Pablo Held Investigates

Pablo Held

pabloheld@web.de

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Booking Overview

A long-form interview series focused on jazz performance, composition, improvisation, and practice, featuring external conversations with working pianists, saxophonists, composers, and other jazz instrumentalists. Agencies could credibly pitch established or rising jazz artists with substantial recording, touring, or collaboration credentials; booking appears moderately difficult, with strong musical fit and authentic expertise more important than broad celebrity.

Metrics

Episodes: 120

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 13.9k subscribers

Instagram: 30.0k followers

Contact Information

pabloheld@web.de

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Host

Pablo Held - German jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and interviewer known for his work in contemporary jazz.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Working jazz musicians, composers, and instrumentalists with meaningful recording, touring, teaching, or collaboration experience.
Required Achievements:  
Released albums, Performed or toured professionally, Collaborated with recognized jazz musicians, Developed a distinctive approach to composition or improvisation

Recent Guest Discussions

Kris Davis - Compositional Process, Practice Methods, Improvisation, Piano Technique, Touring, And Collaborations With Dave Holland.

Walter Smith III - Articulation, Composition, Learning Jazz Standards, Collaborations, And Planning His Album TWIO Vol. 2.

Ian McGimpsey - Pedal Steel Guitar Mechanics, Tuning Systems, Improvisation, Harmony, Composition, Arranging, And Documenting The Creative Process.

Recent Topics

Jazz, Improvisation, Composition, Piano, Music

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Pablo Held Investigates
:

Kris Davis 2

July 08, 2026

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.

Walter Smith III

June 15, 2026

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 ...

Ian McGimpsey

May 25, 2026

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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