• 32 minutes 21 seconds
    Do We Hate Millennial Jazz?!

    Snarky Puppy, Cory Henry, Vulfpeck, Cory Wong, Thundercat. A listener wants to know why we haven't covered them. Do we hate millennial jazz?!

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin listen to the performances behind the question, from Cory Henry’s “Lingus” solo to the Fearless Flyers and Thundercat. 

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 

    00:00 Do we hate millennial jazz?!
    03:07 Snarky Puppy - Lingus
    06:33 Cory Henry’s solo
    09:57 What makes this solo work
    13:12 Vulfpeck
    17:01 The Fearless Flyers
    20:28 Cory Wong - Cosmic Sans
    22:36 A first gig surprise
    24:36 Thundercat - Them Changes
    28:16 A bonus from Butcher Brown and Nicholas Payton
    31:05 Why haven’t we covered these artists?

    9 November 2026, 9:00 am
  • 54 minutes 22 seconds
    Love Deluxe - Sade

    Why does Sade's Love Deluxe feel so good? It's chill, it's vibey and incredibly musically sophisticated. Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin listen to Love Deluxe track-by-track, breaking down what's happening in the music: the minor and major thirds, the back phrasing and why Sade is the "Queen of the Ninth". 

    Plus - Adam gives a mini lesson on chromatic mediants and how they give 'Like a Tattoo' its distinctive sound.

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 


    00:00 Love Deluxe - Sade
    00:50 Sade, the band
    03:04 The road to Love Deluxe
    07:27 No Ordinary Love
    14:52 Feel No Pain
    17:15 I Couldn’t Love You More
    20:52 Like a Tattoo
    24:10 Chromatic mediants, explained
    25:58 Kiss of Life
    29:39 Cherish the Day
    34:04 Pearls
    38:21 Robert Glasper and Lalah Hathaway’s take
    39:39 Bullet Proof Soul
    41:46 Mermaid
    46:27 1992 was SUCH a great year for music
    47:18 Our desert island tracks
    47:24 The best moments on Love Deluxe
    48:48 Does this album need more chords?
    51:06 The cover
    52:59 Peter’s $26 beer

    2 November 2026, 9:00 am
  • 53 minutes 24 seconds
    The Return of the Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin take apart Jamiroquai’s 1994 album The Return of the Space Cowboy, isolating bass lines and keyboard parts to reveal the jazz harmony inside the grooves.

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 

    00:00 Return of the Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
    06:30 Space Cowboy's standout player
    07:40 Jay Kay's voice 
    08:30 Stillness in Time
    11:25 Half the Man
    15:00 Light Years
    18:31 Manifest Destiny
    20:37 The Kids
    22:41 Inside the bass line
    25:05 Mr Moon
    28:34 Scam
    31:23 Journey to Arnhemland
    34:46 Morning Glory
    36:50 Space Cowboy
    39:33 Unpacking the chords
    41:48 Desert island picks
    43:26 Adam’s favourite bass entrance
    44:29 The Stevie Wonder comparison
    48:54 The hats
    50:35 How it compares to other 1994 albums

    26 October 2026, 8:00 am
  • 29 minutes 46 seconds
    The Coziest Tracks We Know

    Cozy songs for fall, handpicked by two jazz pianists who take sweater weather very seriously. From Shirley Horn and Norah Jones to D’Angelo, Nick Drake and a surprisingly cozy cut from Michael Jackson’s Thriller. 

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 

    00:00 The coziest tunes we know
    01:33 Peter starts strong
    03:11 Sweater weather in a song
    04:49 A new voice, an old favorite
    06:38 Can the open road be cozy?
    09:14 Saxophone and drums… cozy?
    10:44 Better than the original?
    12:55 A little quiet storm
    14:36 The coziest jazz trio?
    16:14 A voice like no other
    19:19 Cozy isn’t just for Christmas
    20:55 Modern jazz gets cozy
    22:40 Heartbreak in a cabin
    25:57 Peter bets it all on this one
    28:57 What cozy songs did we miss?

