{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Craig Wagner: Keeping Your Own Counsel ","description":"An interview with guitarist and educator Craig Wagner from Louisville, KY. A virtuoso jazz guitarist, Craig also regularly plays as a soloist with major symphony orchestras and has toured and recorded with the platinum-selling rock band Days of the New. &amp;nbsp; Highlights  Craig\u2019s unique technique - 11:48 Improvisation and playing - 14:15 How you can improvise - 21:04 Rock music and Pop music - 22:27 Craig\u2019s College experience - 29:19 Learning with imitation at first - 30:57 Trying to avoid things - 34:48 Listening to it over and over again - 40:59 How the pandemic has affected his teaching - 41:57 The nature of music - 43:06 Years of training for a five-minute audition - 47:06 Guitar heroes that inspired him - 48:47 Craig\u2019s life - 52:22 Being a solo player - 53:07 Different versions of similar repertoires - 59:49 His experience playing at orchestras - 1:03:37 A big learning experience for him - 1:08:21 Finding a way to approach music - 1:12:31 Having an amazing trajectory - 1:15:04 Barriers between two sides of thinking - 1:16:49  &amp;nbsp; Episode Resources  Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds: roberthuntsimonds@gmail.com&amp;nbsp; http:\/\/roberthuntsimonds.com\/ https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/simondsviolin\/?hl=en&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/twitter.com\/simondsviolin?lang=en&amp;nbsp; Connect with Craig Wagner https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigwagnerguitar&amp;nbsp; http:\/\/craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com&amp;nbsp; The Craig Wagner Trio:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5qG2Tzu9k8&amp;amp;t=532s&amp;nbsp; Craig's &quot;Autumn Leaves&quot; solo: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ep15H1X321s&amp;nbsp; Craig with Carly Johnson live: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lX9ItvRGeU8&amp;nbsp; Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized:  https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World\/dp\/0735214484&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"Performing Labor","author_url":"http:\/\/roberthuntsimonds.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17330729\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/92092217"}