Hey man! No hate at all but... jazz is so much more than you are implying. It is not about smashing the melodies, or replicating fast lines, it is about IMPROVISING and doing so over the chord changes, which implies a very deep knowledge of the theory behind it and of course, a very deep knowledge of your instrument. Even when they are playing a 12 bar blues it is not "your typical 12 bar blues", there are a ton of ways to play a blues in jazz. Besides, there are thousands of subgenres in jazz, from the classic 30's swing you are showcasing in your video to the most crazy Allan Holdsworth-like jazz-fusion. You should not be humbled by a lighting fast guitarist (who is by all means a great musician, don't get me wrong); you should be humbled by the knowledge that implies being capable of playing such fast lines while improvising. You trasmit a feeling of over-confidence and I think you have barely scratched the surface of jazz. And you are American I think? Jazz is your thing, man. You should value it more. Have you heard "the more you know the less you know"? Try improvising over some simple jazz standards like The Chicken or Cantaloupe Island; then over more complicated things like Caravan or All The Things You Are; then over the great Donna Lee or Giant Steps; then over modern things like James or 500 Miles High, or bossa nova like Wave... The moment you start doing that, you will know a little more about guitar... and you'll realize you know fuck all, as most of us do. Cheers!
I was about to leave a comment..no need after ur wise insights....if he got humbled with these cats....let him listen to fusion masters. Gambale, Holdsworth, Henderson, Metheny....and classics ,clean-tone cats..Benson,Montgomery,Pass,and Hall..all the best.. Greetings from Havana.
“jazz is just a bastardized version of blues guitar” ? If you compare the simplist jazz tunes to the most sophisticated blues players that might be true. But there is a lot more to jazz than jazz blues riffs. There is a whole body of jazz standards and originials that aren't just jazz blues. Dude you haven't even scratched the surface of being humbled by jazz.
We all need humbling sometimes, lol. You definitely held your own, and you fortunately have great mentors close at hand who are happy to take the time to guide you (unlike those diva jazz musicians 😂). You and your sis sound great together - I didn’t know you even have a sister with the such nice pipes, but I’m not at all surprised. You should do more projects with her! There are lots of approachable jazz chords that are fun to toss into rock and metal too. Most 2-3 finger jazz chords are quite doable. I’m more of a rhythm player, but there are even nice slow melodic additions that add a bit of spice yet don’t require being a fast lead jazz guitarist. The difficulty with jazz, as I see it, comes when it’s time to add a fourth finger into a chord AND the chord requires being a finger contortionist who can stretch between 12 frets. It probably takes years to get your hands into the physical shape required to manage those infamously caaa-RAYYYYYY-zy beast mode jazz chords!
Samba comes from African rhythms, developed mostly in brazilian slums in the 20s and 30s. Working class type of music. Bossa Nova on the other hand is basically gentrified samba 😅 developed in late 50s, a lighter version of samba (or basically samba + jazz).
It's nice to hear the Swing Era A Smooth One by Charlie Christian and Sing, Sing Sing still being played in 2024. Some argue that Charlie Christian was the most influential guitarist of all time (certainly on electric). Those French dudes sound like gypsy jazz guitarists, influenced by Django, the other guitar giant of the 30s and 40s - massively influential as well.
Headhunting is one of the main reasons people are turned off by Jazz. Music is not a competition, and it sucks all the fun out of it. I cannot tell you how many times I've seen talented people needlessly embarrass others who aren't on their skill level and just completely kill any joy and interest they would have in it. Nice to see people like Vinny & Frank bucking that.
what touches ones heart is individual and what comes naturally and passionately out of a musician is individual, either fast or slow, and often the foundation of fast playing is the same as slow playing, just listen to players like pat metheny or john coltrane, its incredibly passionate playing and very rooted in jazz tradition and language
I’ll have to say, this video highlights important issues separating jazz the black art form and it’s contemporary washed out version. My friend go see the world, listen to more players. What i just watched felt extremely insincere to what the actual “jazz” scene is going through/ becoming. We should talk some time, and I’ll show you some things that could make you become crazy talented.
Checkout Pasquale Grasso I got the chance to see him a year ago in only 18 and self taught and just start by learning some standards man it’s definitely not all bastardized blues as you’ll find but it’s not as “impossible” as someone might lead you to believe like anything people probably told you guitar would be hard but you keep at it
Bucky wasn't "interpreting" anything. He was playing the melody of the Benny Goodman classic "Sing, Sing, Sing." It's just one of a thousand standards you need to learn before weighing in on all this. Most of these tunes have little to do with "blues." I wish you well. But spend a couple years just woodshedding everything by Sinatra, Ellington, Clooney, Bennett, Nat King Cole, Django, etc. Good luck.
I removed all the electricity and all devices and got a Brand New Flamenco Guitar and started to learn this from scratch. I never go back to electric guitar......
..,A good bass player, you’ll never hear him predominantly in the mix… If you wake up screaming tonight it will be because the ghost of Jaco Pastorius is haunting you
Kenny Burrell did not need to play 40 notes per second to sound amazing. This bs turbo jazz is lame. Coltrane was cool doing it with purpose 60 years ago but these guys aren't.
@@michaelscerbo35 no no. Mancuso's picking hand frequently implements bass picking technique. But if you want a guitarist who used the guitar harmonically like a bass, check out Charlie Hunter.
