The Jazz Pianist's Perspective, with Peter Martin
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, 1987āPath Adjacentā Peter Martin w/ Gregory Hutchinson, Sarah Hanahan & Reuben Rogers from Generation S, 2023āBagās Grooveā by Milt Jackson from Miles Davis, Bagās Groove, 1967āTea For Twoā by Youmans/Ceasar, played by Art Tatum from Piano Starts Here, 1968āBroad Way Bluesā by Ornette Coleman from New York Is Now, 1968āSwinginā at the Havenā by Branford Marsalis from Royal Garden Blues, 1986āNowās The Time/Billieās Bounceā by Charlie Parker from Jamey Aebersold Vol. 6: All BirdāNaimaās Love Songā by Betty Carter from I_tās Not About The Melody_, 1992āMental Phrasingā by Roy Hargrove live w/ Joshua Redman, Ron Blake, Peter Martin, Rodney Whitaker, Greg HutchinsonāTurnaroundā by Joshua Redman w/ Pat Metheny from Wish, 1993āJig-A-Jugā by Joshua Redman and āSt. Thomasā by Sonny Rollinsā from Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard, 1995āCat Battlesā and āOne Shining Soulā by Joshua Redman from Freedom in the Groove, 1996āThe Loneliness of a Long Distance Runnerā intro and āMind and Bodyā from Solo, Live in New York, 2015āWhy Approach Chords Matterā - Adam Maness for Open Studio on YouTube, 2025ā2 Down & 2 Across,ā āSing a Song of Song,ā āBefore Itās Time to Say Goodbyeā by Kenny Garrett feat. Kenny Kirkland from Songbook, 1997āPhyrzzinian Manā by Wynton Marsalis from Black Codes from the Underground, 1985āNecessary Evilā by Elvin Jones and āWhatever Possessed Meā by Chet Baker feat. Pat LaBarbera (Tenor) and Kenny Kirkland from Brother John, 1982āStella by Starlightā by Hoagy Carmichael, performed by the Miles Davis Quintet on My Funny Valentine: In Concert, 1965----LINKS-----š° SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!Patreon | Paypalš HOMEPAGEstrongsongspodcast.comš MERCHstrongsongspodcast.com/storeš¬ KIRK'S NEWSLETTERnewsletter.kirkhamilton.comš· SOCIAL MEDIAInstagram: @Kirk_HamiltonBluesky: @kirkhamilton.comš¬ STRONG SONGS DISCORD SERVERstrongsongspodcast.com/discordš§ STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTSSpotify | Apple Music | YouTube Musicšø KIRK'S GEAR & INSTRUMENTSkirkhamilton.com/gearš¶ KIRK'S MUSICkirkhamilton.com/musicšØ SHOW ARTTom Deja, Bossman Graphics--------------------NOVEMBER 2025 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSAccessViolationAndyBen BarronCatherine WarnerCesarChristopher McConnellChristopher MillerCorpus FriskyDamon WhiteDaniel Hannon-BarryDave FloreyDavid MascettiElizabeth CulverGregJamie WhiteJay SwartzJenness GardnerJeremy DawsonJoe LaskaJulie RoweKen HirshLisa CrottyMelanie AndrichMelissa LucasNathaniel BauernfeindPaul DelaneyRich FishRick KeelerRobyn MetcalfeRushSami SamhuriThomas McIlheranNOVEMBER 2025 HALF-NOTE PATRONSAaron CainAaron WadeAbbie BergAbraham BenrubiAchint SrivastavaAdam ClarkAdam StofskyAdam WAilie FraserAJ SchusterAlan KressAlan MaassAlexAlex MillerAlexanderAlexander PolsonAlison DuganAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerAndrew FairAndrew HoferAndrew KnutsonAngela LivingstoneAnthony MentzArjun SharmaAruni JayatillekeAshleyBeaBen SteinBernard KhooBetsy BarreBill ThorntonBonnie PrinsenBrad CallahanBrendan McLeodBrett DouvilleBrian AmoebasBrian RinckenbergerBrian John PeterBruno GaetaCarlos LernerCaro FieldCatherine ClausecbalmainCharles McGeeCheryl WilkeChris KChristian HessmannChristopher Selby SpinkClare HolbertonClaudia CartyClint McElroyColin HodoDallas HockleyDan CutterDaniDaniel KaberonDaniel MarkoffDaniel NervoDave DouglassDave Kolasdave malloyDave SharpeDavidDavid FutterDavid JoskeDavid NoahDeebsDent EarlDermot CrowleyDhu WikDiane HughesDiane TurnerDick MorganDonald MackieDoreen CarlsonDoug BelewDouglas H FrazerDr Arthur A GrayDubmarineE Margaret WartonEdward SteenEoin de BurcaEric HelmEric Prestemoneric spEric StoneErikEthan BaumanEthan LaserFreddy FreemanGary PierceGavin DoigGeraldine ButlerGlenn JacksonGrettir AsmundarsonHeather JHenry MindlinHiddenJesterIan KarmelIan PiddInmar GivoniirritableJamesJamesJames JohnsonJames McMurryJamieJanice BerryJason PrattJeffJeff UlmJeffrey BeanJeffrey OlsonJennifer BushJezJim SellersJoe GalloJohn BerryJohn Dominajohn halpinJonathan DanielsJordan GatenbyJoseph RomeroJosh SingerJoshua HillJRRJJulie KellmanJustin McElroyKarma JayKaya WoodallKayla RussellKellen SteffenKelli BrockingtonKenIsWearingAHatKenneth JungKevin MarceloKevin PotterKevin StaffordKym GriffithLauren KnottsLauren ReayLawrenceLee R.LGLinda DuffyLisa TurnerLottie AronLuigi BocciaM Shane BordersMaddie SMargaret McReynoldsMartĆn SalĆasMathias SchmidtMatt BaxterMatt BetzelMatthew JonesMaxmax barnesMelanie StiversMelissa KuhnsMelmaniacMerv AdrianMeryl AllisonMichaelMichael BermanMichael CasnerMichael MartinMichael Singermino caposselaMisty HaisfieldmjsMonica St. AngeloMordokās Vape PenNaomiNathan GouwensNell MorseOl ParkerPascal RuegerPaul BigelmanPaul WayperPeter HardingPhantomMarePhilip KellyPortland Eye CarePrincess of WhalesR J HelowRachelRand LeShayRandy SouzaRichard SneddonRichard TollerRishi SahayRob TsukRobert GranatRsPRyan RairighSarah VettersSean MurphySeattle Trans And Nonbinary Choral EnsembleSimon HellmanSTEPHENStephen TsoneffStephen WolkwitzSteve BSteve MartinoSteve PaquinStu BakerSuzanne CrawfordSy JacobsTanner MortonTBThe Daily Solve with Chris RemoThomasTim RosenwongTim SheehanTom ColemanTucker PedWendy GilchristWiggy HashZach PutnamZak Remer