Peter Martin 🎹
Peter Martin is an acclaimed jazz pianist and entrepreneur. Over the past 25 years he has performed at most of the major venues and jazz festivals on six continents, including twice at the White House for President Obama. He is the founder of Open Studio, pioneering in the field of online jazz education. Peter was recently featured in the New York Times for his ground breaking work
Appears in 1193 Episodes
7 Soundtracks Peter and Adam Love
Peter and Adam turn to the silver screen for this episode as they list their favorite film soundtracks.7 Soundtracks Peter and Adam LoveBirdmanRound MidnightElevator t...
Peter & Adam's New Years Resolutions
New Year's Eve might still be a couple of weeks away, but Peter and Adam still decide to fill you in on some things they want to accomplish in 2020.Peter & Adam's New ...
7 Lessons Learned from the Masters
Today, Peter and Adam share the most important things they've learned from some of the legends of jazz.7 Lessons Learned From the MastersPlay half of what you hear (Ce...
7 Lessons Learned From Whack Gigs
Nobody likes playing a whack gig, but Peter and Adam show you why they're really a blessing in disguise.7 Lessons Learned From Whack GigsHow much do you love music?How...
What the Hell Do I Do With My Left Hand?
Every pianist knows a solid left hand is the foundation for exceptional playing. The question is: what the hell do you do with it?Calling all pianists - the Piano Acce...
What the Hell Are Adam & Peter Practicing?
For today's "What the hell..." episode, Peter and Adam update you on some things that they've been working on improving lately.To help out YOUR practicing, pick up the...
What the Hell Is the Difference Between a b5 and a #11?
On the 2nd episode of our long-running "What the hell..." series, Adam and Peter explain the difference between a flat-5 and a sharp-11.Calling all pianists - the Pian...
What the Hell Do I Play Over a Secondary Dominant?
It's the debut of our "What the Hell..." series as Peter and Adam give you some ideas on things you can play over secondary dominants.To quote every Christmas ad ever,...
Humor in the Language
On today's episode, Peter and Adam answer a SpeakPipe on how humor presents itself in jazz music.The ending theme song for today's episode is "Mohe Bhool" by Bombay Bo...
Finding and Following YOUR Narrative
In a very high-concept episode of You'll Hear It, Peter and Adam discuss how jazz has helped them frame their personal life stories.In honor of Giving Tuesday, a porti...
What Do You Want From Us?
Black Friday is behind us, but today is Cyber Monday which means you can still get some steep savings with Open Studio's Cyber Monday sale! Get 47% off EVERYTHING by e...
7 (Barely) Bear-able Holiday Tunes
The holiday season has begun, so Peter and Adam list their favorite (or just the least-terrible) holiday tunes.7 Bearable Holiday Tunes"The Christmas Song""In the Blea...
7 Artists We're Thankful for This Year
Peter and Adam celebrate Thanksgiving this year by listing off seven artists that made 2019 a great year.7 Artists We're Thankful for This YearMelissa AldanaChristian ...
4 Ways to Use Pentatonic Scales (And How to Practice Them)
Up your pentatonic game by using the advice Peter and Adam lay on you in this episode.Peter and Adam have a whole course about pentatonics - Jazz Piano Technique Vol. ...
4 Super Slick Chords (And How to Use Them)
On this episode of You'll Hear It, Peter and Adam hook you up with some chords you can add to almost any tune to increase its slickness.This episode of You'll Hear It ...
Crossing Over to Other Genres
Today, Peter and Adam answer a SpeakPipe on how to combine influences from different genres for your own compositions.Hear the influence for this episode yourself - li...
3 Levels of Listening (And Why They're All Important)
There's more than one way to Number 1: Listen, and today Peter and Adam list them off and tell you why you should make sure you're doing all three.3 Levels of Listenin...
The Boyz Are Back in Town
Peter and Adam reunite in the Podcave (finally) and give an update on what they've been doing lately.There's a new course from Open Studio! Jazz Bassline Bass-ics is a...
Special Guest: Rick Beato Part 3
It's the finale of Peter and Rick's multifaceted interview. This time, they talk about some of the copyright challenges YouTubers face.You can check out Rick's YouTube...
Special Guest: Rick Beato Part 2
In part 2 of Peter's interview with Rick Beato, they discuss the ways that jazz has influenced their lives and careers.You can check out Rick's YouTube channel here: h...
Special Guest: Rick Beato Part 1
We're honored to have a very special guest on this episode of You'll Hear It: Rick Beato! In part 1 of Peter's wide-ranging interview with Rick, the two discuss how he...
How to Take Care of Yourself as a Jazz Musician
With Adam still gone, Peter has to answer a listener question all by himself. This time, it's about how to prevent any injuries from the physical demands of playing an...
What's Happening With Jazz?
It's another solo edition of You'll Hear It as Peter gives an update on some cool news and events going on in the world of jazz.What's Happening With Jazz:New York Tim...
How to Survive a Horrible Performance (By You)
There's nothing worse than a lousy performance, but on today's episode, Peter shows you how to get through it and get past it.Like those You'll Hear It shirts Peter sh...
7 Ways to Learn Jazz Faster
Sayonara Adam! Now Adam's the one on tour, so it's Peter's turn for the solo episodes. Today, he brings you 7 ways you can speed up improving your jazz skills.7 Ways t...
You've Transcribed a Solo. Now What?
Today, Peter and Adam answer a SpeakPipe on how to put the info you learn from transcribing into practice. Wanna send a SpeakPipe of your own? Sign up for You'll Hear ...
Practice Tips for Hand Independence
In another international episode, Peter and Adam discuss some practice tips you can use to help build independence of the hands.For more lessons at the piano with Pete...
Managing a Band
In this intercontinental episode of You'll Hear It, Peter and Adam answer a listener's question on how to handle finding gigs for large ensembles.For more lessons at t...
7 Solos You Should Know
It's another solo episode from Peter while he's on tour. This time, he gives you some solos that you should make sure are in your repertoire.7 Solos You Should KnowEll...
This Week's Recap
Peter and Adam are reunited in this episode, and they decide to catch up on what they've been up to for the past week.Like those You'll Hear It shirts Peter shows off ...
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