Jake Smolowe - Invidious

Jake Smolowe

Jake Smolowe is a versatile pianist, composer, music educator, arranger and film scorer based in San Francisco, CA. He specializes in jazz but his work explores many genres, including funk, rock, blues, latin, folk, gospel, classical, electronica and experimental.

In addition to composing, performing and making music videos, Jake teaches piano lessons via Zoom through his private studio and also online through YouTube tutorials and Patreon.

Some of his major influences are, in no particular order:

Brad Mehldau
Geoffrey Keezer
Taylor Eigsti
Art Blakey
Chopin
Robert Glasper
Bill Evans
J.S. Bach
Herbie Hancock
P.J. Morton
The Bad Plus
Terence Blanchard
Jacob Collier
Maria Schneider
Peter Apfelbaum
Arvo Pärt
Michael Brecker
Joshua Redman
McCoy Tyner

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8:08

What to Think About When Playing Walking Basslines

Jake Smolowe

Shared 6 months ago

67 views

9:45

Improv 2/10/25 - "Time"

Jake Smolowe

Shared 8 months ago

34 views

8:33

Improvisation 1/31/2025

Jake Smolowe

Shared 8 months ago

57 views

1:00

Aguantando B section changes

Jake Smolowe

Shared 8 months ago

73 views

9:10

Improvisation 11/23/2024 — "Ripples on a River"

Jake Smolowe

Shared 10 months ago

81 views

5:04

Apple Vision Pro - Jazz Piano Improvisation from my point of view!

Jake Smolowe

Shared 1 year ago

241 views

8:34

Improv 2/13/2024

Jake Smolowe

Shared 1 year ago

83 views

5:58

Improv 6/13/2023 — "Weight" (updated)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 2 years ago

53 views

10:30

Improvisation 4/15/23 - Eb double harmonic scale

Jake Smolowe

Shared 2 years ago

99 views

6:27

Improvisation 3/31/23 (alternate take)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 2 years ago

71 views

9:29

Improvisation 3/31/23

Jake Smolowe

Shared 2 years ago

65 views

6:04

Improvisation 3/16/23

Jake Smolowe

Shared 2 years ago

67 views

5:54

"All The Things You Are" - LH Only (Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 2 years ago

132 views

8:21

Improvisation 10/16/22 (inspired by Aaron Parks)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 2 years ago

108 views

0:57

Angels We Have Heard On High - Soundslice Preview

Jake Smolowe

Shared 3 years ago

58 views

9:12

"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" (YouTube Live 12/18/21)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 3 years ago

56 views

4:22

"Auld Lang Syne" (Trad. Scottish Melody / Robert Burns, arr. Jake Smolowe)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 3 years ago

464 views

11:34

"Angels We Have Heard on High" (Trad. French Carol/James Chadwick, arr. Jake Smolowe)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 3 years ago

467 views

9:54

"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" (Felix Mendelssohn & Charles Wesley, arr. Jake Smolowe)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 3 years ago

349 views

6:56

"O Christmas Tree" (trad. German Carol / Ernst Anschütz)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 3 years ago

783 views

9:24

Pianoteq Improv 11/2/21

Jake Smolowe

Shared 3 years ago

204 views

6:38

"Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma & Jacques Prevert) - YouTube Live 9/25/21

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

681 views

2:52

These Late and Lonely Nights

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

374 views

1:41

Soundslice Feature Demo - Harmonizing a Diminished Line 1

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

134 views

0:08

Free Preview 2 - Harmonizing a Diminished Line 1 - Soundslice Edition

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

149 views

0:37

Free Preview 1 - Harmonizing a Diminished Line 1 - Soundslice Edition

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

137 views

31:59

Exploring Harmony #2 - iv-ii-V-i-#6 - Mapping Scales and Common Tones for Improvisation

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

578 views

6:51

Jake Smolowe - "Small Alone Tune"

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

65 views

10:08

"Crystal Silence," by Chick Corea (RIP, 1941-2021)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

1K views

19:04

Jake Smolowe - "long form live ii"

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

139 views

7:02

Poignant/Bluesy/Funky Improv 1/23/2021

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

226 views

4:53

Jake Smolowe - "Silent Night" 2020

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

104 views

6:29

"Georgia On My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell) w/12 key changes

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

660 views

6:16

"Blackbird": Mehldau-style piano comping demo/annotated play-a-long

Jake Smolowe

Shared 4 years ago

860 views

7:21

Harmonizing a Diminished Line - From Arpeggio to Brad Mehldau-style Progression

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

1.6K views

2:02

Jacob Collier Reharmatron Challenge

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

811 views

7:30

Jake Smolowe — "The Other Side" (remastered)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

61 views

8:18

"Can't Quite" - Jake Smolowe, Jazz For Equal Justice, Part 1

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

50 views

5:04

"Mo' Better Blues" (by Bill Lee) - Jake Smolowe, Jazz For Equal Justice, Part 1

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Shared 5 years ago

328 views

9:48

Jake Smolowe - "After The Party" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

25 views

10:15

Jake Smolowe - "Goodbye Gospel" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

93 views

12:47

Jake Smolowe - "Phoenix" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

104 views

6:44

Jake Smolowe - "Five O'Clock" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

39 views

7:54

Jake Smolowe - "Dancing In Monterey" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

26 views

6:16

Jake Smolowe - "Some Big Steps" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

30 views

10:08

Jake Smolowe - "MD-Style" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

23 views

8:33

Jake Smolowe - "Dark Place" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

22 views

3:59

Jake Smolowe - "Opening Improv" (YouTube 100th Subscriber Celebration Concert)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

31 views

8:53

Jazz Piano Tutorial - "Red Clay Solo Changes," Part 2: Flipping & Mixing/Matching Guide Tones

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

1.5K views

12:28

Jazz Piano Tutorial - "Red Clay Solo Changes," Part 1

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

5.6K views

6:05

Start Off Right

Jake Smolowe

Shared 5 years ago

45 views

10:47

Jake Smolowe - The Long Way Home

Jake Smolowe

Shared 6 years ago

71 views

6:20

Jake Smolowe - "Regrowth" (Improvisation 2/06/2019)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 6 years ago

98 views

5:38

Jake Smolowe — "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear"

Jake Smolowe

Shared 6 years ago

236 views

10:47

Jake Smolowe - "Polyrhythm Improv 11/02/2018"

Jake Smolowe

Shared 6 years ago

138 views

7:58

Jake Smolowe - "A Remark You Made" (by Joe Zawinul)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 7 years ago

348 views

9:54

Jake Smolowe — "After The Party" 6-18-2018 (first look)

Jake Smolowe

Shared 7 years ago

76 views

5:52

Improvisation #8 in Eb Major

Jake Smolowe

Shared 7 years ago

198 views

7:28

Petals and Light v1

Jake Smolowe

Shared 7 years ago

59 views

5:11

Jake Smolowe - ChordVoice Demo 1

Jake Smolowe

Shared 7 years ago

96 views