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0:00 - Staying busy
3:08 - Playing with Julian Lage
5:18 - Balancing your sound with others
8:12 - This era of your career
10:19 - Visual art compared to music
12:44 - Imitation vs. originality
16:20 - Dave's visual art
17:57 - Artistic heroes
20:39 - Working across genres
24:41 - What falls flat
30:50 - Obscuring the time
37:08 - Decide!
40:49 - Creating mystery
46:26 - Distilling great concepts
53:37 - The Bad Plus' series intention
59:47 - What's unique about The Bad Plus
1:03:04 - Question everything
1:06:36 - Dave's practice eras
1:12:40 - The New Awkward
1:17:44 - A new project/podcast

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