Josh Walsh

Speaking for me, I started my channel for the love of teaching jazz and felt so incredibly fortunate when it grew to also be my career.

I remind myself often of that to stay level headed.

This Friday at 1:00 ET, join me and Charles Cornell for a free jazz piano workshop on Zoom.

Space is limited, so make sure you register! jazz-library.com/workshop

Going to Costco on Saturday is like visiting Times Square, except everyone has oversized carts full of 19 watermelons and is standing around waiting for their chicken bake number to be called.

Gene Harris is so damn underrated outside of jazz circles.

If you have the courage to go on stage and share a song you wrote then I’m proud of you and honored to hear it.

No matter what the audience felt, or how well you executed it. You had something to say, and you said it. And that’s enough for me.

Shared with me by a concerned musician.

New jazz fellowship honors the genre's elders and gives them each an unrestricted $100,000 grant The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new $15 million program that will give 50 artists who are 62 years or older a ...

A new $15 million jazz fellowship is granting 50 artists over the age of 62 a $100,000 grant, professional support and performance opportunities

Hey @mkbhd.com , ever hung a camera from a rope?

The lengths I go to for a music theory video sometimes…

I hung a camera on a gimbal from the ceiling on a rope and made this faux drone shot over my piano.

I think it’s dope.

If I could play piano like anyone in history, the choice is easy for me. Erroll Garner.

Am I the Last Person to Realize This About Ornithology? 🎷

I don’t know how I made it through jazz school without being told Ornithology is the study of birds, and also a tune by Charlie “Bird” Parker.

lp.jazz-library.com/posts/am-i-t...

I absolutely love BlueSky, but almost none of my audience has found me here… even with promotion.

They are still over in that other place.

Anyone had success getting their audience moved over? Would love some advice.

Just had a final workshop with a small jazz 🎹 group working on Groovin’ High, and every one of them nailed the play through at the end. This was quite a challenge for many of them.

I’m so flipping proud!

Also, fun fact, I neglected to prepare this late last week as I usually do, so now I am doing it from a Panera without a piano.

I did find the starting note on my way out the door though. 😂 (It's a G)

Josh Walsh - Subscribe to the 2-5-1 Newsletter Get a new transcription in your email inbox every Wednesday.

Somehow, after doing a solo transcription every week for years I've never done Stan Getz solo on Girl From Ipanema.

I send these out by email every weds. You can grab past ones, and sign up for new ones here: lp.jazz-library.com

YouTube video by Josh Walsh His National Anthem Started Normal… Then Took a Turn

I tried something new on the channel this week. A look inside Jon Batiste's performance at the Superbowl from my perspective as a jazz pianist.

youtu.be/9dKZWuJydwM

Alas, the eternal struggle of being a professional creative person…

Kinda stings, because I have something pretty important to share about it. But it’s also so important that it deserves to be done better than this.

Feeling kind of defeated today.

Coming off the high of some great content recently, but spent 2 weeks running face first into a brick wall for the next video.

I think I gotta set the Pure Imagination video aside until I can get a few things right.

Josh Walsh - Subscribe to the 2-5-1 Newsletter Get a new transcription in your email inbox every Wednesday.

If you are interested, you can grab my past transcriptions and sign up here: lp.jazz-library.com

YouTube video by Barry Harris - Topic Ladybird

You can hear Barry's recording here. The movements happen right out of the gate.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEpN...

Ladybird, as played by the great Barry Harris has some really great movements using his 6th on the 5th, 6th diminished and "brothers and sisters" chords.

I've just wrapped up this weeks transcription, which goes out to over 5,000 musicians by email tomorrow.

11 years since I called you crazy for doing it. And 8 years later I followed your lead.

I’m glad you didn’t listen too. lol

Doing some final polish on this weeks YouTube video about the colorful melody notes in this masterpiece.

My favorite recording of Georgia on my Mind is in the key of Ab... can you guess the artist? I can only think of one recording in that key.

Tomorrow at 1:00 Eastern we're starting a series in our Zoom #jazz workshops on this tune. It's free, just register below.

jazz-library.com/workshop/

Oh geez the headline is wrong. I must have hit undo! I can fix the web version.

Each week I send a new #jazz transcription to over 5,000 musicians who want to learn more from the greats.

This week was the great Wayne Shorter solo on Free For All. You can grab it here, with my observations about the solo.

lp.jazz-library.com/profile

It's been a long time since I felt that about any of Meta's products. I am still on IG because so much of my audience is there. But I only trust Meta to serve Meta at this point.

X doesn't even need a mention. TikTok is at risk.

Typically that means YouTube and now BlueSky.

YouTube isn't perfect. The algorithm is powerful and complex. I've spoken with @toddb.com and @reneritchie.bsky.social at a conference and I believe that focus on the user is their north star.

"Make content for people, not algorithms"

I have this posted 3 places in my studio / office and it's still something I struggle with every day.

Algorithms are powerful. I've spend the most time on platforms where the algorithms are designed to align with whats good for the user.