Pablo Held Investigates

(This episode is in German. The video version features english subtitles.) Die erste Platte von Wolfgang Muthspiel die i... Read more

The first time I heard Drew Gress was on Fred Hersch’s beautiful trio album “Live at the Village Vanguard”. I was immedi... Read more

The first time I heard Peter Bernstein was on “The Intimacy Of The Blues”, the first Larry Goldings Trio album that my p... Read more

Marc Johnson — one of my favorite bassists of all time. I was always drawn to his warm sound and fluid way of playing, a... Read more

I’m happy to present a special episode of this podcast: This is an audio commentary to my new album “Ascent” which was j... Read more

What is left to say about the incomparable Larry Goldings that hasn’t been said yet? Frankly, after having shared a coup... Read more

Pedro Martins’ album “Vox” was one of my absolute favorite releases from 2019. I listened to it countless times and I’m ... Read more

Norma Winstone is one of the most influential singers of our time. She certainly influenced me and my music in a big way... Read more

Getting to talk to master bassist & composer Steve Swallow was a big deal for me. I’m so thankful to the great Mike ... Read more

When I first heard the Dirty Projectors some time in 2012 I was blown away. (I think it was either “Two Doves” from the ... Read more

You’ll hear me geeking out here a little in my conversation with master drummer & composer Bill Stewart. I’ve always... Read more

When I asked my friend Percy Pursglove what he had been listening to lately, he told me about the piece “Partita for 8 v... Read more

This episode is in German. The video version has English subtitles. My story with Achim Kaufmann started when I discover... Read more

(This episode is in German) Ich kann’s immer noch kaum fassen, dass das hier passiert ist. Helge Schneider, mein Held se... Read more

I’m happy to share my interview with the great Aaron Parks. I first heard him sometime 2004 on Terence Blanchard’s “Boun... Read more

I first heard about Lau Noah in a podcast with Larry Goldings where he talked about how much admiration he had for her w... Read more

I first became aware of Lionel Loueke’s playing on records by Gretchen Parlato, Terence Blanchard and of course through ... Read more

This episode is in German, for English subtitles please watch the video version. I’m excited to include Christian Lillin... Read more

Bill Frisell was on the top my list right from the start of this interview series. Through the help of Mike Gibbs, I fin... Read more

I was 7 years old when I first heard Wallace Roney’s playing on Herbie Hancock’s “Dis Is Da Drum”, a record that has ove... Read more