How To Play Cocktail Piano: Behind The Curtains

Jazz Piano School - A podcast by Brenden Lowe : Professional Jazz Pianist and Jazz Piano Educator

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The Cocktail Piano style is a term that is thrown around and everyone wants to learn it. Whenever we walk into a lounge, bar, or cocktail hour, as musicians, we always marvel and what the pianist is playing and DOING. What are they doing though and what IS the "Cocktail Piano" style? In this podcast I'll pull back the curtain on the top 4 styles that make up the style, how to feather, and the fills you need to create the cocktail sound. Enjoy!