon Trio
overHERE podcast with French Bassist Clovis Nicolas is taking NYC and the world by STORM with his new album "Freedom Suite Ensuite"
overHERE - NY Jazz Trombonist James Hall brings the classic sound of Herbie Hancock's "Speak Like a Child" back to life!
overHERE Podcast - South Floridian turned LA Resident Carey Frank and family roots in Jazz!
overHERE Podcast - Featuring Drummer/Composer/Bandleader Dan Pugach - New Album "Plus One" out this week!
overHERE - The twenty year pedigree of legendary Trombone fronted New Orleans funk powerhouse - Bonerama!
A conversation with Boyce Griffith and Sam Winternheimer about FSU, NYC, NOLA, MSU and more...
a conversation with Ben Barnett and Mariel Bildstein about their jazz education experiences.
In the first episode of Behind the Backing Track, guests Sam Gossner and Simon Dalzell talk all there is to Instrument Libraries and Sampling.
Extended Harmony with Dan Gross - Ike Sturm Ep. 002 a conversation with jazz bassist and St Peters Church Director of Jazz Ministry, Ike Sturm.
Latest episode of the "Extended Harmony" podcast, featuring Dani Rabin of he jazz-rock group Marbin, Mike Cottone of Holophonor, Dave Chisholm, who released a new comic book with accompanying soundtrack, and vocalist and bassist Katie Ernst.
After our first conversation nearly a year ago, I wanted to sit down with Curtis to have a follow up chat about life, music, politics and art. I was certainly not dissappointed!
Nick Finzer chats with two rising stars in the jazz world - Roxy Coss and Glenn Zaleski, and visits their path to NYC, and how school played a role in their development.
Nick Finzer interviews OiM artist Mike Conrad about this new release "New Angle" from the All Angles Orchestra
A conversation with NY based trombonist and composer Jimmy O'Connell, and info about this latest recording Arrythmia!
Dave Chisholm has just released his latest album "instrumental" last friday - May 26th 2017! Learn about Dave, and his brand new multimedia project here on overHERE!
Nick Finzer interviews Outside in Music Artist Curtis Stewart about his latest release for OiM "Of Colors"