SmallsLive Education is excited to introduce the SmallsLive Education Podcast! The podcast features interviews with Smalls artists discussing their career, development, and influences.

This week we look at an incredible solo from the great Steve Cardenas on Ann Ronell’s “Willow Weep for Me”. In our analysis section, we examines Steve’s use of alternate progressions. Click the title to read more.

This week we look at Mike Moreno’s beautifully melodic solo on Bobby Timmons’s “Moanin”. In our analysis section, we consider implied progressions in Mike’s sixteenth-note lines. Click the title to read more.

The SmallsLive Education blog is excited to announce our new featured artist series! Each month will have two transcriptions and an interview from the featured artist. For the month of January we will be spotlighting the incredible Joel Frahm.

This week we look at Joel’s beautiful solo over Dizzy Gillespie’s “Woody n’ You”. For our analysis section we breakdown some of the ways Joel plays minor ii-Vs. Click the title to read more.

This week we look at a beautiful solo from the wonderful Walt Weiskopf on Arthur Schwartz’s “You and the Night and the Music”. In our analysis section, we examine some of the ways Walt uses sharp elevens over major seventh chords. Click the title to read more.

This week we look at Mike Rodriguez’s terrific solo over Joel Frahm’s tune “A Whole New You”. In our analysis section, we consider some if Mike’s different dominant resolutions. Click the title to read more.

This week we look at a solo from the incredible Will Vinson on Dizzy Gillespie’s bop classic “Groovin High”. In our analysis section, we consider how Will uses odd-meter groupings. Click the title to read more.

This week we look at a hard swinging solo from the wonderful Mike DiRubbo on “Star Eyes”. For our analysis section, we look at some of Mike’s dominant resolutions. Click the title to read more.

Ingrid Jensen is one of the most compelling contemporary voices on the trumpet. This week we look at her beautiful solo over Thelonious Monk’s “Think of One”. In our analysis section, we look at some of Ingrid’s dominant substitutions.

This week we look at a terrific solo from the great Dayna Stephens on Miles Davis’s “Four”. In our analysis section we look at Dayna’s use of pentatonics. Click the title to read more.