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Stetching Our Minds is a casual conversation with engaging people in the arts and sciences. Hosted by pianist and composer, John Stetch. The speakers featured are: Lindsay Gilmour, Richard Farnharm, and Burton Hatheway

John Stetch - Mozart Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat, K.333

JS Bach, Italian Concerto, BWV 971 Part III (arrangement by John Stetch)

JOHN STETCH TRIO

Star Trek Theme - John Stetch "TV Trio" live in Edmonton with Nicholas Walker on Bass and Greg Ritchie on drums.

John Stetch Trio plays "Black Sea Suite" @ The Carriage House in Ithaca, New York. John Stetch on Piano, Nicholas Walker on Bass and Tom Killian on Drums. PART 1

John Stetch Trio plays "Black Sea Suite" @ The Carriage House in Ithaca, New York. John Stetch on Piano, Nicholas Walker on Bass and Tom Killian on Drums. PART 2

John Stetch Trio for Clarinet, Cello, & Piano

"Clarinet was my first instrument, for many years, and I always wanted to write something for cello too. With this instrumentation I can play really low or high on the piano, play rubato or even just lay out. I'm very grateful to have had Mark Dover (clarinet) and Andrew Janss (cello) perform this challenging work. It is mostly notated fully - although there is some improvisation, especially in the piano part. I don't where all the musical influences and ideas came from, but the work gives you an idea of what I like to listen to in jazz and classical music. I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching."

John Stetch Trio - Clarinet, Cello & Piano - Pt 1

John Stetch Trio - Clarinet, Cello & Piano - Pt 2

John Stetch Trio - Clarinet, Cello & Piano - Pt 3

The Phrase-Shifters

"I formed this group a few years ago while teaching at Ithaca College, New York - I love playing with these guys because they inspire me and pull me out of my usual jazz format; we don't have specific arrangements and so there is a lot of freedom and passing the roles around."

You Don't Know What Love Is - performed by The Phrase-Shifters: John Stetch, Renato Hanriot and Nicholas DiEugenio

Fall, by Wayne Shorter - performed by The Phrase-Shifters: John Stetch, Renato Hanriot and Nicholas DiEugenio

Monk's Mood, by Thelonious Monk - performed by The Phrase-Shifters: John Stetch, Renato Hanriot and Nicholas DiEugenio

LIVE FREE IMPROVISATIONS (SOLO PIANO)

improvising live in September 2011. Some pieces in this series begin with a one-word or half-sentence suggestion. Others have no premeditation or are rooted in an idea from the audience.