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# Back On the Ledge
- URL: https://musically-novel.ghost.io/back-on-the-ledge-9ba/
- Published: 2025-09-26T20:36:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T17:06:17.000Z
- Description: The reboot of the Podcast, now live streaming show on YouTube
- Author: PETER SALTZMAN
- Tags: Solo Piano Concert, YouTube Live, Live show, improvisaton, Podcast, #Migrated-1788368492164, #Import 2026-09-02 17:05

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# Improvisations on the Ledge (IOTL) – Back on the Ledge (Pilot Episode)

Improvisations on the Ledge is back—this time live. IOTL began as a 47-episode podcast of piano + spoken improvisations.

Now it returns as a live streaming series: music, words, and visuals unfolding in real time. No edits, no retakes, no safety net. This flagship pilot, Back on the Ledge, traces the history of the podcast, why I stopped, why I’ve returned, and why improvisation matters more than ever—as both protest and practice, art and survival.

🌐 Learn more, see the schedule, and explore all shows at: https://improvisationsontheledge.com

## Four Formats of IOTL

- Improvisations on the Ledge – flagship show (live version of the podcast, with visuals) FreePlay – radical reinterpretations of standards from Bach to the Beatles and beyond, plus some originals (with vocals)
- The Improvised Sonata – longform piano improvisations. No script, no shtick. Just the music.
- Peter Saltzman in the Public Domain – where old songs get into new kinds of trouble (with vocals)

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If you're interested in studying piano, improvisation, composition, or vocals with me, please visit my new music education site: https://saltzmanmusicworks.com/

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