JAN AKKERMAN 'SYLVIA' SOLO GUITAR & WITH BAND, 2009

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After a spellbinding solo performance on acoustic guitar in a nice relaxed venue, Jan amused the audience by 'popping in' an impromptu rendition of 'Sylvia'. The following night, he played an energetic verion of 'Sylvia', together with his band at the 'Rockin Hard' festival in Roosendaal, The Netherlands.
The acoustic set was performed at the Cultuur Centrum, Zundert, The Netherlands on Saturday, September 26th, 2009.
The Jan Akkerman band performed at the 'Rockin Hard' Festival, Roosendaal, The Netherlands, the following day, Sunday September 27th, 2009
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2010: Check out Jan's new online music store: www.reverbnation.com/store/sto...
The Jan Akkerman band featuring:
Jan Akkerman (guitar),
Coen Molenaar (keyboards),
Wilbrand Meischke (bass),
Marijn van den Berg (drums).
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@ThorHammerdahl 12 лет назад

Jan is one of thoise players that CAN shred because he knows his instrument that well; yet he chooses not to which shows the great maturity of his playing. Akkerman is absolutely one of the GREATS!

@johnshort5003 4 года назад

When he plays Silvia it's never the same twice. Here is a jazz-classical arrangement, the man is a genius. My all-time favourite rock guitarist but playing jazz,classical and Renaissance lute as well.

@paulbuxton1326 2 года назад

Genius 🙏

@yourtreat2 13 лет назад

He's still got it. One of the unknown greats. Really melodic. Love it.

@Gabriel60FT 11 лет назад

One of the best GREAT GUITARRIST EVER on the world since ´70s. Mr. Jan Akkerman! Yeeessssssss !!

@graveyarddisciplesscotland5074 3 года назад

Absolutely! 1000%

@pinball1970 7 лет назад

amazing. This guys head is just somewhere else. He was always the best.

@Seagull780 12 лет назад

that guy makes me proud of my country!!!!

@Supernaut70 5 лет назад

I agree, but Focus is one of the best.

@paullevine1813 2 года назад

Please don't forget the great Jukka Tolonen as well.

@sunnsight 9 лет назад

Jan...Jongen..Je hebt ons toch ontzettend laten genieten van je fenomenale gitaarspel...en dat vele jaren.....bedankt.....

@kcvidsonline 13 лет назад

There are very good guitar players and there is Jan... Al his acoustic stuff makes me smile.. Incomparable and totally recognisable, unique sound & feel.

@seph54 14 лет назад

Truly the finest guitar player I have ever seen or heard. I saw him in 1972 in the marquee in London.

@san1fran 12 лет назад

What a wonderful talent!

@rolffleck1249 9 лет назад

Mein Favorit an der Gitarre....ein wirklicher Künstler

@g500d 10 лет назад

Just beautiful. His playing has become more "refined" over the years.

@kissyxander 12 лет назад

I've always regarded Jan as the wildest most inspirational guitarist of my lifetime, this video shows exactly why... Many thanks for the fabulous upload.

@mallard4998 9 лет назад

Without a doubt, one of the finest guitarists on the planet, just superb!

@soniaasweet 2 года назад

Love YouJan💗❤🎸🎶👑

@edkawalec3360 9 лет назад

What a phenomenal guitarist! I've been a big fan for, well, since the '70's! Love the acoustic version of Sylvia, fantastic! Thank you for posting!

@lhpl 11 месяцев назад

It feels like all the veins and arteries going into the heart are pulled very taught and then used to play the song. ❤

@MekonMike Год назад

Like a fine wine... just gets better with age!

@promerops 6 лет назад

I love the way he uses the wiggle stick to simulate Thijs van Leer's tremulous falsetto!

@funkerella 5 лет назад

Indeed, almost like TvL is yodling ... 🙂

@bigfood9956 10 месяцев назад

Ein genialer Gitarrist

@terryhurley1 9 лет назад

The last couple of minutes of the electric "Sylvia" are just sublime. As a guitar player of 30+ years myself, I applaud a master.

@kelvinwilson9217 5 лет назад

Akkerman is always at his best with acoustic jazz or classical. On In and Out of Focus, and Hamburger Concerto Aabums Jan is genius master on electric guitar.

@graveyarddisciplesscotland5074 3 года назад

Jan Akkerman is a natural n a fkn genius!!!

