Adam Maness

13 mins S11 #39 Aug 26, 22

Why So Serious?

Peter and Adam discuss why the culture surrounding Jazz is sometimes interpreted as tense or serious.

20 mins S11 #38 Aug 24, 22

What Makes A Solo Special?

Peter and Adam talk about what makes a solo special and how to make that happen.

14 mins S11 #37 Aug 22, 22

Starting From Scratch

Peter and Adam discuss a thought experiment about starting your instrument from scratch.

21 mins S11 #36 Aug 19, 22

Yes, And?

Adam and Peter talk about improvising in everyday life.

18 mins S11 #35 Aug 17, 22

Optimizing The Shed

Peter and Adam talk about how to optimize that shed time in order to get ready for your gigs.

10 mins S11 #33 Aug 15, 22

5 Levels of a 6 Chord

Adam focuses on how to approach that 6 chord in harmonic progressions.

13 mins S11 #34 Aug 12, 22

Diatonix!

Adam talks all about an exercise that unveils diatonic 7th chords and their secondary dominants/tritone subs.

7 mins S11 #32 Aug 10, 22

Sus It Out

Adam breaks down some harmonic tools towards using suspended chords in real time.

7 mins S11 #31 Aug 08, 22

Spicing Up Your Solos

Adam and Peter teach you how to add interest to every solo you play.

12 mins S11 #30 Aug 05, 22

Tricks For Overcoming Hurdles

Adam and Peter dive into how to overcome mistakes on and off the bandstand.

17 mins S11 #29 Jul 29, 22

Weird Practice Habits That Actually Kinda Work

Adam and Peter get into some unconventional practice habits that actually work?

15 mins S11 #28 Jul 27, 22

Quartal Questions

Adam and Peter take a speakpipe question on quartal harmony and it's uses in music.

19 mins S11 #27 Jul 25, 22

When Practice Pays Off

Adam and Peter take a Speakpipe question about when and how to utilize what you've practiced.

18 mins S11 #26 Jul 22, 22

Is Jazz Bad?

Adam and Peter talk about famous actor Fred Armisen's hot take on jazz.

25 mins S11 #25 Jul 20, 22

Squadin' Up

Adam and Peter catch up on travels and experiences after a busy summer playing music.

44 mins S11 #24 Jul 15, 22

Meet Eric Harland

Today we're crossing over and giving you a taste of our sister podcast "Upright Citizens". On this episode, hosts Bob DeBoo and Rueben Rodgers interview the incredible Eric Harland about life and music.

15 mins S11 #23 Jul 13, 22

The 3 Motions

For this episode, Adam explains 3 different types of harmonic motion you can use under a melody using the 6th diminished technique.

11 mins S11 #22 Jul 11, 22

Delayed Gratification

Adam takes you on a journey to pay more attention to those tonic chord tones.

15 mins S11 #21 Jul 06, 22

Keezer Talks Comping

Geoffrey Keezer talks comping, amongst other tips, as a part of his newest OS course.

12 mins S11 #20 Jul 04, 22

Tips To Jumpstart Back Into Playing Shape

Adam talks about getting a jumpstart back into playing shape after some time off.