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  • Chris Weisman & Pablo Held On The Albums They Made for Each Other
    Jan 13 2026

    Chris Weisman joins Pablo Held for a special episode about their unique long-distance collaboration in which they made albums for each other. They talk about exchanging songs on paper, giving up control over arrangement, production and instrumentation, and releasing records on which neither of them plays a single note of their own music. Moving beyond process, the conversation dives into questions of authorship, musical identity, and trust, as they reflect track-by-track on both albums and on the emotional experience of hearing one’s music transformed through another artist’s imagination—and how this project reshaped their understanding of what the term “my music” really means.

    Album links:
    Chris Weisman – Pablo Held Plays My Music
    https://chrisweisman.bandcamp.com/album/pablo-held-plays-my-music
    Pablo Held – Chris Weisman Plays My Music
    https://pabloheld.bandcamp.com/album/chris-weisman-plays-my-music

    00:00:00 The origin story of this project
    01:33:20 How Chris made Pablo’s album
    03:14:27 How Pablo made Chris’ album

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    5 Std. und 5 Min.
  • Pete Rende
    Dec 21 2025

    Pianist, composer & recording engineer Pete Rende joins Pablo Held to talk about strong melodies, finding your own voice and playing what you hear. Other topics include Pete’s whispering exercise, composing, working with jazz legends Paul Motian and Ron Carter, and his return to playing after a long break.

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    1 Std. und 44 Min.
  • John O’Gallagher
    Nov 22 2025
    Saxophonist & composer John O’Gallagher joins Pablo Held to talk about sound and projection on the alto saxophone, his PhD research on late-period Coltrane, and how pitch-class set theory shapes his music. Other topics include stories behind the making of his new album ‘Ancestral’, playing together at Pablo’s ‘Alice Coltrane Tribute’ concert in Cologne, recording … Continue reading John O’Gallagher
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    1 Std. und 46 Min.
  • Larry Grenadier
    Oct 13 2025
    Larry Grenadier joins Pablo Held to talk about composing, comping, and working on clarity and technique on the bass. Other topics include memorizing songs, playing in different keys, and his experiences with Joe Henderson, Stan Getz, John Scofield, Brad Mehldau, Larry Goldings, Paul Motian, Masabumi Kikuchi, Billy Higgins, Guillermo Klein, Steve Swallow and Jack DeJohnette. … Continue reading Larry Grenadier
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    2 Std. und 56 Min.
  • Patrice Rushen
    Sep 23 2025
    Patrice Rushen joins Pablo Held to talk about composing for orchestras, films, and small groups; important orchestration lessons; and recording the ‘Joy Ryder’ album with Wayne Shorter. They also discuss witnessing a Weather Report recording session for ’Tale Spinnin’, a memorable meeting with Miles Davis, sight reading, her technique and touch on the piano, the … Continue reading Patrice Rushen
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    1 Std. und 54 Min.
  • Kush Abadey
    Aug 26 2025
    Drummer Kush Abadey joins Pablo Held to talk about mental practice, time feel, drum tuning, lessons learned from playing with Wallace Roney, Tomasz Stanko & Buster Williams, recording Melissa Aldana’s new album with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, the art of playing brushes, clarity, Miles Davis’ ‘Complete Concert 1964’ album and much more.
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    3 Std. und 29 Min.
  • Nicole Glover
    Jul 18 2025
    Saxophonist Nicole Glover joins Pablo Held to talk about her creative process, the stories behind her compositions, recording albums at the legendary Van Gelder Studio, working with Renee Rosnes & ARTEMIS, Christian McBride, Al Foster and studying with Mulgrew Miller. Other topics include practicing like a drummer, embracing mistakes, exploring the whole-tone scale and the … Continue reading Nicole Glover
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    3 Std. und 11 Min.
  • Chris Weisman 2
    Jun 21 2025
    To celebrate the 7th anniversary of the podcast, Pablo sits down with singer/songwriter Chris Weisman for an epic and nerdy conversation. This episode marks Chris’s 3rd appearance on the podcast. They dive deep into his current process and the recording and compositional processes for his recent albums. They also discuss their shared love for the … Continue reading Chris Weisman 2
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    4 Std. und 33 Min.