Jason Vieaux Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music 

if you play guitar you will notice and hear how complete and pure each note sounds. Its impressive to see the the fast pace yet accuracy he has. Truly a great guitarist

I love how the vibrato comes through on so many notes. Like other commenters have said, it really sounds like you're there in person. Jason is probably my favorite classical guitar player.

this guy is an inspiration. incredibly musical but also technically proficient. Would love to have a lesson from Jason

WOW!! I just discovered Jason. Fantastic. Plays with great passion, feeling and technique. Never seems bored when he plays.

I played the PFA 998 in the past in my undergrad. Jasons performance is truly a inspiration to how to play this. So much power and clarity. I was lucky enough to meet and play for him last summer.

Lovely performance, and I really like the dry and very present sound - like sitting there on the front row. Too many classical guitar recordings have suffered from too much room and too little guitar.

One of the most interesting classical guitarists around. A very enjoyable performance in a very enjoyable series. Thanks NPR for posting it.

Amazing playing and the conversation is great, too. Love these older Tiny Desks when it was even more casual and folks (Bob probably?) would just ask questions between.

Jason does have a beautiful and unique tone. Great video.

Jason is such a wonderfully lyrical and technically-solid guitarist. I love everything about his ornaments, his phrasing, his dynamics, his tone. The way a guitar should be played.

What an enjoyable demeanor. I was listening while working and not watching, but his easygoing nature and warmth came through in his playing. Just a genuine good time.

Thank you mr JOSON FOR A BEAUTIFUL TIME

Jason is my best guitar player right now, when I want to listen to any piece I search by him first, he is an incredible guitarist and very natural, he plays a very clear notes in perfect performance. Thanks for sharing this video.

Love this guys approach to performing, very inspiring.

"The guitar is a miniature orchestra in itself"-Beethoven "Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except possibly two of them"-Chopim

Capricho árabe is such a wonderful piece. I need to relearn it. I'm inspired now. Thanks Maestro!

I have the CD, "Guitar Recital" with that Pujol piece on it. I listen to it in the car and I can barely drive, the energy is so intense. I think this is one of the most remarkable guitar recordings I've ever heard. Magnificent!!!

One of my favourite guitar players!!

Really Cool !!! An unamplified concert. Those are becoming more and more rare in guitar circles.

Breathtaking! Thank you for the beauty you bring forth and what you had to put in to make that possible. God bless.

Absolutely wonderful! Just love your other RU-vid contributions as well. Thanks for all of it! -J. Carey

Damn Jason's tone is always INCREDIBLE

Bravo! I saw Jason a couple of years ago and loved the performance. Today, I'll be seeing him in Deep River CT. It's going to be a great day.

Jason Vieaux is a wonderful guitarist, I have his guitar competition CD with the Jorge Morel compositions on it and I never get tired of listening to it.

I highly recommend Jason's Images of Metheny record. Metheny tunes in the hands of a classical guitar master. Some of the most gorgeous music you will ever hear.

I noticed the book on Roy Orbison in the background entitled, "The Soul of Rock'n'Roll". Jason is definitely the soul of classical guitar. Absolutely gorgeous performances. When I practice, I have a recording of him playing the piece to guide me. I notice how much thought goes into every note. I would've loved to hear his Albeniz. His Sevilla is like listening to an orchestra. His Cordoba delicious. His Torre Bermeja just rocks the house! Thanks Jason! You're an inspiration!

This is the venue that the guitar is made for. Small and maybe a bit dead, but if you listen into the guitar... it has a Carnegie Hall inside of it. It's like a metaphor for life made out of wood.

Just came across Jason - what an amazing guitarist, and strangely enough I play those exact same pieces. Nice to know I'm playing the classics of classics!

Wow. Gorgeous. I could watch/listen to this all night... Thank you. I'm a little late to the party, i see, but better late than never!

Exquisite!!!!!!

Fantastic playing from a very accomplished but very humble artist.

The most delightful 16 minutes I've ever spent on RU-vid. Many thanks!

Jason Vieaux is one of my personal favourite guitar virtuosos, those who discover and introduce us to excellent music. Through John Williams, I learned about Barrios, the great Paraguayan. Also, I loved Fabio Zanon, both on record and in concert, I don't know about recordings, but my favorite classical guitar player, breathtakingly good, is Mario Ulloa, from Brasil. I've heard him in concert. Thank you so much for uploading this informal session on the RU-vid. So nice to listen to Jason Vieaux explain and then play that exceptional piece of music!

Fantastic. Best live version of 'Capricho Árabe' I've ever heard.

Love these concerts

This guy is utterly fantastic!

So artistic and so perfect

I love that sound :D is so CLEAN :D

Great love this guy

8:06 this is such a beatiful melody

That extra bit around the 2:57 mark was awesome!

That guitar sounds AMAZING!!!

Class act. Great kid.

lovely video.thanks a million!!!! classical guitar is so beautiful

So warm and sensitively played, loved it! Clive Davies

absolutely amazing !