    19 October 2026, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Earfood – Roy Hargrove

    Even if you don't recognize his name, you've heard his sound. Jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove played trumpet on, and contributed arrangements to, D'Angelo's Voodoo, Common's Like Water for Chocolate, and Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun. He was equally at home with neo-soul and hip-hop, and straight-ahead acoustic jazz. At the same time he was contributing to era-defining Soulquarian projects, he was producing music with his jazz quintet.

    Today, jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin listen to his 2008 masterpiece Earfood and explore why it may be the perfect jazz album for the jazz-curious neo-soul fan.


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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love.

    00:00 The hidden force behind neo-soul
    02:04 Roy Hargrove’s early years
    07:07 D’Angelo, Voodoo and the Soulquarians
    9:25 The RH Factor and Roy’s quintet
    15:08 I’m Not So Sure
    23:10 Brown
    27:24 Strasbourg / St. Denis
    32:01 Starmaker
    34:09 Joy Is Sorrow Unmasked
    38:56 The Stinger
    44:43 Rouge
    49:06 Mr. Clean
    51:37 Style
    54:01 Divine
    55:45 To Wisdom the Prize
    57:11 Speak Low
    1:00:26 Bring It On Home to Me
    1:02:04 Adam and Peter’s favourite moments
    1:08:47 The final verdict

    28 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 59 minutes 9 seconds
    What Do Jazz Pianists Listen to When Nobody’s Watching? (Mailbag Episode)

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin dig into the You'll Hear It mailbag, answering your questions and checking out the tunes you always wanted them to hear. Plus, a trivia round inspired by your comments.

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 


    00:00 The You'll Hear It mailbag episode
    01:52 What's on your workout playlist?
    04:27 When did you start playing piano?
    07:10 What got you into jazz?
    09:48 If you could choose only one chord ...
    10:36 One album you'd perform live TONIGHT
    13:05 The best jazz solos for beginners to transcribe
    15:36 Does classical training help jazz musicians?
    18:08 Playing listener requests
    20:23 Test out a hi-fi system with this
    24:21 A new favorite album 
    26:06 Adam loves this 70s singer-songwriter
    28:12 A vibey, spacey pick
    30:50 The album they overlooked
    33:15 Alternate takes better than the originals
    37:42 What we missed about Radiohead
    39:33 The jazz we're listening to right now
    46:20 Why kindred artists find each other
    51:38 You tell us all the details we missed
    56:49 GALA

    21 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    Black Messiah - D'Angelo and the Vanguard

    D'Angelo's Black Messiah is one of the greatest albums of the 21st century. You can hear his musical influences all over it: Prince's arrangements, the Bee Gees' falsettos, Jimi Hendrix's guitar, Sly's groove. But the alchemy that makes Black Messiah so powerful could only come from one mind: D'Angelo, the artist who gave us Voodoo and Brown Sugar.

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack D'Angelo's Black Messiah track by track, detailing what their trained ears hear in the music, and highlighting new textures, harmonies, and song structures you may have missed on the first listen. 

    Plus, Peter shares stories about his friendship and working relationship with legendary trumpet player Roy Hargrove.
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    0:00 D'Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
    1:44 Ain't That Easy
    7:35 Questlove, Pino Palladino, and James Gadson
    9:35 1000 Deaths
    14:09 The Charade
    17:44 Where this album sits next to Sly, Marvin, and Prince
    19:33 Roy Hargrove, and the Peter Martin connection
    22:28 Sugah Daddy
    28:45 Really Love
    39:40 Back to the Future (Part I)
    44:05 Where does talent like this come from?!
    51:15 Till It's Done (Tutu)
    53:43 Prayer
    56:35 Betray My Heart
    1:02:55 The Door
    1:07:13 Back to the Future (Part II)
    1:09:25 Is this album backwards?
    1:11:11 Another Life
    1:17:00 Our favorite moments
    1:17:27 How snobby is this album?
    1:19:53 Is it better than Voodoo?

