Is Stevie Really a Jazz Musician? (Yes, Here's Why)

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Peter Martin

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🗓️ 31 January 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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We all know Stevie Wonder is a great musician and songwriter, but is he a great JAZZ musician? Peter and Adam fill you in.There's a new course from Open Studio: Elements of Solo Piano. Learn from modern jazz master Geoffrey Keezer as he shows you the strategies and techniques to become a better solo pianist.Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument.Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our YouTube channel.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Adam, sounds like you playing some jazz.
0:06.5	Doesn't it?
0:07.5	Absolutely.
0:08.5	I like it.
0:20.7	I'm Adamanis.
0:21.6	And I'm Peter Martin.
0:22.8	And you're listening to the You'll Hear at podcast.
0:24.3	Daily music advice coming at you.
0:26.4	Coming at you today's episode is sponsored.
0:28.1	Oh, I can't even finish the sentence.
0:31.1	It's too much.
0:31.9	It's too good.
0:33.8	Man, that does sound like jazz.
0:35.3	We're inspired today.
0:36.3	Oh, we are.
1:11.4	Well, we have a Spotify playlist that we're going to go through a little bit. And hopefully... Hopefully we don't get sued or dinged. Yeah, hopefully. So the name of today's, the title of today's episode, I should say, is, is Stevie really a jazz musician? Yes, here's why. Now, a controversial. You'll hear it. Yeah. Controversial title maybe or non-controversial? Not controversial to us. Nobody in this room. Is it controversy a bit of a controversy? No. Yeah. The non-controversy is a, never mind. Is Prince's song controversy really jazz? That would, that would come to mind as well. Yeah. No, you know what it is? Here's what the idea behind today's episode is.
1:18.4	Oftentimes, when I'm listening to Steedy Wonder, I think Steedy Wonder is the best jazz musician of his generation.
1:23.9	He just happens to sell a crap ton of records, and most jazz musicians don't.
1:26.6	But the spirit is exactly the same. Like, what you're playing now is not anything different than I played at my gig this
1:32.8	morning.
1:33.4	You know what I mean?
1:34.3	That intro that I just played, you are the sunshine of my life.
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