Alex Hahn - Cherokee 

That was some seriously athletic BASS playing...wow! The ironman award goes to...YOUNG HEO Great HIT!!!

Great playing from the entire quartet, but as a bassist I have to doff my cap to Young Heo for his incredible stamina in playing at that pace for nearly 12minutes! Double bass is a very physically demanding instrument!

I'd love a doublebassist like that in my quartet, really..

god damn Alex....takes balls as big as church bells to wait 6 minutes in to play a note and then lay THAT out there.......OMG

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LOVE THIS PIANO!!!

so weird 30 years later, seeing the same people behind different faces in Kenton hall. Seen the paths of so many players, NT ...and especially NT jazz...is so deep in my heart. The best nerds anywhere.

And Stefan Karlsson has a terrific harmonic and rhythmic touch also.

Take it from an old guy who has played this song a thousand times with a thousand musicians, this version really swings, and gives me back some faith in Jazz which I have sadly feared for a while was going to disappear up it's own backside if the standards got any lower. Thanks to the band, for restoring my belief in hard swingin take no prisoners bop music, the ultimate way to clear a room when a party is over , leaving behind only the serious listeners. I shall look out for more of your stuff.

What a terrific recital and a wonderful example of balanced and solid musicianship. Makes me appreciate the relentless contribution of bass, drums and piano to Alex's extraordinary solo.

Alex you are already a great saxophonist. Keep it up! Mind and soul!

Young Heo is on fire! Hope to see more from him in the future

sick bass player........

Its impossible to sit still watching this

I love the people in the audience that don’t clap and have their arms crossed like they are God’s gift to the world and we are the humble servants! What is it with the music community! Relax you are at a concert! Great playing Alex!!!

Great playing Alex. I'm sure Charlie stirred up there in KC, you are worthy.

Hard core boppin' Great

nice nice work man! as soon as I heard this music I think "OMG! Alex HAN had grown hair! ;) nice sax

fantastic player- real inspiring - im going to school for music performance and i know some great alto players but man, u kick ass dude!!

This was probably the best I've ever heard!

OMG, Alex! You absolutely killed and smoked on this tune! Wow! Looking forward to hearing more about all of your current and future successes in jazz! Keep up the great work!

Alex Hahn with his Troupe is an Organic Real Jazz "Inferno" which can hardly be extinguished - not even by the most able-bodied warriors of fires.

What an incredible set up of this ancient tune, even the melody was very cleverly redone in the outchorus...who is saying that this music is dead or history or museum....?it is very much alive, as Alex Hahn and his rhythm section made had proven on this occasion. Congratulation for a great performance individually as well in the ensemble.. Klaus-Werner Pusch

Woah! Dude... That was on fire! Loved it.

This whole band was smoking I absolutely loved it all the way through keep up the great work Alex I love how on fire you are and you killed that version of Cherokee it is fantastic. You should put some more songs on your channel so that everyone can hear them.

I hear so much Kenny Garrett influence. Good job!

Thanks so much Quamon!

Pianist sounds amazing!!!! Bley, Powell, + 60's Chick in blender.Great stuff Alex, peace love swing, D

You are Amazing Alex !!!! Love your music

Made me think of the Late Greats Charlie Parker and Clifford Brown!!!

Alex sounds like the phenomenal Baptiste Herbin from France.

Can't wait!

Damn man you really have clarity that's hard to find.

I would love to have a copy of the concert the concert should be released on cd Alex do you want of my favorite saxophone players this is one of the best versions of Cherokee I have ever heard I absolutely love it you should do faster versions of songs like anthropology get happy I got rhythm and great standards like that. Keep up the good work

taaaaaaaaaaa louuuuucooooooooo top de mais!

That's an amazing interpretation mate!

Sounds really cool!:)

I LOVE what they do with the B section

Woooooooo you guys are killin!! Oh man Alex you can really shred!!!

YEAH Alex! You always kill it, man!

Thanks Michael, more videos coming soon!

You gotta post more! This is great!

Wow, that's awesome Alex!!

awesome performance!

Excellent !

I agree Wayne!

You sound wonderful man!

flawless

I am just some old unschooled guy who just plays sax as a hobby, and couldn't identify a tenth of the notes you were playing there, but that was really incredible!! Great stuff there, great stuff!!

This is sick

Damn Alex

Brilliant mate !

Very nice, Alex!:)

What happened to the video you had of this same presentation playing Tetragon? Love both vids and often came back to them when in need of renewed energy.

i was looking for Alex Han, and found You :) You're great too, and You should play together one day. Best wishes from Poland :)

Thanks for the laugh Jeffery, In fact I ran a jazz club, and played bass in a piano trio, and would often call Ronnie Scott to book any stray cats that might want to fill in an extra gig at our place, that he would book for maybe a week at his club in Soho,London. Whenever I called and he didn't answer personally , he would rush to the phone after being told that Tony Williams wanted to speak to him. I became a standing joke at the place. Dear Tony Williams the drummer has been gone quite a while now, sadly missed for the genius that he was, and only two days ago, I heard that Alan Holdsworth died , who played with his band too. Tempus Fugit, and memories are all that are left of the great music that they made. Thanks for the comment , it made me laugh, and prompted me to play Alex's version once again with my breakfast here in Holland this morning. Bon Appetite !

Alex Hahn what is your saxophone and mouthpiece setup just curious?

How old are you?

Just noticed that was Ed on drums haha

Five minutes forty five seconds of a piano solo is a bit excessive on a piece to showcase a saxophone player!...Sorry....I am an bitter and impatient old man!

Awesome, nice tight piece! What is your set-up?

you sound great how old are you?

poggers

Hi Alex, Good job all the way! Please what is the scale from 6:30, did you change the tone centre or what? Please respond. Cheers.

5:50

Jesus !!

I wouldn't have a clue where we are in the chord sequence from what the pianist is playing.

sounds like Phil Woods.

It's a diffrent tune

. Reminds me of 12 tone 'music.'

Does the pianist ever 'mention' Cherokee? He seems technically gifted, but he doesn't seem to use the chord structure of Cherokee at all. When Alex Hahn comes on, you hear the tune and the changes immediately.

for Cherokee on Sax checkout Don byas, tubby hayes,canonball,bird...this sounds more like modern jazz and a bit stiff compared... still all good players esp p. b. d. on this tune

5:46 piano solo ends

It should be forbidden to play this tune after Bird

Sorry I just couldn't get into the piano soling. Hardly any reference to the original harmonic and melodic motifs and just a bit too self indulgent imo. Sax solo on the other hand was both original AND true to the original tune.. Good job!

Noise...

man that pianist was terrible