About this episode
Becca Stevens discusses her new album 'Maple To Paper' and various aspects of music and creativity with Pablo Held.
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Becca Stevens joins Pablo Held to talk about her new album “Maple To Paper” and the compositional process behind the title track. Other topics include learning standards, the power of lyrics and their inner rhythm, balancing creativity and parenting, and studying songs like “The Rainbow Connection,” Ornette Coleman’s “What Reason Could I Give,” and Charles Mingus’ “Portrait”.
People in this episode
Host: Pablo Held
Guest: Becca Stevens
Topics covered
- Becca Stevens
- new album
- compositional process
- learning standards
- power of lyrics
- creativity and parenting
- studying songs
Keywords
- Maple To Paper
- The Rainbow Connection
- Ornette Coleman
- Charles Mingus
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Maple To Paper”, The Rainbow Connection, What Reason Could I Give, Portrait
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