In Episode 33 of Flow State Podcast, Harry expresses his love for the unexpected directions that live improvisation can take, geeks out on jazz music theory while talking about Bill Evans and Miles Davis, and admits his secret weakness for coffee table books. This episode’s Meet The Team segment features video editor and animator, Sarah, who asks if freestyling is akin to talk therapy by teaching Harry lessons about himself. Harry also discusses keeping inspiration alive, freestyling as a form of magic, and the impressiveness of a well-crafted pun. Finally, he reacts to a fan-submitted freestyle before recapping the episode with some off-top bars.

Show Notes:

Euro Tour

https://www.harrymackofficial.com/shows

Marc Rebillet

https://www.marcrebillet.com/

ARIatHOME

https://www.youtube.com/@ariathome

LOWLANDS FESTIVAL 2024 FULL SET - Harry Mack

https://youtu.be/juR9CZuF3Xw

Bill Evans - Revealing Something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xix9KVnPxPY

Sunday At The Village Vanguard - Bill Evans Trio

https://open.spotify.com/album/3uwufR7PwniMX7t3v4I5oB?si=79qJSOUUQ76_Yp3YYoLR7Q

Kind of Blue - Miles Davis

https://open.spotify.com/album/1weenld61qoidwYuZ1GESA?si=TA2Mwz_vS5qeY-5jHx_llg

Freestyle Medicine: Harry Mack x UCHealth

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzi2XpYJaIa41TbVA6J3pUCxx07763aC&si=1ebM7If_I_21Jo89

The Book of HOV: A Tribute to JAY‑Z

https://www.thebookofhov.com/

Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop by Vikki Tobak

https://bookshop.org/a/102858/9780525573883

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

https://bookshop.org/a/102858/9780062457714

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

https://bookshop.org/a/102858/9780143129257

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

https://bookshop.org/a/102858/9781936891023

Darren Walsh Puns

https://darrenwalsh.co.uk/

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:07 Improvised Live Performance

00:12:39 Moments of Flow - Bill Evans

00:30:11 Meet The Team - Question From Sarah

00:46:23 Q1: What other kind of art inspires you?

00:55:46 Q2: How do you deal with lack of inspiration?

01:04:32 Q3: Have you ever tried doing puns or one-liners?

01:11:03 Fan Submitted Freestyle - Luke M

01:16:53 Closing Freestyle