@brentcrude8565 6 лет назад

Thank you, uploader. The acoustic version just made this 49-year-old man cry tears of nostalgic joy.

@paulwatkins2579 2 года назад

Brilliant

@filippoterzaghii 4 года назад

This makes me cry every time...

@nickhowes54 13 лет назад

I remember Focus' appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1972, when I thought that Jan was the best guitarist I had ever seen. I watched Jan and his band at Southampton a few weeks ago and have seen no reason to change my mind - spellbinding!

@sed64 2 года назад

Our fifth decade and hope for further years with this genius He’s the greatest 🧿

@CommodusSPQR 2 года назад

Absolutely stunning!!

@gabrielaespinoza1119 2 года назад

Hermoso y un talento infinito, admiro demasiado a este guitarrista de todos lo tiempos, sovre los maravillosoa momentos en Focus.

@JohanFransen 8 лет назад

The acoustic part is funtastic! Thanx for sharing.

@blackbirdtwigg 13 лет назад

wonderful !! Thanks for posting this gem !!

@peithkichard 12 лет назад

VERY nice document(ary)! Jan finally won the fight against himself! the pleasure of playing spatters of the screen! fanx for posting! GREAT!

@dpiccolo6807 4 года назад

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@paulbuxton1326 7 лет назад

Well said Peter one of the greatest.

@43lochness 10 лет назад

lovely !

@gusband1 14 лет назад

Magic stuff...Great quality video too Vincent...

@user-oscar-tkc 2 года назад

素晴らしい動画をありがとう

@WvhKerkhof 5 лет назад

Zijn Focus periode kan hij zijn hele leven op teren, dankzij Gijs van Leer

@Adipsia1 9 лет назад

I've loved Jan Akkerman since I first heard 'Sylvia' in the '70's. Jan never seems to have taken his playing too seriously... many fumbles and stumbles in this video, but it serves as a master-class in fusing classical with rock and jazz for us mere mortal bedroom guitarists.

@hulldanfan 8 лет назад

+Peter Marshall You're so right Peter. Dont know where I heard, but I do believe that this was a new arrangement from Jan that was Work In Progress which may account for some of those stumbles. But then again the desire for super clean perfection has long since gone from Jans playing and I still love it. Shame he rarely gets out of Holland these days. I will have to go there one day to get a JA fix.

@Adipsia1 8 лет назад

Me too.

@promerops 6 лет назад

If you listen to "Focus at the Rainbow" he hits a beautiful wrong note playing "Sylvia" - for me it just adds to the enjoyment.

@juantailor 5 лет назад

I rather enjoy that these guys are human too

@williamking7420 6 лет назад

One of the best.

@stringsman12345 Год назад

held vriend

@tone9930 Год назад

Jan man....

@ivarus75 14 лет назад

Unreal!

@BECKOTHEKING 14 лет назад

Maestro!!!

@lordbrettsinclair2906 9 лет назад

wow , stunning

@dennissutton3767 6 лет назад

Captain Scarlet II

@Dennio83 12 лет назад

130 appreciations and 1 jealous person. Focus rules. Jan Akkerman is the ruler.

@hulldanfan 14 лет назад

Spellbinding stuff !!

@achtsieben87 12 лет назад

You are so right. Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Akkerman, Van Halen - they are rather special.

@briane5706 5 лет назад

achtsieben87 Steve Hackett?

@Adipsia1 9 лет назад

If I could be any guitarist in the world for one hour... I'd trade Clapton, Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Satch and little Stevie Vai... just to be Jan Akkerman.

@ralphyboy25 8 лет назад

+Peter Marshall That was always my opinion. Ever since I saw Focus perform live in 1973, it was clear that Jan was in a class above the rest.

@Adipsia1 8 лет назад

Ralphy, I'd have loved to have been there but I was just 12 at the time, so the gig would have finished after my bedtime.:(

@ralphyboy25 8 лет назад

+Peter Marshall That didn't stop me. I was 13..... I was a little bit advanced for my time...and didn't ask for permission.....First of many concerts in my early teen years.

@Adipsia1 8 лет назад

I had a Telecaster copy with a fretboard like a cheese-grater, but was working through callouses on my fingers to learn 'Sylvia' at the time. Ah memories... :)

@ralphyboy25 7 лет назад

***** Hamburger Concerto was a fantastic piece.

@Foodie88 13 лет назад

I love his face as he looks to the crowd when he quotes "Layla" at 1:23!! hahaha

@ImperialAerosolKid 13 лет назад

That's typically Jan. Here's one of the most famous melodies of the 70s and ( in the electric version @ 4:29) he starts with Here We Go, Here We Go, Here We Go. LOL Love it!

