NicK and Simon Talk about the filmBorn to Be Blue  a 2015  drama film directed, produced and written by Robert Budreau. The film stars Ethan Hawke and...

Inspired by a post on Instagram, and the  standard stereotypical responses to the question " Dear 'people who don't like jazz' wha...

Jam sessions have been and continue to be at the heart of the jazz scene.  In this episode Simon and Nick briefly  discuss the history, culture and fu...

In this episode Nick leads the discussion on the subject of Jazz and it's connection to civil rights.

In this Episode we discuss Spike Lee's Mo Better Blues. Wikipedia saysMo' Better Blues is a 1990 American musical comedy-drama film starring...

Any student of Jazz will be well aware of Aebersolds, over 100 play along records with accompanying books. There are even supplements with transcripti...

In this episode Simon & Nick discuss jazz and meditation. There are elements of meditation that improvisers may well relate to : flow state, accep...

This episode is about the " under the radar " pianist Jimmy Jones. An arranger/pianist for some of the great singers, here is an Apple Music link to ...

In this episode, Nick and Simon discuss what it means to practice jazz piano.

Two pianists looking confused walk into a barIt was an 11/8 barWhat role does Humour play in Jazz

Playing the piano and singing, what's involved? Nick and simon talk about it in this episode.

Another in our new series of jazz film reviews. The Bertrand Tavernier jazz movie that refreshed Dexter Gordon's career late in his life.