1920s ragtime pianist. I enjoy a large variety of styles from the time ranging from 1900s ragtime to 1920s jazz and stride piano to novelty and other such styles. Jelly Roll Morton has always been my favourite musician and my biggest influence though at the moment I'm enjoying a lot of Zez Confreys pieces and especially Billy Mayerl.
Ragtime enthusiasts Discord server with a few active members who are always discussing old music: discord.gg/3AhzJZ4
Wow 🤩 absolutely brilliant Dylan - what great fun and such amazing energy in your playing - well done you deserve tons more views/comments and subscribers 👌🏻 All the best - Gareth
I think that in that sort of setting, those stride guys were banging the pianos with the left. Now you're experiencing why. It's hard to be heard. They didn't have amplification.
@@PiotrBarcz I think they're rather heavy. Fine for the elbow in tiger rag though. I find the piano is alright but I don't think it's exceptional really. I've played many better ones.
Yes this played from a transcription of the piece as played by James P. Johnson. This is where I got most of my transcriptions of original recordings. www.blueblackjazz.com/en/transcription/89/89-james-p-johnson-bleeding-hearted-blues-eb-maj-transcription-pdf
I've actually never listened to the piece. I just played from the score how I felt was nice. I'll have a listen now. I did tend to play pieces a bit quick when performing back then. I've got a bit more used to it now so if I'm playing a slow piece it'll be slow if I want to play it that way
@@PiotrBarcz It was nice. Not my favourite sort of stuff. I don’t really play the piece much now. I’ve got hundreds of different pieces on my piano I never have time to play them all
@@dylan-kerry Yeah, it's a bit classical compared to the stuff you listen to for sure xD It takes a wide scope of interest to appreciate it in the end.
This is the full piece. It was just the first stain that was composed and it seems that Jelly Roll just wrote the start of the second strain. After the first part in the notated transcription there is just a melody of what could have become the second if the piece was ever finished.
It lends a more authentic feel to the video. I'm going to try and work out how to get a really authentic black and white video but for now this is the best I've got.
I'm great with my sight reading. I used to sight read a few pieces every day mainly Joplin rags and then whatever I could find of James Scott and Joseph Lamb. After that it was a lot of Jelly Roll and then I ran out so it was just whatever I bought off Paul. Then you commented on one of my videos a while ago and I found your channel and I've been learning about a lot more ragtime composers and getting back into sight reading anything I can find of theirs.
@@dylan-kerry Cool! If you've not already, I would strongly recommend watching the documentaries I've uploaded and in particular the Dick Hyman Century of Jazz. I think that you are quite gifted and just need some recommendations of directions. Good luck bro!
Ive checked out a few of your videos. You have a really nice form and your right hand is great as well as your left hand bass notes, but your pahs (from the oom-pah)...need a bit of work. I mean no disrespect at all to you, but alot of your left hand chords are very incorrect. I think reducing your tempo (many who play stride are inclined to blaze through) will help you to get those chords proper. Then you will really shine! Again, no disrespect at all intended, just trying to help build another stride pianist up. We are a very small population and must stick together :)
Thank you. I am aware when I play faster pieces I get the chords incorrect quite a lot. I'm still getting used to the muscle memory of it but I do feel I'm improving with it all. I tend to play the chords fine at a slower tempo so it is just the tempo. Thanks for the encouragement though, it's nice to see other musicians enjoying my playing.
