Pablo Held Investigates

Pablo Held

pabloheld@web.de

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Booking Overview

Pablo Held brings in well-known jazz musicians for deep, craft-focused conversations about performance, composition, and musical influences. It’s a strong booking option for PR targets in the jazz/creative-music space because guests are credible artists with clear audiences and touring visibility.

Metrics

Episodes: 119

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 13.9k subscribers

Instagram: 30.0k followers

Contact Information

pabloheld@web.de

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Host

Pablo Held - Pianist and composer Pablo Held leads the Pablo Held Trio and curates the “Pablo Held Investigates” series. The show’s premise is interviews that explore musicians’ creative processes, repertoire, ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established professional jazz artists (e.g., acclaimed instrumentalists and composers such as saxophonists, drummers, trumpeters) with documented releases and/or notable collaborators; ideally active on tour or preparing new work.
Required Achievements:  
Recognized recording artist with released albums, International touring profile, High-profile collaborations with well-known jazz musicians, Notable contributions to composition and/or improvisation

Recent Guest Discussions

Alexandra Ridout - Playing Sessions, Learning Standards, Composing, Flugelhorn Thoughts, Trumpet Heroes, Gig Sit-ins, Musician Self-kindness, Performing With Artemis And Melissa Aldana, Influence Of Geri Allen.

RJ Miller - Creative Process Behind Albums, Finding Grooves And Song Endings, Work With Jorge Rossy And Aaron Parks, Lessons From Ornette Coleman And Masabumi Kikuchi, Paul Motian At The Village Vanguard.

Chris Potter - Repertoire Focus, Compositional Process, Listening Priorities (charlie Parker/coltrane), Playing On Wayne Shorter’s “alegria,” And More Career Craft Insights.

Recent Topics

Jazz, Music, Composition, Performance, Drumming

Episodes

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

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.

Alexandra Ridout

April 24, 2026

Trumpeter Alexandra Ridout joins Pablo Held for a conversation ahead of their upcoming tour together. They talk about playing sessions, learning standards, composing, and her thoughts about the flugelhorn. Other topics include Alexandra’s trumpet heroes, sitting in on gigs, being kind to yourself as a musician, performing with Artemis and Melissa Aldana, and the influence of Geri Allen. Catch Alexandra Ridout on tour with the Pablo Held Trio: May 1 // Basel (CH) // Bird’...

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