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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I’m going to be hosting 17 live jazz piano workshops to get ready for the holidays over the next few months. We’ve got a couple seats still open, if you are interested. Sessions start Oct 28th. courses.jazz-library.com/courses/holi...

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Holiday Workshops

Join us live for 9 weeks of workshops, learning 4 holiday tunes in 4 jazz styles.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

This Friday at 1:00 ET, join me and Charles Cornell for a free jazz piano workshop on Zoom. Space is limited, so make sure you register! jazz-library.com/workshop

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Going to Costco on Saturday is like visiting Times Square, except everyone has oversized carts full of 19 watermelons and is standing around waiting for their chicken bake number to be called.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Gene Harris is so damn underrated outside of jazz circles.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

If you have the courage to go on stage and share a song you wrote then I’m proud of you and honored to hear it. No matter what the audience felt, or how well you executed it. You had something to say, and you said it. And that’s enough for me.

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Tantacrul @tantacrul.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Shared with me by a concerned musician.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The lengths I go to for a music theory video sometimes… I hung a camera on a gimbal from the ceiling on a rope and made this faux drone shot over my piano. I think it’s dope.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

If I could play piano like anyone in history, the choice is easy for me. Erroll Garner.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I don’t know how I made it through jazz school without being told Ornithology is the study of birds, and also a tune by Charlie “Bird” Parker. lp.jazz-library.com/posts/am-i-t...

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Am I the Last Person to Realize This About Ornithology? 🎷

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I absolutely love BlueSky, but almost none of my audience has found me here… even with promotion. They are still over in that other place. Anyone had success getting their audience moved over? Would love some advice.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Just had a final workshop with a small jazz 🎹 group working on Groovin’ High, and every one of them nailed the play through at the end. This was quite a challenge for many of them. I’m so flipping proud!

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Somehow, after doing a solo transcription every week for years I've never done Stan Getz solo on Girl From Ipanema. I send these out by email every weds. You can grab past ones, and sign up for new ones here: lp.jazz-library.com

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I tried something new on the channel this week. A look inside Jon Batiste's performance at the Superbowl from my perspective as a jazz pianist. youtu.be/9dKZWuJydwM

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His National Anthem Started Normal… Then Took a Turn

YouTube video by Josh Walsh

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Feeling kind of defeated today. Coming off the high of some great content recently, but spent 2 weeks running face first into a brick wall for the next video. I think I gotta set the Pure Imagination video aside until I can get a few things right.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Ladybird, as played by the great Barry Harris has some really great movements using his 6th on the 5th, 6th diminished and "brothers and sisters" chords. I've just wrapped up this weeks transcription, which goes out to over 5,000 musicians by email tomorrow.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Doing some final polish on this weeks YouTube video about the colorful melody notes in this masterpiece.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

My favorite recording of Georgia on my Mind is in the key of Ab... can you guess the artist? I can only think of one recording in that key. Tomorrow at 1:00 Eastern we're starting a series in our Zoom #jazz workshops on this tune. It's free, just register below. jazz-library.com/workshop/

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Weekly free jazz workshops on Zoom

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Each week I send a new #jazz transcription to over 5,000 musicians who want to learn more from the greats. This week was the great Wayne Shorter solo on Free For All. You can grab it here, with my observations about the solo. lp.jazz-library.com/profile

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"Make content for people, not algorithms" I have this posted 3 places in my studio / office and it's still something I struggle with every day. Algorithms are powerful. I've spend the most time on platforms where the algorithms are designed to align with whats good for the user.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

A Night in Tunisia from Charlie Parker and Dizzy at Carnegie Hall, 1947. I put out a new transcription every Wed in my newsletter. Putting on the final touches on this one today. lp.jazz-library.com

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Every new jazz chord voicing has 96 permutations to master: 12 keys x 4 tonalities x A/B variations. Even simple concepts become hard to execute with so many options. It’s humbling to realize what’s easy to understand can be so hard to physically master.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This is about 1/5th of the jazz books I own. But how much of them can I play fluently? 🤔

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Lately, I’ve been digging into the fundamentals, fixing anything I’m not 100% fluid in—like 6th diminished scales or blues in Ab. It’s so freeing once you really lock those in.

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Boo-ryan D. Boo-rown @coolmojo.com · 20/01/2025

“On The Importance of Jazz” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a speech given to open the 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival - recited here by Bay Area jazz artists. #jazzsky youtu.be/HTFWl7iRJBE

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On The Importance Of Jazz

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I had a ton of fun putting this video together about the amazing jazz music in Mr Roger’s Neighborhood. youtu.be/FKDoYhWvjuY

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Been working for 2 weeks on this new video on the jazz soundtrack to Mr Roger’s Neighborhood. It’s so close to done. But man am I being a perfectionist with this one.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

The phrase “tickling the ivories” creeps me the F out.

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

So many holiday gigs! Lol. When do my fellow musicians sleep this time of year? Not complaining!

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I transcribed a solo from Beegie Adair’s Christmas album. Here are 3 things I learned: 1. Accelerating and decelerating fills 2. Lyrical melodic phrasing 3. Colorful target notes (9ths, 13ths) Tomorrow I’ll send 5,249 jazz musicians the transcription. Subscribe here: lp.jazz-library.com

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I learned so much about jazz voicings as a kid playing A Charlie Brown Christmas. This was a fun video to make. youtu.be/i_MySY6selE

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3 Must Know Jazz Chords from Charlie Brown

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

This weeks free jazz workshop is on White Christmas. We’re working on applying 5 different comping styles to get us a 2-feel, 4-feel, ballad and even a Bossa Nova. Join us Friday on Zoom at 1pm EST jazz-library.com/live-workshop/

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Live Workshop Registration

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Top 0.001% globally lol Can you guess which jazz song took me the longest to transcribe this year?

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Josh Walsh @joshwalshmusic.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Do we have less rampant engagement bait here than on Threads?

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