This week I’ll be in the studio recording my third Piano Jazz show for NPR. While I would have loved to play with Marian McPartland again, I’m looking forward to playing and talking with guest host, the virtuosic pianist Jon Weber. I’m also a little scared. This guy has monstrous chops! He also has amazing ears, as evidenced by the transcription of a free piece Marian played as a “portrait” of me in our previous show together. Check it out here.
One of the tunes I’ve been working on for the solo segment is Marian’s In the Days of Our Love. This is such a gorgeous tune. I am surprised it’s not more frequently played. I wanted to play it at the Dizzy’s Club/Jazz at Lincoln Center Generations in Jazz show I participated in back in early October, but the wonderful singer/pianist Carol Welsman had already called it. She did a great job so it was probably for the best.
I’m not sure when this episode of Piano Jazz it’ll air, but I’ll keep you posted, assuming I like my playing!