Rick Beato interviews Brad Mehldau
In case you missed it, here is a fascinating interview with Brad Mehldau. Many subjects are covered, among them the use of the left hand, genre, guitar as a model for playing piano, Bach, the Beatles, his background in improvisation, what and how he practises, flow vs intellect, working with pop tunes vs jazz standards, the ‘triadic’ ECM harmonic language, his various influences (from Billy Joel and Windham Hill to George Winston and Keith Jarrett), how jazz has developed and innovated, musical snobbery, recording remotely, and synths.
Another great interview by Rick Beato. See also his conversation with Keith Jarrett.