The Maxwell Casazza Podcast

I play through Blue and Green, and describe how I approach learning the tune. I go over a variety of chord structures including rootless voicings, which require a musician to play all notes in a chord except for the first, and most fundamental one. This tune is deceiving because it seems like a simple little 11-bar tune, but it is easy to lose one's place in the form with such a hypnotic, and cyclical piece of music.

I discuss how Bill would approach the introduction to a tune like Waltz for Debby.

Emile Pandolfi joins me to discuss his new book, "Play It Like You Mean It." We discuss strategies for learning music, navigating the music business, and Emile's experiences early on in his career.

I talk with my pal and enthralling videographer: Blake Hemmel!

I talk about my upcoming guest: Emile Pandolfi. Emile is an acclaimed pianist of over forty years, and will be discussing how to regain inspiration and motivation for your craft after a period of creative block, why art is such a necessary vehicle for connection and emotion especially during 2021's era of social loneliness, and how to alter your mindset away from the doldrums of everyday life and reconnect with your deepest self for optimal creative practice.

I discuss the parent scales of the Concept including the Lydian Augmented scale.

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I host a guided practice session consisting of technique, scales, and some jazz drills.

Max discusses the podcast title, Heelys, and Japanese woodblock paintings

I play Autumn Leaves, talk about Bill Evans, Ken Burns' Jazz documentary, and other stuff