Patrice Rushen interviewed by Pablo Held

Patrice Rushen joins Pablo Held to talk about composing for orchestras, films, and small groups; important orchestration lessons; and recording the 'Joy Ryder' album with Wayne Shorter. They also discuss witnessing a Weather Report recording session for ’Tale Spinnin’, a memorable meeting with Miles Davis, sight reading, her technique and touch on the piano, the Fender Rhodes, memories of seeing Herbie Hancock's 'Mwandishi' band live, performing & rehearsing with Prince, singing and much more. 🕵️‍♂️ get access to Pablo Held's entire Sheet Music Archive (over 500 sheets) by joining the 'Music Lessons' tier on Pablo's Patreon 👉   / pabloheld   - you'll also receive exclusive educational videos, music recommendations, and behind-the-scenes goodies from the 'Pablo Held Investigates‘ podcast 💿 Pablo’s music — including vinyl, CDs, digital releases, and merch — is available on Bandcamp: https://pabloheld.bandcamp.com/ 💌 Subscribe to his monthly newsletter and receive an exclusive track: https://pabloheld.us13.list-manage.co... 🎼 For more about Pablo Held’s musical world, visit: https://pabloheld.com