Sadly... this is the last day of asking for a gear collection video... day 2... Make videos on whatever. I do have a recommendation tho. Make one on picks. It would be interesting
When you say you're not sure if they're practicing arpeggios, I just want to clarify for you. Those guys were playing arpeggios with enclosures, using approach notes. There were also several classic bop riffs referenced. But yeah. enclosures and arpeggios built into the melodic/harmonic minor scale are what you're mostly hearing there.
..,A good bass player, you’ll never hear him predominantly in the mix… If you wake up screaming tonight it will be because the ghost of Jaco Pastorius is haunting you
Nice playing. Do you also listen to Gypsy Jazz? I admire Django a lot. I thought I would never be able to play it but after years of practicing I'm finally able to play his runs.
I hate to break it to some of these snobs in the comments, but you can be humbled in any genre of music. Jazz players can't play country like the top country players can, nor metal, nor blues. It's all about what you've put the most hours in.
“Ever since the beginning of music, players have been getting humbled for years now.” Great edit buddy. Also… how could you possibly state that as fact?
this guy is arrogant af. him genuinely believing jimi is better than any random jazz guitarist in any random nyc jazz club is enough to tell me he knows nothing about jazz music. or rock music for that matter. most, rock guitarists lack any knowledge of theory on their guitar, which severely limits their ability to understand what is happening when they play. so, with hendrix, you end up with one (two kinda) critically acclaimed classic album, and it really only appeals to young aspiring rock guitarists and people who like blues style with distortion. the artists of guitar in rock music are NEVER the best players of the instrument-they are the most CREATIVE. thurston moore and kevin shields are far more impressive guitarists than jimi, and mostly bc what they do is far more difficult to replicate even by someone considered a master-whereas any one with 100-200 hours under their belt can play most hendrix songs.
@@Sinkovc3 downhere I'm looking everywhere the same words I said myself years ago, I'm actually really chill, just surprised to see how many people don't actually understand the party, where ironically I joined it only recently. As I wrote to another guy: I blame as forgive myself for the years lost where I could and would have practice with consistency and focus, not who humbled me
@@nicolasmecaj don't worry. Im practicing every day at least 2hr. just learned scuttle buttin'. sorry for misunderstanding. (edit) scuttle buttin' with bends.
jazz is bastardized blues? bossa nova and jazz are 2 completely different things? boy just stick to riding off jimi hendrix coat tails. them french dudes were like average, kids can play like that. GET GOOD MY MAN sincerly, guy who can play anything you play by ear
Lol these French dudes are like “oh look a camera” and then proceed to play diatonic arpeggios with some descending benson stuff and some enclosures. Cool can you play something unique? What a jive ass flex Also all these New York guitarists like to buy benson guitars and then hold their picks like George benson and to me it’s a funny fad. Most people can’t swing doing that shit and I’ve seen a lot of people lose technique switching to that hand position. Silly
One of the best and relatable videos I have ever watched. Great Job. In a week or so my wife and I are flying to Philly to see Jimmy Bruno play in a small club...I'm already humbled...
The french guys are, in order of playing, Lior Krief and Hugo Geuzbar. ( I met both these dudes over the past year and played with them at gypsy jazz camps) These are two of the best out there. Actually, there are quite of few absolute beasts in France right now. Adrian Moignard, Sebestian Gineaux, Adrian Marco, Simba Baumgartner, Antoine Boyer, Fanou Tarracinto, and a bunch more. And the german, Joscho Stephan. We gotta get on our game here in the US. That's just the new generation. You still have legends like Bireli, Stochelo, Paulus, Angelo etc.
Better for the guy of this video to really consider the players you mentioned, since they're still alive. And to check guitar's history playing past of the last century
Let's not forget that for most of their concerts tickets prices are just as low as a fast food dinner, to get to see the best guitar players alive, technically and musically both
I like to try to go back to the oldest version of the song I can find. Louis Prima playing Sing Sing Sing for example I never knew the b section was Yankee Doodle Dandy before I heard his version
As a blues player, jazz has TERRIFIED ME FOR YEARS LMAO. Absolutely adore it, don’t get me wrong, but damn these players are for REAL, too much for my major scale and pentatonic obsessions lmao
Listen to The countdown by John Coltrane and keep in mind that he was one of the saxophonists on Kind of Blue just two weeks earlier. To me, the song sounds like someone crying intensely and it’s not pretty at all. My point is that they didn’t lose their luster, they’re just trying to achieve a different type of shine that smooth/cool jazz can’t obtain.
100% and why I can’t listen to a lot of the new guys. They aren’t saying anything. Just playing arpeggios insanely fast. Yes it’s hard and I applaud them but it’s just not for me.
Bro u should definitely look into Lynyrd Skynyrd’s music. Specifically Steve Gaines style of guitar playing. Its raw guitar with a southern feel and pinch harmonics , mixed with blues licks. One of the best songs to play from Steve Gaines would probably be I Know a Little from the Street Survivors album. Please keep doing what you are doing! I’ve been playing guitar for 2 years and your vids are entertaining and helpful and I try to play the style and rhythm that u have! Thank u bro!
Just a ChatGPT search because I was curious The blues predates jazz. Blues music emerged in the late 19th century in African-American communities in the Southern United States, while jazz developed around the turn of the 20th century, drawing from various musical influences including blues, ragtime, and brass band music. So, blues came first, laying the groundwork for the evolution of jazz.
