Pablo Held Investigates – Details, episodes & analysis

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Pablo Held Investigates

Pablo Held

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Frequency: 1 episode/21d. Total Eps: 122

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Data updated on 10/09/2026

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Apple Podcasts

🇨🇦 Canada - Music Interviews
05/10/2026
#66
🇨🇦 Canada - Music Interviews
04/10/2026
#62
🇨🇦 Canada - Music Interviews
03/10/2026
#40
🇨🇦 Canada - Music Interviews
29/09/2026
#97
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
25/09/2026
#100
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
24/09/2026
#88
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
21/09/2026
#65
🇩🇪 Germany - Music Interviews
20/09/2026
#94
🇨🇦 Canada - Music Interviews
19/09/2026
#98
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Music Interviews
19/09/2026
#93

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https://pabloheldinvestigates.com/2018/08/06/pablo-held-investigates-bill-stewart/
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https://pabloheldinvestigates.com/larry-goldings/
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https://www.patreon.com/pabloheld
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Emilio Modeste

Monday, September 7, 2026 • Duration 01:54:17

Shortly before embarking on a tour together, saxophonist Emilio Modeste joins Pablo Held to discuss his profound connection to the music of Wayne Shorter, what he learned from Wallace Roney, and the meaning of going ‘all the way’. They also talk about following Chick Corea around, Emilio’s composition ‘Elliptical’, Star Wars, and working with Cindy Blackman and Stanley Clarke.

Catch the Pablo Held Trio & Emilio Modeste on tour:
SEPT 10 // Osnabrück // Jazz49
SEPT 11 // Berlin // Zig Zag
SEPT 12 // Bielefeld // Bunker Ulmenwall
SEPT 13 // Cologne // Philharmonic Hall
SEPT 14 // Heilbronn // Zigarre
SEPT 17 // Schwäbisch Hall // Hospitalkirche
SEPT 18 // Stuttgart // BIX
SEPT 19 // Neuburg a. d. Donau // Birdland
tickets & more info at https://pabloheld.com/tour

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Rasmus Sørensen

Friday, August 7, 2026 • Duration 01:55:43

Pianist and composer Rasmus Sørensen joins Pablo Held to discuss dynamics, odd meters, their shared piano duties on a Sasha Berliner tour, and lessons learned from studying with Phil Markowitz. Other topics include harmonic progressions in Herbie Hancock’s “Textures”, comping ideas, transcription, what Rasmus loves about composing and his upcoming album project “You Live And You Learn”.

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Kris Davis 2

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 • Duration 02:04:46

Pianist & composer Kris Davis returns to the podcast to discuss the compositional process behind music from her latest albums “The Solastalgia Suite“ and “Run The Gauntlet“, practice methods, their favorite composers, and finding fresh ways to improvise. Other topics include working with Dave Holland, piano technique, preparing for a tour, and challenging musical constructs.

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Walter Smith III

Monday, June 15, 2026 • Duration 02:03:00

Saxophonist Walter Smith III joins Pablo Held to discuss working on articulation, Walter’s compositional process behind songs like “Seesaw“, “ACE“ and “A Brief Madness“ and lessons learned from jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Roy Haynes. Other topics include learning standards like “I Should Care“, “Little Melonae“ or “Nothing Like You“, working with the Bill Stewart Trio and Terence Blanchard and what goes into planning an album like his newest record “TWIO Vol.2“.

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Ian McGimpsey

Monday, May 25, 2026 • Duration 01:38:50

Pedal steel guitarist Ian McGimpsey joins Pablo Held to talk about his journey with the instrument, exploring its mechanics, tuning systems, and his unique approach to improvisation and harmony. Other topics include Ian’s composition ‘Etude #1’, arranging ‘Danny Boy’, and how Ian is documenting his creative process.

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Alexandra Ridout

Friday, April 24, 2026 • Duration 02:46:05

Trumpeter Alexandra Ridout joins Pablo Held for a conversation ahead of their upcoming tour together. They talk about playing sessions, learning standards, composing, and her thoughts about the flugelhorn. Other topics include Alexandra’s trumpet heroes, sitting in on gigs, being kind to yourself as a musician, performing with Artemis and Melissa Aldana, and the influence of Geri Allen.

Catch Alexandra Ridout on tour with the Pablo Held Trio:

May 1 // Basel (CH) // Bird’s Eye
May 2 // Basel (CH) // Bird’s Eye
May 3 // Denzlingen // Fuge Trifft Fuge
May 5 // Köln // King Georg
May 6 // Düsseldorf // Jazz Schmiede
May 7 // Wuppertal // Insel
May 8 // Hannover // HMTMH [masterclass]
May 9 // Hannover // Jazzclub
May 10 // Nieder Olm // Begegnungen

tickets and more info:
https://pabloheld.com/tour

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RJ Miller

Sunday, March 15, 2026 • Duration 01:40:17

Drummer and composer RJ Miller joins Pablo Held to talk about the creative process behind his albums “Ronald’s Rhythm” and “Free Soul”, finding specific grooves for songs and what he thinks about endings. Other topics include playing in the groups of Jorge Rossy and Aaron Parks, seeing Paul Motian at the Village Vanguard, and lessons learned from Ornette Coleman and Masabumi Kikuchi.

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Chris Potter 2

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 • Duration 01:18:23

Saxophonist & composer Chris Potter returns to ‘Pablo Held Investigates’ for an in-depth conversation, recorded just before heading out on their European tour together. Zooming in on their repertoire, Chris shares insights into his compositional process. Other topics include Herbie Hancock’s ‘Actual Proof’, what Chris pays attention to when listening to Charlie Parker and John Coltrane, playing on ‘Alegria’ by Wayne Shorter and much more.

https://pabloheld.com

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Becca Stevens

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • Duration 01:22:49

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Becca Stevens joins Pablo Held to talk about her new album “Maple To Paper” and the compositional process behind the title track. Other topics include learning standards, the power of lyrics and their inner rhythm, balancing creativity and parenting, and studying songs like “The Rainbow Connection,” Ornette Coleman’s “What Reason Could I Give,” and Charles Mingus’ “Portrait”.

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Chris Weisman & Pablo Held On The Albums They Made for Each Other

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 • Duration 05:05:25

Chris Weisman joins Pablo Held for a special episode about their unique long-distance collaboration in which they made albums for each other. They talk about exchanging songs on paper, giving up control over arrangement, production and instrumentation, and releasing records on which neither of them plays a single note of their own music. Moving beyond process, the conversation dives into questions of authorship, musical identity, and trust, as they reflect track-by-track on both albums and on the emotional experience of hearing one’s music transformed through another artist’s imagination—and how this project reshaped their understanding of what the term “my music” really means.

Album links:
Chris Weisman – Pablo Held Plays My Music
https://chrisweisman.bandcamp.com/album/pablo-held-plays-my-music
Pablo Held – Chris Weisman Plays My Music
https://pabloheld.bandcamp.com/album/chris-weisman-plays-my-music

00:00:00 The origin story of this project
01:33:20 How Chris made Pablo’s album
03:14:27 How Pablo made Chris’ album

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Pablo Held Investigates – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast details

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Spotify

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Other99+

YouTube98

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RSS feed quality and score

Publication history

Latest published episodes

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Other99+

YouTube98

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