I kinda like that the space is dry. It's quite a change from how we normally hear him. I think it's easier to imagine what it would be like to be sitting right next to him during a lesson. In the Prelude you can really hear him digging in and large spaces like halls and cathedrals smooth that out. Nice to hear him "in the raw!"

Greatly agreed upon. When I have enough money I am going to buy a guitar from him.

I like the sound is sweet and sad together.

Was für ein Ton! Grossartig!

Candombe is an uruguayan dance with african roots

It's a pity this nice performance is not in HD...

Hi, how are you? greeting from La Paz Baja California in Mexico; I had the pleasure of meeting him and listening to his fabulous interpretations; I also acquired one of his CDs, which autographed me; It's a pleasure to greet you in this way. Warm greetings.

Unbelievable!

Too cool for school!!

Thank you, I really enjoyed your music :-)))))

Guys, this guy is not being serious, obviously. He's a troll. Jason has an unreal combination of technique and emotional lyricism. He plays just the way I like it. He's definitely one of the best guitarists in the world. Just saw him in concert last night.

very musical guitar player

Great guitarist. Jason was recently was featured on an incredible record called 'Road To The Sun' featuring new music by Pat Metheny, compositions written specifically for classical guitar. Modern, but well worth checking out.

I LOVE CAPRICHO ARABE

great

Nice Bach ❤️

I liked it!.The only thing is that Capricho Arabe felt a bit rushed.Capricho Arabe is a serenade (like serenading your beloved lady) with Moorish roots, it suppose to feel romantic and warm.

His Wagner guitar sounds like a dream!

@mindaflame7 Poupee's name is befitting!

tiene un tono muy redondito chevere

por ahi vi un coentario acerca del color, quizás no sea tan contrastante , pero sí tiene un color muy sutil por momentos

Most likely. I have no idea what kind of room he prefers to practice in when he has a choice but it's inevitable that he ends up having to in dead hotel rooms and green rooms. Since he has recorded his last few albums at that monstrous cathedral in Cleveland, that's the sound that most of us know and it's well known that he considers the room part of his instrument. I'm sure to be a truly rounded player one must be comfortable in both environs but we're only human!

you handsome sia!~

He's so hot.

Those are some really nice sounding trebles. My guitar lacks power on those, even though it's a German spruce double top.

I hold the guitar the same way. Used to think I was the only one.

badass

I´ve never heard a french dude speaking such a good English!

I have been wondering how to make a small plucking pick for my thumb and the introduction here today describing your chosen devise may have shown me one great idea.. Guess you would want to be careful when rubbing your eyes between songs.. Owww.

@dannybOMFG not the thumbnail. its a piece of a ping pong ball

is that a smaller guitar or is he too big for the guitar? hahahah i love his tone and vibrato. also his knowledge about the background of the composers and the pieces!

do you play modern classic music ?

Do you think the fact that he is in a more dead space also effects his tempos and or phrasing choices?

@Dageryy his names "poupee" what do you think?

Great performance but... the Candombe is a uruguayan rhythm, not argentinian...

I am sorry this is a very ignorant statement. Jason Vieaux is a world-class guitarist, pretty much at the same level as Vidovic, Williams as well as any other living performer.

... me parece que indice, medio y anular los usa sin uñas, osea solo yema y en el pulgar si, tiene uña. Me parece, porque distingo solo la uña del pulgar en el video y el sonido (genial que tiene!) es como mas pastoso ... =)

Does anybody know what guitar he plays?

what is a "lyrical technique"

This is an interesting comment. No doubt you have been exposed to amazing players. There are many. Jason is definitely of the scholarly path however I would invite you to listen to Images of Metheny for something that has a little more color and beauty to it.

I think He is Amaxing oops i speled tat wong I am NOT CHINESE YOU ARE CHINESE

es cierto parece como queno tuviera uñas en el i m a ...

I saw Jason in concert when he was starting to get noticed (and David Russell as well). Both had something in their playing that makes it sound 'right'. The NPR geek should stay behind a microphone.

Jason who?

*****

Querido Jason : no es necesario tener las uñaas tan LARGAS para tocar bien y con colores la guitarra, con respecto al Candombe te diria que es un ritmo absolutamente URUGUAYO creado por afrodecendientes y no por el nombrado Piazzolano

What is the point of having a tiny desk concert? Why does he have to sit in a tiny room behind a desk? Why can't they just have him play in a studio or some other room that is not as acoustically dead as this one?

tone color is more determined by a composer than a player...

Almost everything from South American origins is played wrong by European and North American guitarists.

Very uninspiring playing ,the prelude sounds better with slurs and glissandi moving up the string .

Not a single slur in his playing ,this piece should be played with slurs (pull offs ) and his phrasing is non existent. A poor performance.

Sorry ,but he is an extremely boring player.No tone color for example ,in the capricho arabe at the introduction ,he could have played first time loud (forte) and on the repeat soft (piano) but everything is at the same level and his tone is not that good.