🎶✨ What if jazz could be taught as naturally as language—where freedom, creativity, and collaboration drive learning?
Welcome to Season 6, Episode 5 of The Piano Pod, featuring Quentin Walston — pianist, composer, educator, and founder of This Is Jazz™. In this conversation, we explore how Quentin bridges performance, pedagogy, and entrepreneurship through his acclaimed book How to Teach Jazz & Improvisation and his growing online platform empowering educators worldwide.
In our talk, Quentin shares:
- ✅ His mission to make jazz approachable for every student
- ✅ How his book helps teachers with little or no jazz background start confidently
- ✅ Turning small classroom moments into creative breakthroughs
- ✅ Building a thriving online community for jazz educators
- ✅ Balancing artistry and business as a modern musician
- ✅ His personal journey — from discovering jazz as a child to releasing his album Retro Future
👉 Stay tuned until the end for rapid-fire fun and key insights on creativity, confidence, and cultivating joy through improvisation.
🎼 Explore Quentin’s Work
- 🌐 Website: quentinwalston.com
- 📘 Book: How to Teach Jazz & Improvisation
- 🎵 Platform: This Is Jazz
- 💿 Album: Retro Future
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