Soundboard
The official Steinway & Sons podcast, Soundboard features conversations on artistry and craftsmanship with distinguished Steinway Artists, musicians, artists, and creatives. Soundboard seeks out inspiration, hones in on the creative process, parses influences, and attempts to diagnose artistic greatness.
Soundboard is produced and hosted by music journalist Ben Finane, Steinway & Sons’ Editor in Chief and Publisher/Editor in Chief of Steinway’s award-winning web magazine Listen: Life with Music & Culture.
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Soundboard — Ahmad Jamal
American pianist, composer, orchestrator and educator, Steinway Artist Ahmad Jamal discusses his influences and approach to music.
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Soundboard — Vera Anselmo
Vera Anselmo, founder and artistic director of The Piano School of New York City, discusses music education for the underserved.
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Soundboard — C. Brian Williams
C. Brian Williams is founder and executive director of Step Afrika!, the world’s first professional company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, a polyrhythmic percussive dance form that uses the body as an instrument.
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Soundboard — Chad Lawson
Composer and Steinway Artist Chad Lawson unpacks his philosophy behind his minimalist aesthetic.
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Soundboard — Ramsey Lewis
Steinway Artist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis reveals how he has benefited from remaining open to what could be.
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Soundboard — Anny Hwang
Steinway Artist Anny Hwang talks about making classical music more flexible and getting her Gershwin to groove.
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Soundboard — Peter Bence
Pianist, composer, arranger, and producer Peter Bence discusses his approach to pop covers and composition — and how he built a YouTube following of millions.
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Soundboard — Connie Han
Steinway Artist Connie Han discusses her jazz influences and the importance of a jazz language we can all comprehend.
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Soundboard — Matt Rollings
Steinway Artist Matt Rollings discusses lessons learned from the many legends he has worked with over the course of his illustrious career as a pianist, composer, arranger and producer.
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Soundboard — Pascal Rogé
Steinway Artist Pascal Rogé reveals why there is always more to say about Claude Debussy.
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Soundboard — Vijay Iyer
Steinway Artist Vijay Iyer discusses influence, responsibility, jazz, hip-hop, and the importance of right now.
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Soundboard — Ric’key Pageot
Steinway Artist Ric’key Pageot discusses performing with Madonna — and introduces us to speakeasy-soul / prohibition-funk.
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Soundboard — Stephen Brown
Avid crafter and crafty fellow Stephen Brown is the cofounder of Glitterville, which offers handcrafted ornaments for every occasion.
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Soundboard — The 5 Browns
The five Juilliard–trained sibling pianists discuss Christmas with The 5 Browns, their album on the Steinway & Sons label .
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Soundboard — Mason Bates
Grammy-winning composer Mason Bates weds classical music and electronica. He discusses listening and writing orchestral music in the twenty-first century.