@burnsmay 14 лет назад

Who needs shredders when you hear this

@MandyRRAh 11 лет назад

Love his little references to Thijs' wackiness.

@onemoremisfit 5 лет назад

Nice camera work too.

@hulldanfan 10 лет назад

Jan uses a Stetsbar tremolo system. Plenty of information on the web about them.

@christiansibbald7245 5 лет назад

Timeless Like I Always Play Real Perfect Timing Chris Married Sheryl Sibbald-Crow Musicians Love 20-7-2019

@hulldanfan 12 лет назад

@guitartonequest And with a smile on his face when he did it !

@user-if5fj9hx9y 10 лет назад

哀愁を感じます

@guitartonequest 12 лет назад

Anyone notice he threw in the riff from Layla around 1:26? A couple of important dutch players. EVH highly influential, Jan severely unappreciated.

@DolleHengst 6 лет назад

Dutch guitar players always understood the art of music, performing on an academically high level, but having great fun in doing so. And they love to experiment. Symphony and Metallica was released in 1999, and considered ground breaking. In 1995 the Dutch had already done that, and better imo. Just for fun, out of curiosity. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gsz8NcEx9Kg.html Listen to this simple yet elegant acoustic version of Venus, by Shocking Blue's Robbie van Leeuwen ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sXLVbk_2cy4.html

@promerops 6 лет назад

He also likes, when playing "Sylvia", to quote from that march we all know as "Be Kind to Our Web-footed Friends"!

@ramblingblues 13 лет назад

@Luukablee amen...

@anthonygill5621 4 года назад

Hahaha, throws in the lick from "Layla" at 1.23, taking the piss out of Clapton again.

@paullevine1813 2 года назад

Please don't take this the wrong way , but that lick was Duane Allman's not Clapton's. True Jan was way ahead of Eric & still is but the dig here is he did toss that in & be a jab at Clapton or not he did it as that's the most recognized lick in that song.

@the_lancaster_libertarian 13 лет назад

@burnsmay I AGREE!!!

@trevorord6871 11 лет назад

If anyone can point me in the direction of a tab for this version I'd be eternally grateful

@edsonpagliarone400 3 месяца назад

Um grande guitarrista, outrora muito subestimado pelo invejosos e críticos

@petarkrstic6742 7 лет назад

Silvia will be my last wish before when i die.

@3984ja 12 лет назад

@eshnic hai....

@fj9fl61 13 лет назад

subliem

@ste123456754 13 лет назад

wont be the likes of these players ever again

@opa301 10 лет назад

Where is the beard?!

@vincentadriaanse2032 8 лет назад

If you look closely you can see it beneath his mouth, it's only smaller

@dogsbay2 12 лет назад

how can you leave the best out of that list? Rory Gallagher.

@Supernaut70 5 лет назад

Rory Gallagher is blues and some boogie. Akkerman is classic progressive rock, We can classify him with guitar players in the same musical current such as Andy Latimer of Camel or Steve Hillage. From Italy Franco Mussida and Robert Fripp

@paullevine1813 2 года назад

@@Supernaut70 Less we not forget one of Finland's greatest players , Jukka Tolonen . Sad he no no longer plays for health reasons but in his time along with Jan they were awesome players, & if you don't know Jukka , you should !!! Jukka had many problems latter in his life but he overcame them were Jan has been on top always. Don't take this the wrong way but Rory could play Jazz & any style he chose but your right he was a Blues Based Rock player at heart. Not bad on Harp & Saxophone either. Nice to hear at least someone else knows of Steve Hillage .

@3984ja 13 лет назад

Als ik toch maar half zo goed kon spelen...

@woutervansoest1087 Год назад

Geef 'm een tennisracket en dan klinkt hij nog beter dan de meeste " gewone stervelingen"...

@achtsieben87 7 лет назад

If I could be any guitarist in the world for one hour... I'd be EVH (without the drinking problem) or Rob Fripp (with a chair), or Leo Kottke (also with a chair). Otherwise I'd comfortably settle for Jan Akkerman with chair or no chair.