Jazz Retreats Co-Founder and Retreat Director, Pat Harbison, has been leading weekly Zoom sessions called "Jazz Hangs" since the height of the pandemic.
Each "hang" focuses on guided listening to jazz recordings and many sessions also include practice and study tips for aspiring players who wish to pursue playing the music under examination.
Sessions can be attended in real time or watched after the broadcast via a link to a recording on Google drive.
All are welcome to attend or watch the recording free of charge. Folks who are interested in and able to support this endeavor can give a free will offering ($10 per session recommended-contribute what you wish) via Venmo (@jazzhangs). Email Pat at [email protected] to have your email added to the mailing list.
Listed Below are the sessions Starting in 2025. Enjoy listening and learning!
Each "hang" focuses on guided listening to jazz recordings and many sessions also include practice and study tips for aspiring players who wish to pursue playing the music under examination.
Sessions can be attended in real time or watched after the broadcast via a link to a recording on Google drive.
All are welcome to attend or watch the recording free of charge. Folks who are interested in and able to support this endeavor can give a free will offering ($10 per session recommended-contribute what you wish) via Venmo (@jazzhangs). Email Pat at [email protected] to have your email added to the mailing list.
Listed Below are the sessions Starting in 2025. Enjoy listening and learning!
The Blues
October 22
We start a deep dive into the blues in all its shades and hues, starting at around 45 minutes into the recording
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xzOlclFNThHh2XwDvSZG2gFknIvRiwSc/view
October 29
A link to today's session is included after the link to a great YouTube clip of Jerry Lewis that uses a Basie cut we are studying.
https://youtu.be/kS21T_p0pNA?si=i25DQH_gTaNlh_7V
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VG-L2NRmMTU3bN7VdAzQOxW_v2WClnia/view
November 5
A full session on the blues!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-PSJOUXvIKmEgbwXtH4eZ9Wl6HIkwvGO/view
November 12
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1kP2lrRs0z6ZSMSPbhXa-8c3tRAFJVf/view
November 19
We continue to look at the blues and listen to a bunch of tunes that create different vibes by altering the sound, shape, feel, etc with reharmonization, extension of the form, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yZCTPbNF7MmENXE2dIACzybFv7e7KDon/view
November 26
https://drive.google.com/file/d/156wSp1zGDntCSM2vgl8T_aOP-l507xl7/view
December 3
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmacIJEnKstzL4qWHdWt1yCI_khy4Wrn/view
December 10
We listened to tracks from Miles Davis's Milestones album and Oliver Nelson's Blues and the Abstract Truth
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cQjq2uc6LXxM6FuMp9zeaoshHjNQ4wmj/view
December 17
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bSsVCjTlHeL8KzVTYFUrsh--kHdSQ3x/view
January 7, 2026
Today we studied the melody and harmony of the blues
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HpLAmeHMLrh83Q0wgYKY4O-j-xFuYuEz/view
October 22
We start a deep dive into the blues in all its shades and hues, starting at around 45 minutes into the recording
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xzOlclFNThHh2XwDvSZG2gFknIvRiwSc/view
October 29
A link to today's session is included after the link to a great YouTube clip of Jerry Lewis that uses a Basie cut we are studying.
https://youtu.be/kS21T_p0pNA?si=i25DQH_gTaNlh_7V
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VG-L2NRmMTU3bN7VdAzQOxW_v2WClnia/view
November 5
A full session on the blues!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-PSJOUXvIKmEgbwXtH4eZ9Wl6HIkwvGO/view
November 12
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1kP2lrRs0z6ZSMSPbhXa-8c3tRAFJVf/view
November 19
We continue to look at the blues and listen to a bunch of tunes that create different vibes by altering the sound, shape, feel, etc with reharmonization, extension of the form, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yZCTPbNF7MmENXE2dIACzybFv7e7KDon/view
November 26
https://drive.google.com/file/d/156wSp1zGDntCSM2vgl8T_aOP-l507xl7/view
December 3
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QmacIJEnKstzL4qWHdWt1yCI_khy4Wrn/view
December 10
We listened to tracks from Miles Davis's Milestones album and Oliver Nelson's Blues and the Abstract Truth
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cQjq2uc6LXxM6FuMp9zeaoshHjNQ4wmj/view
December 17
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bSsVCjTlHeL8KzVTYFUrsh--kHdSQ3x/view
January 7, 2026
Today we studied the melody and harmony of the blues
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HpLAmeHMLrh83Q0wgYKY4O-j-xFuYuEz/view
CTI Records
September 10
We explore CTI records and the influence of Creed Taylor.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T37k7t3IEbxR84Q-ERP2LsBoDg7lMinL/view?usp=drive_web
September 17
We examined some of the influential music of producer Creed Taylor, including the Getz/Gilberto/Jobim bossa and samba albums on Verve, the popular projects of Wes Montgomery, and Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay (the first CTI album).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fQNrW383ZyHlJtOXx2drjQFD0YFDQ0Rf/view?usp=drive_web
September 24
Continued exploration of Creed Taylor's work - Freddie Hubbard's Red Clay album, Stanley Turrentine's Sugar and more ...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KGh0fQHorRgJoQ2SQsnfO7AcX8SbNqie/view?usp=sharing
October 1
More on CTI records
https://drive.google.com/file/d/190kFeEuebHj8dRYw7nPaoc8i4U4omDdo/view?usp=drive_web
October 8
Still more on CTI
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m_rcWNDYjVlzmIIVXJUI6Zw_E3RNFwlD/view?usp=drive_web
October 15
Even more on CTI!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V1P8QPn9C0McwzqIvYpsIiHmiJ7fjJKg/view