    14 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 55 minutes 48 seconds
    The Ultimate Ahmad Jamal Playlist

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin play each other their favorite Ahmad Jamal tunes to build the ULTIMATE Ahmad Jamal playlist. 

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love. 


    00:00 The Ultimate Ahmad Jamal Playlist
    01:48 72 years of recording, longer than a queen's reign
    04:06 Excerpts from the Blues (Jazz from '61, CBS Studios)
    08:21 But Not For Me 
    14:02 Jamal's quiet swagger
    16:05 Old Devil Moon 
    19:02 The 1 a.m. New Orleans gig with Brian Blade
    20:37 Star Eyes 
    25:09 When Peter met Ahmad Jamal
    26:15 Poinciana (Live at the Pershing, 1958)
    27:19 I Love Music 
    29:25 It Could Happen to You
    32:08 The elephant in the room: Miles Davis
    35:39 Cherokee 
    39:55 Peter's hot take on Israel Crosby
    41:13 Willow Weep for Me 
    43:42 What's New
    46:35 Our favorite moments
    48:53 How snobby is this playlist?
    50:50 Is this better than Kind of Blue?

    7 September 2026, 8:00 am
  • 35 minutes 21 seconds
    Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans Trio

    Waltz for Debby is the sound that all "boring coffeehouse jazz" tries to imitate, but none can replicate. Featuring Bill Evans on piano, Scott LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums, this 1962 live album has become the template for every AI jazz playlist. And yet, it stands apart as one of the greatest jazz piano trio albums of all time. Pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin listen to the full album, track-by-track, describing what they hear in the music that lends this album its undeniable humanity.

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    00:00 Bill Evans, Waltz for Debby
    03:20 My Foolish Heart
    09:20 Waltz for Debby
    16:40 Detour Ahead
    18:53 My Romance
    23:55 Some Other Time
    27:09 Milestones
    30:31 Categories
    34:03 Mailbag

    24 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 38 minutes 18 seconds
    The Ultimate Stank Face Challenge

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin take turns playing each other songs, and the goal is to get the biggest involuntary reaction out of the other guy. Along the way, they break down what's actually happening in the music. In a final round, they have to sit through their opponent's pick without cracking. 

    Who gets the best reactions? You decide. Share your verdict in the comments.

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love.

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    00:00 Rules of Engagement
    00:44 Round 1
    05:59 Round 2
    10:01 Round 3
    16:08 Round 4
    20:28 Round 5
    25:00 Round 6
    33:51 Bonus: The Poker Face Round
    36:50 Encore

    17 August 2026, 8:00 am
  • 58 minutes 1 second
    In Rainbows – Radiohead

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack Radiohead's 2007 masterpiece 'In Rainbows', track-by-track. Hear about the harmonies, odd time signatures, Thom Yorke's singing technique and the production choices that give this album its sound. And learn why many of the musical choices made for 'In Rainbows' are strange for an album that hit #1 on the US and UK charts, and sold three million copies.

    If you're hearing 'In Rainbows' for the first time, you're not alone. So is Peter! And if you're a Radiohead fan (like Adam), watch for Peter's reaction to, and verdict on, your favorite tracks.

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    Learn to play "Weird Fishes", even if you've never played a note. Led by You'll Hear It co-host Adam Maness, this special lesson is simple enough to follow, even for absolute beginners.

    You've spent an hour listening to Adam and Peter take the album apart. Now, you can sit down and play it. Join the Players Club: https://yhi.link/weird-fishes

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    About You'll Hear It:

    Jazz pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin unpack popular albums track-by-track in this weekly listening party. They talk about what their trained ears hear in the music, offering audiences a new window into the records they love.

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    0:00 In Rainbows - Radiohead
    1:25 The poll that picked this album
    8:44 The pay-what-you-want release
    20:05 Adam HAD to teach this track
    26:58 Now we're really into great stuff
    31:20 Why this album sounds so good
    44:15 The closer, and a question about Thom Yorke's voice
    47:50 Peter's verdict
    50:05 The ten-year run

    10 August 2026, 8:00 am
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