Shortly before embarking on a tour together, saxophonist Emilio Modeste joins Pablo Held to discuss his profound connection to the music of Wayne Shorter, what he learned from Wallace Roney, and the meaning of going ‘all the way’. They also talk about following Chick Corea around, Emilio’s composition ‘Elliptical’, Star Wars, and working with Cindy Blackman and Stanley Clarke.

Catch the Pablo Held Trio & Emilio Modeste on tour:
SEPT 10 // Osnabrück // Jazz49
SEPT 11 // Berlin // Zig Zag
SEPT 12 // Bielefeld // Bunker Ulmenwall
SEPT 13 // Cologne // Philharmonic Hall
SEPT 14 // Heilbronn // Zigarre
SEPT 17 // Schwäbisch Hall // Hospitalkirche
SEPT 18 // Stuttgart // BIX
SEPT 19 // Neuburg a. d. Donau // Birdland
tickets & more info at https://pabloheld.com/tour

Pianist and composer Rasmus Sørensen joins Pablo Held to discuss dynamics, odd meters, their shared piano duties on a Sasha Berliner tour, and lessons learned from studying with Phil Markowitz. Other topics include harmonic progressions in Herbie Hancock’s “Textures”, comping ideas, transcription, what Rasmus loves about composing and his upcoming album project “You Live And You Learn”.

Pianist & composer Kris Davis returns to the podcast to discuss the compositional process behind music from her latest albums “The Solastalgia Suite“ and “Run The Gauntlet“, practice methods, their favorite composers, and finding fresh ways to improvise. Other topics include working with Dave Holland, piano technique, preparing for a tour, and challenging musical constructs.