October 22
Finishing our examination of CTI and the lifework of Creed Taylor. The first 45 or so minutes are devoted to Grover Washington's classic Mister Magic.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xzOlclFNThHh2XwDvSZG2gFknIvRiwSc/view
Herbie Hancock
August 20
Today's Jazz Hang focuses on Herbie Hancock's last two albums he made as a leader for Blue Note: Speak Like a Child and The Prisoner. These are two of my very favorite records and show where he was focused right after leaving Miles Davis's Quintet (1968 & '69).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PvwwvMB3PhwbKDffMuIv71HiH-XVmQcf/view?usp=drive_web
August 27
We explore Herbie Hancock's 1969 classic "The Prisoner."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EcEA2-swffj2EAYxj94Oz7dq9GfLR3bQ/view?usp=drive_web
September 3
We begin a couple of sessions devoted to Herbie Hancock's Warner Brothers years. These are the albums between Speak Like a Child/The Prisoner and Headhunters. I love this music and it's spacey explorations of (the brand new) synthesizer and electronic sounds mixed with jazz sensibilities.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Djy1rrSjcy-TG-QfHa1ed-xgX6EFxvug/view?usp=drive_web
August 20
Today's Jazz Hang focuses on Herbie Hancock's last two albums he made as a leader for Blue Note: Speak Like a Child and The Prisoner. These are two of my very favorite records and show where he was focused right after leaving Miles Davis's Quintet (1968 & '69).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PvwwvMB3PhwbKDffMuIv71HiH-XVmQcf/view?usp=drive_web
August 27
We explore Herbie Hancock's 1969 classic "The Prisoner."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EcEA2-swffj2EAYxj94Oz7dq9GfLR3bQ/view?usp=drive_web
September 3
We begin a couple of sessions devoted to Herbie Hancock's Warner Brothers years. These are the albums between Speak Like a Child/The Prisoner and Headhunters. I love this music and it's spacey explorations of (the brand new) synthesizer and electronic sounds mixed with jazz sensibilities.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Djy1rrSjcy-TG-QfHa1ed-xgX6EFxvug/view?usp=drive_web
Miles Davis 1960's
July 8
We explored one of the most beautiful and iconic albums in the history of jazz today. A link to the recording is attached.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d3Bswaxh4o29Woc7I23g33a41-H_bK3D/view?usp=drive_web
23 July
We concluded listening to Kind of Blue and then proceeded to the Bill Evans Trio.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19RrwFS_peQyq1Uce1qcLhAQrkU5gUwNs/view?usp=drive_web
July 30
We begin a multi-week examination of several influential live recordings of The Miles Davis Quintets from 1963-64. This is some of my favorite music and a great follow up to our recent listen to Kind of Blue and the Bill Evans Trio stuff.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PPcriasq67lrt5Vzkg-ZSaeiu-c9qKih/view?usp=drive_web
August 6
Today we dig into cuts from the My Funny Valentine (2/64) and Miles in Berlin (9/64) albums
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10g4CC96lKaOc5Gp4SudWYjmVevj1NJbg/view?usp=drive_web
August 13
We conclude our listening to the Miles Davis Quintet in the mid-1960s.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uRn8MsdUIa69vPxBfVj8TR7giIancd35/view?usp=drive_web
July 8
We explored one of the most beautiful and iconic albums in the history of jazz today. A link to the recording is attached.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d3Bswaxh4o29Woc7I23g33a41-H_bK3D/view?usp=drive_web
23 July
We concluded listening to Kind of Blue and then proceeded to the Bill Evans Trio.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19RrwFS_peQyq1Uce1qcLhAQrkU5gUwNs/view?usp=drive_web
July 30
We begin a multi-week examination of several influential live recordings of The Miles Davis Quintets from 1963-64. This is some of my favorite music and a great follow up to our recent listen to Kind of Blue and the Bill Evans Trio stuff.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PPcriasq67lrt5Vzkg-ZSaeiu-c9qKih/view?usp=drive_web
August 6
Today we dig into cuts from the My Funny Valentine (2/64) and Miles in Berlin (9/64) albums
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10g4CC96lKaOc5Gp4SudWYjmVevj1NJbg/view?usp=drive_web
August 13
We conclude our listening to the Miles Davis Quintet in the mid-1960s.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uRn8MsdUIa69vPxBfVj8TR7giIancd35/view?usp=drive_web
Chick Corea's "Windows"
May 13
We started a study of Chick Corea's beautiful composition, "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B-isDG_jExko8W3jAnBqxnwINxER1G9R/view?usp=drive_web
May 20
Today we continue to examine Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mxsV5qRN6LVoMyftw08IT2CkHRMjWbpx/view?usp=drive_web
June 3
Today we continue to examine Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHYKUmAecgyBIf_eOPhOlbewFcpiaksK/view?usp=drive_web
June 10
Today we continue to examine Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BEwGvySl4AHYF8KJXwJgT_JGkzpZzqiT/view?usp=drive_web
June 17
Today we conclude our examination of Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19_JyHog71U0YRCcxv4n_pzp3wRfxQneO/view?usp=drive_web
May 13
We started a study of Chick Corea's beautiful composition, "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B-isDG_jExko8W3jAnBqxnwINxER1G9R/view?usp=drive_web
May 20
Today we continue to examine Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mxsV5qRN6LVoMyftw08IT2CkHRMjWbpx/view?usp=drive_web
June 3
Today we continue to examine Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mHYKUmAecgyBIf_eOPhOlbewFcpiaksK/view?usp=drive_web
June 10
Today we continue to examine Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BEwGvySl4AHYF8KJXwJgT_JGkzpZzqiT/view?usp=drive_web
June 17
Today we conclude our examination of Chick Corea's "Windows."
