Solo Piano for Christmas with Nick Bhalla

Last year, Minneapolis-based jazz pianist Nick Bhalla
released Saint Nick, a lovely album of solo jazz piano
treatments of Christmas classics. His approach is interest in his
laser-like focus on harmony, at the expense of the improvisation
that dominates much of his musical practice. Rather than explore
the melodic possibilities the best loved Christmas songs offer,
he hones in on harmony, creating a tight, lovely half-hour of
beautiful Christmas music. 


You can find Bhalla's music at his Bandcamp page, and in the
episode I mentioned the "Festive Foreign Film Fans" podcast, and
you can find it on Spotify.