Episode 14: On the Road The life of a touring musician has its up and down, it’s joys and frustrations. In this episode, pianists Helen Sung and Aaron Diehl and bassist Christian McBride discuss: Life on the Road.

Episode 13: What Comes Next for Emmet Cohen

May 22nd, 2019 29m 40s

Episode 13: What Comes Next for Emmett Cohen After winning the 2019 American Pianists Awards, Emmet Cohen’s career is taking off! Listen to Emmet’s debut as winner at Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, and hear from Mack Avenue

Episode 12: Winning Time!

Apr 30th, 2019 56m 56s

The journeys of five finalists in the 2019 American Pianists Awards come together for the finals of the competition in Indianapolis. Featuring: two sets of solo and trio at a jazz club; performances with Kurt Elling and the Buselli-Wallarab Jaz

Episode 11: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Kurt Elling

Apr 1st, 2019 22m 34s

Episode 11: Dee Dee Bridgewater & Kurt Elling NEA Jazz Master Dee Dee Bridgewater and Grammy-winning vocalist Kurt Elling talk with Lee Clifford about singing with the American Pianists Awards finalists in a short preview of the finals on April

Episode 10: Collaborating – strings attached

Mar 25th, 2019 32m 19s

Every American Pianists Awards competition requires the finalists to perform in collaboration with other artists, as collaborating and accompanying others are fundamental skills for any musician to develop. In this episode we explore the pairin

Episode 9: Singing with Sullivan Fortner

Feb 18th, 2019 36m 58s

Episode nine of “The Journey” dives into the dynamic between singers and pianists from the perspective of 2015 American Pianists Awards winner Sullivan Fortner. We talk to Sullivan about his musical upbringing in New Orleans, explore his curren

Episode 8: American Pianists Awards past, present & future

Dec 26th, 2018 32m 5s

In Episode 8 of The Journey, we learn about the history of the American Pianists Awards through an interview with Joel Harrison, CEO and Artistic Director of the American Pianists Association. During the episode we’ll hear excerpts from perform

Episode 7: Improvising with Emmet Cohen

Dec 12th, 2018 27m 23s

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation’s pivotal artistic figures. Downbeat praised the “nimble touch, measured stride and warm harmonic vocabulary” he employs to communicate with other musicians an

Episode 6: pianist, composer and educator Dave Meder

Nov 28th, 2018 15m 35s

Pianist, composer and educator Dave Meder is quickly becoming one of the prominent artists of his generation, known for a panoramic, genre-bending approach that has earned him slots in the American Pianists Awards and the Thelonious Monk Intern

Episode 5: Classical Music Journeys

Nov 14th, 2018 29m 37s

Episode five of The Journey features conversations with 2017 American Pianists Awards winner Drew Petersen along with classical music luminaries 1985 Awards winner Frederic Chiu, Jerry Lowenthal, Ursula Oppens and the late Charlie Hamlen.

Episode 4: Blues & more with Billy Test

Oct 30th, 2018 16m 6s

Billy Test has taken inspiration from Brazilian musical culture and jammed on the summer festival scene with rock legends. This Pennsylvania native and New York City resident is an award-winning pianist, composer, arranger and educator. Billy g

Episode 3: Kenny Banks Jr. brings it

Oct 19th, 2018 22m 40s

American Pianists Awards finalist Kenny Banks Jr. brings the soul of gospel and the heat of Atlanta to tunes both old and new. Raised by two parents who were also musicians, Kenny started to play the piano at age seven and has been passionately

Episode 2: Let’s hear it for Keelan Dimick

Sep 21st, 2018 22m 18s

EPISODE 2 The Journey by the American Pianists Association Growth stories and moving music by jazz and classical pianoís next generation World travel. Engagements with top orchestras. Headline runs at the most famous clubs. How does one become

Episode 1: Who wants to win $100,000?

Sep 18th, 2018 22m 40s

The Journey by the American Pianists Association Growth stories and moving music by jazz and classical pianoís next generation World travel. Engagements with top orchestras. Headline runs at the most famous clubs. How does one become a professi

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