The Hang | Jalen Baker
Alan talks with Jalen Baker about life as a musician, the pandemic, and his thoughts on music as he puts the finishing touches on his debut release.
Alan talks with Jalen Baker about life as a musician, the pandemic, and his thoughts on music as he puts the finishing touches on his debut release.
We wanted to look back on 2020 with featuring some of the releases we did with introductions from the musicians themselves! You'll hear from Aubrey Johnson, Doug Stone, Chad McCullough, Kasperi Sarikoski, Tomoko Omura, Dean Tsur, John Lake, and Nick Finzer.
On this episode preview Outside in Music's Holiday Releases introduced by the composers and arrangers: Augie Haas, Seth Weaver, and Dan Pugach
On this episode Nick and Alan talk about some of their favorite holiday music including Lawrence, Harry Connick Jr., Ella Fitzgerald, and more!
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Fred Hersch, Yellow Jacket, Emmet Cohen, Eric Reed, and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Mariel about her recent release "Backbone".
On this episode Alan talks with Dean about his recent release "Moments of Inspiration". They also cover how he approaches arranging, playing ballads, and more!
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Joel Ross, Ben Wendel, Quincy Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Alex about his upcoming release, "Live to Tape". They also talk about his influences and how they led him to the way he plays today, guitar trios, and what is next for him.
On this episode Alan talks with Andy about his upcoming release, "Look Out!". They also talk about his writing process, his advice for students, and dealing with the juggling act that is being a professional musician.
On this episode Nick talks with Kasperi about his upcoming release, "3+1". They also talk about his time at Juilliard in the Artist Diploma Program, teaching at the Sibelius Academy, and currently playing with the UMO Jazz Orchestra.
On this episode Nick talks with Chad about his upcoming release, "Forward". They cover life during the pandemic, Chad's reflection on this new release, and what's next!
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Lionel Loueke, Christian McBride, Diana Krall, Eric Reed, and many more!
On this episode Alan talks with Fumi and David about their upcoming release, "Celebrating Bird | A Tribute to Charlie Parker". They talk about how it was paying tribute to Charlie Parker, how they approached composing the tunes, and teaching during CoVid19.
On this episode Nick talks with Miki about her upcoming release, "Human Dust Suite". They talk about her past releases, the meaning behind the suite, and more!
On this episode Alan talks with Dan about his upcoming release, "Tessellations". They talk about how this process began for him, his influences as a composer, what he has been up to during CoVid19, and what he learned from leading this recording session.
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Christian Scott, Christian McBride, Billy Childs, Gregory Porter, and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Tomoko about her upcoming release, "Branches Vol. 1". They talk about her compositions, solo shows, jazz violin, and more!
On this episode Alan talks with Brian about his recent release, what life is like during the pandemic, and how he finds his inspiration for composing.
On this episode Nick talks with Javier about his recent release, Freedom. They talk about the recording process for that album, the accompanying videos that he made for them, and a little bit about what is going on with Javier now.
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Christian McBride, Eddie Henderson, Christian Sands, Artemis, and more!
On this episode Nick talks with Dan about his recent release, life during the pandemic, and upcoming projects!
On this episode Nick talks with Tony about his upcoming release, future projects, his background, and more!
Check out the new episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Alex Tarantino, Austin Kruzcek, Augie Haas, Danny Janklow, Peter Anderson, and Will Anderson - join them as they discuss the benefits and some of the downfalls of social media.
On this episode Alan talks with Fernando about his upcoming release, teaching, and Fernando's techniques for arranging and composing for big band.
Check out the new episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, John Lake, Miki Yamanaka, and Danny Janklow! Listen to what they have been working on and their recent and upcoming projects.
Nick and Alan go over the new releases added to the "This is Jazz Today" Playlist including releases from Connie Han, Jimmy Heath, Christian Sands, Maceo Parker and more!
Check out the twelfth episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Kari van der Kloot, Nicholas Krolak, Rajiv Jayaweera, and Ethan Helm! Listen to what they have been working on and their recent and upcoming projects.
On this episode Nick talks with John about his recent release, "Seven Angels". They talk about John's learning and growth as a trumpet player, why he choose the band he did, and more about his career and advice for others!
Check out the eleventh episode of Outside in Happy Hour! Featuring Nick Finzer, Tomoko Omura, Brian Scarborough, Doug Stone, Kengchakaj, Peter and Will Anderson, and Seth Weaver! Listen to what they have been working on and their recent and upcoming projects.