"How can you be unique if you don't have details?" - Kiefer's Piano Lab 

new year, new Piano Labs vids! love editing these :) thanks for watching!

im so encouraged rn

The best answer to a question I’ve heard and asked “how do you develop YOUR sound?”

Dude thanks for sharing! Hank Mobley is by far the coolest player ever, back when I was in school I listened to that album "Soul Station" on repeat. I even printed that album cover on a shirt haha. Transcribed his solos for "If I should lose you", "Remember" and "Dig Dis", learned so much from his phrasing alone. Had a similar experience with Grant Green's guitar solos

So many gems in here

Kiefer, you gotta convince Adam M over at "You'll Hear It" to respond to my speak pipe on what Hip Hop and Rap can teach aspiring jazz musicians--getting beyond the (C)rap generalizations. The rhythmic, dynamic, and phraseology is what makes all those note choices POP. I often think of comparing Busta Rhymes to Charlie Parker--it's beyond the notes. Or how about Black Thought's verbal complexity to Coltrane's sheets of sound? Over analysis in music usually means, "you played the Locrian Natural 2 and back cycled to the ii" (nerdy voice). People love to talk theory instead of playing and internalizing the stuff they like--that's analysis paralysis and it's really easy to do. You're talking about HOW we play the notes and phrases, not the actual notes. Yes, Wynton Kelly had that Caribbean swing thing going that NO ONE could imitate.

yeah! was at ur concert in Zürich, Switzerland was so dope also talked to you after. Ur a real nice guy and a big inspiration! keep it up

yes father!

ahh brother those advices hit hard lol love your videos thanks a lot

Wow man great words!❤

He is great!!!

For guitarists (or anyone really) - I really recommend checking out Shane Theriot. For me one of the most "dynamic" guitar players ever

Love the thumbnail

u cool af kief !

fuck yeessssss kiefer.

"if you don't interpret detail; you won't play detailed" dropping knowledge

Great point, and underdiscussed, however, isn't there a risk to over interpret? Just like a potential subliminal meaning in book or movie?

This must be why so many cover songs don’t quite sound right despite all the correct notes being played

What do you mean my National Park slightly out of focus selfie isn’t as cool as that album cover? 😢

TRUTH IN THE DETAILS.+