Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Growing up, I loved listening to jazz with my dad and his friends. I was always fascinated by the way they talked about the tracks, they had their own distinct "jazz speak," a whole language dedicated to the subtle, almost hidden shifts in the music. They’d casually call out when a drummer flipped the beat for a few bars, or dissect the unexpected choices a sax player made in a solo. To them, the music was a living, breathing conversation. They didn't just hear the songs; they saw them happening, treating the changes and grooves like musical paintings unfolding right in the room.
"Ride The Progression" was born out of those memories. I wanted to capture that feeling of tension and release they always talked about. The lyrics borrow their vocabulary; talking in intervals, dropping in blue notes, and waiting for the bass to resolve, to show how life works in much the same way. We all stumble into wrong notes or get thrown off by a skipped heartbeat, but if you lean into the syncopation and just ride the progression, you usually end up exactly where you need to be. I hope you enjoy the track.
The visuals were animated using Pika keyframes (pikaframes). I wanted something subtle with changes to just flow with the music.
Ride The Progression
Growing up, I loved listening to jazz with my dad and his friends. I was always fascinated by the way they talked about the tracks, they had their own distinct "jazz speak," a whole language dedicated to the subtle, almost hidden shifts in the music. They’d casually call out when a drummer flipped the beat for a few bars, or dissect the unexpected choices a sax player made in a solo. To them, the music was a living, breathing conversation. They didn't just hear the songs; they saw them happening, treating the changes and grooves like musical paintings unfolding right in the room.
"Ride The Progression" was born out of those memories. I wanted to capture that feeling of tension and release they always talked about. The lyrics borrow their vocabulary; talking in intervals, dropping in blue notes, and waiting for the bass to resolve, to show how life works in much the same way. We all stumble into wrong notes or get thrown off by a skipped heartbeat, but if you lean into the syncopation and just ride the progression, you usually end up exactly where you need to be. I hope you enjoy the track.
The visuals were animated using Pika keyframes (pikaframes). I wanted something subtle with changes to just flow with the music.
Ride The Progression
