In this episode of Jazz Lab, host Noah Kellman sits down with modern jazz piano master Aaron Parks, a forwardthinking musician who first came to the public's attention during his time with trumpeter Terence Blanchard and has since released numerous albums under his own name contributing monumentally to the jazz idiom. In this episode, Aaron & Noah discuss twohanded solo piano techniques, modern improvisation concepts, advanced rhythm exercises, and more. You can also hear performances by Aaron solo, as well as the two playing duo.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
01:43 Aaron plays “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You”
05:02 Rhythm and timing
08:20 Metronome exercises
12:25 Mentality when practising
13:35 Staying in the “flow state”
19:55 Lefthand technique
24:35 Righthand voicings
30:45 Barry Harris concepts
38:14 Composition process
51:10 Composition: adding harmony
55:34 Dissonance and soloing
1:06:50 Favourite voicings
1:10:27 Lessons learned
1:14:03 Musical influences
1:20:19 Aaron & Noah Play Duo

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