Kirk sits down with jazz piano legend Peter Martin to talk about Peter's musical background, his momentous early encounters with Wynton Marsalis and Kenny Kirkland, the jazz scene of the 1990s, how the Suzuki method works, and why jazz students today should be less shy about talking to their heroes.Ā
Check out Peter's online jazz education program Open Studio, as well as You'll Hear It, the music podcast he co-hosts with Adam Maness.Ā
DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:
āVariations Sur āLe Carnaval de Veniseā feat. Wynton Marsalis and the Eastman Wind Ensemble from Carnival, 1987
āPath Adjacentā Peter Martin w/ Gregory Hutchinson, Sarah Hanahan & Reuben Rogers from Generation S, 2023
āBagās Grooveā by Milt Jackson from Miles Davis, Bagās Groove, 1967
āTea For Twoā by Youmans/Ceasar, played by Art Tatum from Piano Starts Here, 1968
āBroad Way Bluesā by Ornette Coleman from New York Is Now, 1968
āSwinginā at the Havenā by Branford Marsalis from Royal Garden Blues, 1986
āNowās The Time/Billieās Bounceā by Charlie Parker from Jamey Aebersold Vol. 6: All Bird
āNaimaās Love Songā by Betty Carter from I_tās Not About The Melody_, 1992
āMental Phrasingā by Roy Hargrove live w/ Joshua Redman, Ron Blake, Peter Martin, Rodney Whitaker, Greg Hutchinson
āTurnaroundā by Joshua Redman w/ Pat Metheny from Wish, 1993
āJig-A-Jugā by Joshua Redman and āSt. Thomasā by Sonny Rollinsā from Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard, 1995
āCat Battlesā and āOne Shining Soulā by Joshua Redman from Freedom in the Groove, 1996
āThe Loneliness of a Long Distance Runnerā intro and āMind and Bodyā from Solo, Live in New York, 2015
āWhy Approach Chords Matterā - Adam Maness for Open Studio on YouTube, 2025
ā2 Down & 2 Across,ā āSing a Song of Song,ā āBefore Itās Time to Say Goodbyeā by Kenny Garrett feat. Kenny Kirkland from Songbook, 1997
āPhyrzzinian Manā by Wynton Marsalis from Black Codes from the Underground, 1985
āNecessary Evilā by Elvin Jones and āWhatever Possessed Meā by Chet Baker feat. Pat LaBarbera (Tenor) and Kenny Kirkland from Brother John, 1982
āStella by Starlightā by Hoagy Carmichael, performed by the Miles Davis Quintet on My Funny Valentine: In Concert, 1965
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