Ep10: How Music Transforms Our Hearts and Minds w/Avi Abrams

We made it to episode 10!

In this jam-packed episode, I discuss my 30-day social media hiatus, the newly released article: Finding a Place Beyond Words: How Stories Shape our World, and thoughts on taking a one-day break from screens each week.

We then move to speak with return guest Avi Abrams on the transformational power of music (9:42)

Avi shares his wild and epic experiences with starting a hard rock band in communist Russia, the influence of American and British pop music in inspiring a call for freedom for the Russian people, finding the balance between chaos and order, being a vessel for the light, how music and life intersect, as well as many other inspiring topics.

Avi also was kind enough to grace our ears with a beautiful bit of musical improvisation that you can find at the end of the episode ( 1:11:12 )

if you are interested in learning how to improvise and be free at the piano, you can reach out to Avi through email for more information:

abramsv@gmail.com

Enjoy!


Timestamps:

Introduction - 1:32

Podcast start - 9:42

Avis Passion for music - 10:35

Avi's epic story - 11:42

How American pop music won the war - 16:46

Avi's first Rock band - 19:49

Fight. For Your Right. to Plaaaay the music you want - 22:02

Radio Moscow rehearsal stories/Flamingo - 36:53

From Heavy Metal to Bluegrass - 31:42

Avi's love for composition & improv - 36:02

Balancing Chaos and Order - 40:55

Finding fluidity and rhythm in music and life - 49:12

The musical undercurrent of love - 52:37

Discipline and Creativity - 55:55

Being a vessel for the light- 1:01:28

Searching for the genuine - 1:04:37

Avi's Piano Improv Piece - 1:11:12

Wrap-up - 1:19:47


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