"This Is Jazz" ๐น Pianist & Educator Quentin Walston on Jazz for Everyone
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๐ถโจ What if jazz could be taught as naturally as languageโwhere freedom, creativity, and collaboration drive learning?
Welcome to Season 6, Episode 5 of The Piano Pod, featuring Quentin Walston โ pianist, composer, educator, and founder of This Is Jazzโข. In this conversation, we explore how Quentin bridges performance, pedagogy, and entrepreneurship through his acclaimed book How to Teach Jazz & Improvisation and his growing online platform empowering educators worldwide.
In our talk, Quentin shares:
- โ His mission to make jazz approachable for every student
- โ How his book helps teachers with little or no jazz background start confidently
- โ Turning small classroom moments into creative breakthroughs
- โ Building a thriving online community for jazz educators
- โ Balancing artistry and business as a modern musician
- โ His personal journey โ from discovering jazz as a child to releasing his album Retro Future
๐ Stay tuned until the end for rapid-fire fun and key insights on creativity, confidence, and cultivating joy through improvisation.
๐ผ Explore Quentinโs Work
- ๐ Website: quentinwalston.com
- ๐ Book: How to Teach Jazz & Improvisation
- ๐ต Platform: This Is Jazz
- ๐ฟ Album: Retro Future
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