Jazz Chords For Beginners – Guided Practice Session
Peter Martin and Adam Maness trade their favorite “bluesy double stops.”
Peter Martin and Adam Maness trade their favorite “bluesy double stops.”
This Giving Tuesday, for every purchase made at Open Studio we’re donating a lesson to Pianos for People through our Master Mentor Program.
Open Studio is proud to have been featured in the New York Times as member and jazz pianist Elia Muhanna documents his musical journey with Peter as his instructor and Open Studio as his tool.
I remember years ago, after I had just finished college and was traveling and touring London, England, I was so broke financially at that point in my career, I couldn’t even afford to really eat out much on the road. I was on tour with an artist and I knew dinner was at least covered at the venue and breakfast at the hotel so I had to figure lunch out. Ha!
Peter Martin sat down with The Bad Plus the day after their very first public performance with new pianist Orrin Evans. Recorded live at the Ferring Jazz Bistro in St. Louis, Missouri.
AV Club featured Open Studio’s Course Jazz Piano for Beginners in it’s “recommendations”.
Open Studio was well represented at the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival. Not only were our artists Warren Wolf (vibes) and Sean Jones (trumpet) featured, but our own bass guru, Christian McBride, was named artistic director this year.
We had such a good time talking with Nine Network’s Ruth Ezell about all things Open Studio for this episode of Living St. Louis. Featuring co-founders Peter Martin and Dan Martin; Open Studio artist and trumpet master, Sean Jones; and creative content manager, Adam Maness. Cameo by Ian!