Piano Journeys

By J.D. Wisgo

Looking for a good way to relax and get your creative juices flowing? Listen to the ever-changing melodies of J.D. Wisgo––improvisational piano songs made up on the spot that are influenced from a var... more

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The podcast currently has 85 episodes available.

Piano Journeys episodes:

July 14, 2024 Episode 75: Chordelia
A song where I tried to really put some thought and feeling into the chord structure. There's a simple melody that things are built off, but the chords are the focus.

For this song I did a little pre-practice and recording (roughly 20 minutes), so perhaps the overall quality or at least compositional complexity is a bit higher than average.
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4min
July 12, 2024 Episode 74: 変取五
My attempt at a jazzy, offbeat piece.

Partway through I realized I was being influenced by the classic "Take Five" song, so I decided to name this 変取五, which is formed from the Japanese characters for "strange" "take" and "five".

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3min
July 12, 2024 Episode 73: Dronin' On
I intended to upload this yesterday, but mysteriously it disappeared, so uploading it again.
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3min
July 10, 2024 Episode 72: Well-worn Shoes
In this piece I tried to give a feeling of nostalgia, not unlike that felt towards an old pair of well-worn shoes.
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4min
July 09, 2024 Episode 71: Right-hand Jam
A short, jazzy improv with only the right hand.
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3min
July 08, 2024 Episode 70: Hakuchuumu
Hakuchuumu (白昼夢) means something like a dream except we experience it while still awake, something like a reverie.

And yes, this was likely partially inspired by Debussy's Reverie (:

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5min
July 07, 2024 Episode 69: Peaceful
A song's whose primary goal was stay quiet and peaceful (and not wake someone sleeping in a nearby room). The soft pedal (left mode pedal) was pressed down the entire time.

I was likely inspired by those songs you hear when watching videos of beautiful scenery.
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5min
July 06, 2024 Episode 68: Soulful
In this song I ended up developing a simple chord progression in a style that is somewhat rare for me, that I can only call "soulful" or perhaps blues-influenced.

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5min
July 04, 2024 Episode 67: Falling Up
A piece characterized by nearly endless spiraling runs in both hands, creating a mysterious atmosphere that leads to the unknown.
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4min
July 02, 2024 Episode 66: In Spire
A complex, amelodic, epic piece that was intended as the opposite of my last piece (which tried hard to fit a certain mold).
Maybe there's a bit of Debussy influence in it?
This piece came in in just around 6 minutes, which is one of the longest pieces I've recorded in some time.
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6min

FAQs about Piano Journeys:

How many episodes does Piano Journeys have?

The podcast currently has 85 episodes available.