Funk Jam w/ Josh Smith, Kirk Fletcher and Ariel Posen at NAMM 2018 

World class performance on a namm booth. amazin'

*Good GAWWWD, Man!!* Josh Smith has an insane musical vocabulary. His well never seems to run dry, and I _rarely ever_ hear him playing "lazy man's licks." Josh _never_ ceases to amaze me, and he seems to get more superhuman-like every time I see him play. Don't get me wrong, there's definitely no flies on Kirk or Ariel. They're upper echelon players in their own right...., but *come on!!!* I would crawl through a mile of broken glass to have *half* the gift, knowledge and talent Josh has. Very inspiring and depressing at the same time. Me and my guitars are so thankful I don't have a fireplace in my home....

the clarity and indisputable talent makes him one of my favorites, Josh Smith is one of the best

I love how happy Kirk always is... He's awesome man, doesn't need all those quick chops, his note choice is superb and he thoroughly enjoys every minute...

These guys know where to play without playing over each other, that's some serious skills! Can't get tired of this type of playing.

Pure and raw communication is the coolest thing ever

We won't be hearing from Kirk Fletcher for a while -- he's been called to Switzerland where his timing is needed to calibrate the manufactured watches.

Its all about Kirk in this one! All the Cornel Dupree licks - Exactly what you want to hear in a jam like this!

Ariel Posen is one of my hands down favorite guitarists right now. Great chops, he sings and seems to be the real deal. Great job guys.

Josh Smith is absolute BEAST!

Can't TAKE it. Ariel, Kirk and Josh diggin' a funk trench you'll never want to get out of... how damn funky can 3 cats be. Special shout to Josh who was just on fire and to Ariel who just never seems to run out of completely original, super tasty, super funky (bass and) guitar ideas, sittin DEEP in that pocket. COME on, church.

I could watch these guys for hours .....

It's like a tasteful G3. Immense!

Kirk is the master fo tone more than anything.

I love watching the crowd grow and their expressions change when they realize how great Josh is-they’re all awesome but Josh is on another level

That was a special moment there. What a feeling those men created to share with anyone willing to listen!

Kirk has that right hand you hear right away

They are passing the riffs from one to another soooo smoothly...Great musicians all three of them!!!

That Josh Smith solo is possibly the most tasty I ever heard 🙌🏼 hats off mister

World class players. It doesn't get much better than this.

All 3 of these gentlemen are insanely talented musicians but that goes without saying. Kirk Fletcher inspires me so much with his world class rhythm and his note choices. Josh inspires me by being able to find new phrases through different styles. Ariel inspires me with his incredible bends and phrasing as well. I hope to one day meet these gentlemen and play with them.

no words! just amazing and inspiring both players and instruments and if i can come back for another life i want to be Josh Smith - wow what a player:)

Kirk always seems like he’s having so much fun

Its so nice to hear tasty smooth playing such as this. The more I see of Josh Smith I'm astounded by his completeness as a player. Reminds me of Joe Pass with his rhythm and lead playing always carrying the tune so you know what's going on. His rhythm chops are what blew me away here, he is pretty much carrying the tune in the background for everyone, take him out and you lose what's special about this jam. A Complete player, you don't see that much anymore these days, it's refreshing. Love cats like that and man I'm digging Josh Smith currently, dude can hold it down.

Always love seeing guitarists find a groove when playing together. Kinda like singers in harmony.

nearly 10 mins of pure magic

Great humble musicians.

Love the guitars and love all 3 players. Fantastic musicians!

Watching this could be used in a happiness therapy, AWESOME 😃

Music the way it should be played and as intended!!!

The jam of the monsters.....really pleasant to hear from beginning to end...

Aw,simply awesome : all three a joy to listen to,not just technique,but feeling for what they were doing. Ever pitch up in Scotland : I'll be there.Ian Morrison

Josh Smith has musicality oozing from his fingertips, so good. They all do but if I had to pick a favourite it’d be him.

