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I absolutely died at “goes into trance immediately” I’ve been in jazz ensembles (as the jazz noob) for a lot of my life and that was scary accurate. Killer playing, too!
I used to go see Phil DeGreg (jazz pianist) perform on a regular basis, and one of his strongest pieces of advice was that a jazz “pro” is able to deliver passable solos (at minimum) no matter how uninspired they might be feeling. If they’re feeling good and can rise to “great”, or even “amazing”, that’s the ideal, but even if they’re tired and hung over, they need to enter that trance state and play well enough to fool the non-jazzers in the audience.
@@wiejetze8397 Rudy Ayoub is a RU-vidr guitarist comedian man. His profile picture follows this style: a yellow pastel background, with a black and white picture of his face. It could be a coincidence, but I'm seeing a lot of people using a similar style for their profile pictures.
I'll tell you a tiny secret: there are not a hundred chords but only one. It is only necessary to know which notes to choose, in that chord and at each moment. (its name is cluster) 😉
That's the thing no one really talks about, how enjoyable and transcendant it is to be in that 'trance' state, where the world melts away, and all there is is the music. It's tapping into something primal.
I noticed I space out from the "physical world" when I play. I can talk and hear people talking to me, but if I am improvising and trying to enjoy my playing, I totally get disconnected and enter my own world, almost like meditation.
just the way it should be man! im the same way, you dont need to know so many chords to make jazz fun. a lot of bossa nova is a grooving bassline with just a few chords on top, just the way it should be. keep having fun man, and whoever may read this :)
Thank you for showing one of the most crucial skills for soloing: audiation. Too few amateurs know about this and how it gives you confidence and skill to know what you're about to play before you play it. Invaluable in soloing and even in composing. This is obviously something everyone going to music school learns, but many are left out.
@@inkunuga1122adam neely did a good and concise video about the topic that teaches you the basic idea: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KMqOOokv4TM.html but every musician finds this out sooner or later. and if they go to music school, they WILL learn this. It's essential skill and you practice it till the day you croak.
@@inkunuga1122 read the book by Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson". it's only natural to 'hear' what you want to play in your imagination -- if youre thinking this is incredibly complex and out of reach then you are psyching yourself out. The whole book treats this problem. There is a pointed discussion in Chapter 4 "Technique"
Rocking back and forth, possessed, in a robe, like a madman. THAT IS TRUE JAZZ. seriously: great work - you are one of the guitarists that has us hobbyist guitarists pulling our hair out and being inspired, because we never quit just because people do stuff we can't do, we just take little breaks to pick our jaws off the ground. Cheers, Lucas edit: wrong word, whoops
dude i stopped trying to post on instagram and deleted it completely. when i got into an improv trance, my eyes roll to the back of my head. so i just said fuck it, i aint never gonna go viral.
Absolutely awesome and completely hilarious at the same time! That last dude, who is half asleep and summons his jazz powers as an extension of his essence, was HILARIOUS! Subbed from ages ago, keep up the good work bro 😂
My favorite part of jazz class was watching my teacher, who was a jazz musician for the majority of his life, just get into a trance and play. I thought it was amazing and I loved how simple he made it look. While I'm here on the bass trying to make a walking bass line
If you like that you should listen to Chet Baker. A master of extracting all the harmony with few notes. He doesn´t even just scales. Scales are just a tool. If you only play scales you will sound repetitive. Try to study Baker and think on intervals instead of a whole scale. Just a tip, not trying to be a jerk.
thanks for your videos lucas. it's therapy. you're doing a great service to guitar players by helping us laugh at ourselves. help desperately needed sometimes.
You really need a show/album/entire channel! Your humor alone is worth the watch. I love watching people of all skill levels playing the guitar. Something about this particular instrument seems to bring people together
... tbh what impressed me the most is that he was bouncing his body OFF TEMPO, while still retaining perfect tempo and rhythm with his playing. Truely a certified "possessed" jazz demon moment ✅
This also relates to work experience. I do meetings in jazz mode. I come half asleep, without a clue what i'm going to say but I just fearlessly improvise something and it turns out ok.
Great Content! Im binging all your videos. I wish your spotify had a compilation (and selection) of the music you have done in youtube. You make so good music!!!
Man I always crack up with your videos 🤣, they are dead serious both musically and comically, nothing in life like good music and a good laugh, keep it up!
1.beginner 2.blues 3.bebop 4.free jazz/modal 5.classical 6. Modal/combo style jazz What about something for guys who play Big band like Count Basie etc
So good haha! Amazing playing too! I have been playing some jazz on the classical guitar recently and you have been a big inspiration for me. Any chance you could make a video discussing your approach to playing jazz with classical technique?
Финальная фаза просто порвала. Но и предыдущая с классическим гитаристом тоже ничего так. Типа "а когда музыка-то начинается?" И таки да: "Пиво - это наше всё!"
