In "Improvisations on the Ledge," award-winning composer-pianist Peter Saltzman searches for universal truths by stumbling upon them—both with words and music. The basic premise is simple: he improvises on the piano, then talks about what the music tells him. Then makes music about what the talking tells him. Then...well, it goes on like this. Droll, funny, dramatic, musical, short.
#28: A Variation on Theme and Variations
Dec 20, 2019
00:33:52
"#27: What Not to Think About When Improvising-Featuring Jean-Michel Pilc"
Dec 04, 2019
01:13:38
"#26: The Improvised Sonata"
Nov 23, 2019
00:39:57
IOTL Short #7: Mid-Afternoon Nocturne
Oct 28, 2019
00:06:16
IOTL Short #6: And A Plane Flew By
Oct 23, 2019
00:08:33
#25: "Improvisations with Play-by-Play Analysis"
Oct 19, 2019
00:37:08
#24: Venting in Two-Part Inventions
Oct 08, 2019
00:35:40
IOTL Short #5: Just the Piano, Ma'am
Sep 27, 2019
00:15:33
IOTL Short #4: Fake News!
Sep 18, 2019
00:05:25
#23: Originality vs. Perfection—Pick Your Poison
Sep 10, 2019
00:29:54
"#22-Improvising Classical Music: Is That a Thing?"
Aug 23, 2019
00:38:32
IOTL Shorts #3: Organized Chaos/Disorganized Structure
Aug 16, 2019
00:05:17
#21: A Minimal Take on Minimalism
Aug 05, 2019
00:14:32
#20: Giant Steps, Small Thinking
Jul 31, 2019
00:26:35
IOTL Shorts #2: Monday, July 29, 2019
Jul 29, 2019
00:04:07
IOTL Shorts #1: Saturday, July 27, 2019
Jul 27, 2019
00:03:37
"#19—Free Will, Free Improvisation: Are they Real?"
Jul 22, 2019
00:32:09
"#18: Nocturne out of Context"
Jul 15, 2019
00:16:52
#17: The Bottle Episode
Jul 08, 2019
00:19:41
#16: Patriotica from the Left
Jul 03, 2019
00:14:48
#15: Avant-Garde for Wimps (Like Me)
Jul 01, 2019
00:14:12
#14: Sad Movie Theme Gone Bad
Jun 24, 2019
00:19:16
#13: The Avant Garde Jazz for Dummies Episode
Jun 18, 2019
00:13:54
Episode #12: The Emperor Has New Clothes
Jun 10, 2019
00:16:51
Episode #11: Art ± Technology = Art
Jun 06, 2019
00:09:56
Episode #10: This is A Blues?
Jun 03, 2019
00:12:44
Episode #9: Not What I Intended
May 29, 2019
00:11:32
#8: Everything is Related to Everything Else...and so what
May 17, 2019
00:11:03
#7-Fear of Musical Simplicity, Part #0
May 08, 2019
00:10:09
#6: Fear of Musical Complexity, Part 1
May 06, 2019
00:08:25
#0: Trailer (show overview)
May 03, 2019
00:00:59
#5: Inappropriate Chords For Church - 4-28-19
Apr 29, 2019
00:07:10
#4: Appropriately Appropriating
Apr 26, 2019
00:13:00
#3: Game Winning Shot (or Not)
Apr 24, 2019
00:06:04