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19_JyHog71U0YRCcxv4n_pzp3wRfxQneO/view?usp=drive_web
Bronislav Kaper's "Invitation"
April 1
Exploring “Invitation”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15jN8xQxXRBEAQjZxhGDlgg61mdfnpOjx/view?usp=drive_web
April 8
Exploring “Invitation” part 2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yXGXVzC3dovN428FFLjR2H0gsCWecYtF/view?usp=drive_web
April 22
We return to the great Bronislav Kaper tune, Invitation. We will do some more focused listening, talk about a few ways to vary the harmony, and discuss ways to practice to prepare for improvising on the tune.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eENwHOQeMPSRcZrbTyAV4AgehxrwY25x/view?usp=drive_web
April 29
Today I got super nerdy about ways to dissect the melody and harmony of Invitation and then practice to increase the resources available to us as improvisers and composers.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q1FTc_yADqaPY6iwUcc1LtmxJJTe-9xR/view?usp=drive_web
Sigmund Romberg's "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise"
February 11
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UmWevNdtDlcDHrBWVrUhrpsBmWMNdmA_/view?usp=drive_web
February 18
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10crErtcWfabmZ9hPMWxbxupHURqLyPeD/view?usp=drive_web
February 25
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
Trane, Dolphy, Larry Young, Liebman, Freddie, and a Steve Swallow contrafact...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnVBZZ6e3fgxjsgMYpp_6Jzssl7s8uN3/view?usp=drive_web
March 11
Today we will start looking at ways I prepare to improvise on a tune like "Softly..." We will do that for a couple of weeks and then we will find another tune and resume the cycle.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wFk8umjBiLxTmlez3ioYdha_RJLSkWnT/view?usp=drive_web
March 18
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Yw8RPOleyeV-WV12b6ddiZzmNRxLepP/view?usp=drive_web
March 25
Today we put a bow on Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise with a discussion of various ways to practice improvising through different approaches to the tune's harmony and melody.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cxq7ebUv58CQwutGCy_hcBPhmFjt64iT/view?usp=drive_web
February 11
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UmWevNdtDlcDHrBWVrUhrpsBmWMNdmA_/view?usp=drive_web
February 18
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10crErtcWfabmZ9hPMWxbxupHURqLyPeD/view?usp=drive_web
February 25
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
Trane, Dolphy, Larry Young, Liebman, Freddie, and a Steve Swallow contrafact...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hnVBZZ6e3fgxjsgMYpp_6Jzssl7s8uN3/view?usp=drive_web
March 11
Today we will start looking at ways I prepare to improvise on a tune like "Softly..." We will do that for a couple of weeks and then we will find another tune and resume the cycle.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wFk8umjBiLxTmlez3ioYdha_RJLSkWnT/view?usp=drive_web
March 18
“Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise”
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Yw8RPOleyeV-WV12b6ddiZzmNRxLepP/view?usp=drive_web
March 25
Today we put a bow on Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise with a discussion of various ways to practice improvising through different approaches to the tune's harmony and melody.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cxq7ebUv58CQwutGCy_hcBPhmFjt64iT/view?usp=drive_web
Miscellaneous
February 4
Rhythm Changes
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OTtupN72u_9SADTvKdb9BqE2betBHQ_b/view?usp=drive_web
May 6
I begin discussing the use of the "Charleston Rhythm" in various jazz compositions and then listen for related rhythms in improvised solos, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_aXvXsO9zSe-7Cdj1_t8I0X-kst8u5Xt/view?usp=drive_web
February 4
Rhythm Changes
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OTtupN72u_9SADTvKdb9BqE2betBHQ_b/view?usp=drive_web
May 6
I begin discussing the use of the "Charleston Rhythm" in various jazz compositions and then listen for related rhythms in improvised solos, etc.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_aXvXsO9zSe-7Cdj1_t8I0X-kst8u5Xt/view?usp=drive_web