Hell yes. This is a great trio!

You three are so entertaining and fun to watch! :)

I wish I could pick up a guitar at a music store and sound HALF as good as any of these guys. Hot diggidy! Killer playing

All three are great but my personal favourite is Josh Smith - there is no limit to this guy no matter what style: Jazz/Country/Blues...etc and everything is SO on POINT!

Need more of this ❤

SON! All that talent and if you saw those guys on the street you would never look twice.. The joy on there faces!

Amazing!!! I was getting ready to hear Ariel playing slide then he puts it away!!!😭😭

Cosmic bliss!

my ears just melted... what a delight.

Man those pickups are smooth.

josh is a beast....

Three wonderful artists having fun together for our pleasure, love it

Such different styles. Kirk is right in the box to perfection, Ariel is capable of going so outside the box you can see him reigning himself in to fit in more, and Josh is a mix of the two with more country influence.

Just so sweet....and I gotta say Ariel’s base line/rythym really kept things smooth as.....well pretty smooth

Masters having a blast!!!! Gosh i really enjoy these guys personality

words aren't enough to describe this amazing performance and the breathtaking sounds u guys nailed it this is one good quality jam with brilliant guitarists i love you all

Epic! The best up and coming talent in the world today. Much respect.

Josh Smith was killing guitar, such a great blues player

Brilliant, what talent and all having a ball playing one of the world's premier guitar makers guitars. I'm sure Bill Collings was looking down smiling.

ariel master at work

I was at NAMM 2018, but somehow I missed this gem of a performance. Thanks for posting it.

some musicians are born with matching feeling with what they are hearing and it just flows naturally right out their hands......

Josh is the Jazz Blues king. That's for sure!

So much talent, so much fun.

Josh Smith for President! President of Funkland!!

Lots of talent right there. Great rhythm chops by all. Plus the obvious...

Talk about a dream team.. amazing playing!!🔥

10 minutes of pure pleasure.

These guys are where it's at! Three completely different individuals, that can jam together seamlessly. Now that's class, no egos you can see if there is. Talent and respect, so cool. This , crosscut saw is there more? I hope so, thanks guys for laying it down

so much talent here!

Josh is on fire in this video!

7:33 Watch the moment all three empathically align.

kirk for president!!

All I can say is that was amazing!

Legends!

Incredible

10 minutes of joy

Deeply impressive chops from Mr. Smith here.

I love this so much

This guy on the left, nice guitar at 7:35 - 7:40, especially 7:39, sweet chords and progression. Extravagance

man, soooo good!

OMG Josh Smith is unbelievably good.

Funk dripping with soul man I would love to be in this pull

👍👍 kirk and josh ought to make a band

Ain't it amazing what you can do with a 1 4 5 :) Been a long time fan of Kirk and Josh. Now I have to check out Ariel as well. So many great players these days.

Esse ritmo é minha praia ,thank you

Beautiful.

After Josh's jam Ariel was like...why did no one clap for me?

Got the same NB shoes as Kirk...a good way to start 😂!!!!

holy frick. fricken awesome

fantastic!

Josh Smith was eating the solo up.

goddamn outstanding. the masters of their instrument

brilliant

pure gold

Jesus Christ!!! Lord have mercy!!! This is amazing!!! Wow!!!

That is one bad ass jam. Had me poking my head all over like a bird

Good Lord Josh Smith and Kirk Fletcher seem to finish one another's thoughts

Dang! This video is awesome, but I bet it must have been even better for the guy filming. P.s. that I-30 Josh is playing sounds killer. 🤘🤩🤘

these boys are definitely good!

Quem dera ter uma destas...sonho distante

wonderful. such class

Joy!

I love Ariel's playing so much, but Josh is just a mutant on steroids from some other planet.

Geez Louise. Great music and beautiful guitars. What else do you need?

Smith for the win!! Sick stuff 😎

Aw mate this is sweet one of your early mentors said you had the knack man I believe X