Musician/Producer Reacts to "Sarma" by Valeriy Stepanov (feat. Junior Braguinha & Gergo Borlai) 

The whole song is Bonkers. Gergo's solo has to be one of the all-time best drum solos I've ever heard any drummer play in my 47 years of drumming. You better believe this song is on my saved favorite list! I'm glad you got a chance to "experience" it!

Esto es GENIAL!!Un abrazo grande! Muchas gracias.! Héctor: Mendoza:Argentina.

I'm old, and came of age during the birth of Rock. I've had the pleasure of seeing some of the best players EVER. And as much as there wouldn't be a Matteo without Jimi Hendrix, a Gergo without a John Bonham, a Valerie without a Chick Corea or a Junior without a Jaco, there has NEVER been this level of excellence in the world of music before now. 🙏

Every time I listen to Valeriy, my lower jaw spends more time on the floor than my feet. The complexity of his compositions is one thing, his playing another, not to mention the insane abilities of the various musicians he has in his videos. Every song he writes is like an epic journey in which you're really not sure where you're going because there are mind blowing twists and turns that take you to places you could never imagine existing. You never know what the next bar may hold and where you're going to next. All you can do is to make sure you're "strapped in", hang on tight and enjoy the incredible ride. I love this guy and his incredible music. Great job as always Jeff, I really love what you do and how you dissect, explain and comment on what we just heard. I'm so happy I stumbled onto your channel and am really enjoying everything you share. Thank you.

In my 65 years, I have gone through a number of favorites, Herbie, Chick, Petrucciani, Lorber, etc. Jeff, I seriously doubt that in the time I have left on this earth, I am going to find anyone in my eyes that is better. Valeriy is by far the staccato king, though he rules everything else as well!

unbelievable virtuosity - 2 ears are not enough

Holy Sh*t!! All you can do is sort of laugh. Almost unearthly.

Just found you today 😊 highly appreciate you reeeaaalllllyyyyy reacting to it and letting the video play to entirety. Something I can't stand is when people pause it while listening through the first time. I like that it felt like we were both watching and getting the hype for the first time together! Can't wait to see more

Valery Stepanov is new to me, Jeff. I started watching his videos few months ago. I can REALLY appreciate his "musical mind" as well as his skill. And he - from what I've been exposed to or seen - ALWAYS has these next level CRAZY GOOD musicians!! It would be truly something to see him team up with Michael League of Snarky Puppy.

Loooooving it! This guy and his fellow musicians, is throwing me out of my comfortzone all the time, both as a listener and as a musician! Keep throwing his videos at us! You said it - next level!!

Un musicien exceptionnel 👍

Who am I that I would even dare to think that I can analyze this? Simply galactic.

Instant like, before any music’s even started lmao!!!! Howdy, Jeff! 👋🏼

I think this one's my favorite

Valeriy!!! PLEASE . . . HAVE MERCY!

Valeriy is up there with the best. Sadly he still seems to be relatively unknown in the fusion revival (as I call it, Snarky Puppy, the London scene etc). We are blessed with the internet and channels.like.yours, showcasing incredible talent. I am a little concerned that,.like in sports, Russian artists will be punished for politics they have no dealings in whatsoever. I hope Valeriy and his crew get the opportunity to tour and make music lovers happy all over the world!

DRUMMER’S GOT STAX! DAAAAAAAAAMN!!!! 🤩

Holy smokes jeff, that was Wild! Insane!

Super human musicians! "OMG!"

Daaaaaaamn, where the heck did that GROOOVE come from? 🥵 😂 The musicianship here is SO good I can’t do anything but laugh lmfao!!!

THE DRUMMER’S GOT BELLS!!!! 👀 🤩 I don’t hear them nearly as much as I’d like, and I’d like to hear them A LOT! Bells atop the cymbals sound BOSS!!

Sounds like everyone is playing a solo, soooo much going on! You could watch this 3 or 4 times and catch something new!!!

In my head, I am immediately comparing these virtuosos to other groups even though I feel their sound is unique. Groups as far back as Emerson Lake and Palmer, John McLaughlin, Lee Rittenour, Larry Carlton, and more recently Dirty Loops, Cory Wong, Snarky Puppy, Polyphia……… A lot of smooth pyrotechnics fused with I don’t know what :-) Again - simply unique! Great reaction, Jeff.

Behold the lords of fusion! ♥

😃😍🤗. Buggled up, I thought👍🏼, but noooo - never enough with Valeriy (and his incredible playmates)!!!💨🌪🤯🤪😂. And then 6:06 happens!💥👀🔥🤣😂😂 and here we go again!💨🌪🫣🤯🤣😂😂😂😂😅 oh my ….. what to say but to laugh! 🤯🤣😂😂😅 And then that incredible piece of bass-heaven ….. and the drum solo🥰🤯🥰. What a ride it was all together, phew!🤩🤯🌈🚀💥🔥☄️💫🌟✨👀😍😂😅 What kind of craaaazy musical jet stream did we just got caught up in?!?!???👀👀👀🎵🎶🔥🚀💨🌪🫣👀🤩😍🤣😂😂😵🏳️🏳️🕊🫠🤗 ……..

Now they’re just showing off, yea!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

You go from mouth wide open awe, to a grin you couldn’t wipe off with a brochure!!!😂

What the heck is going on with this? Crazy and somewhat maniacal. Effortless chaos...LOL

Is there hope for us mere mortals?

Great!

Im surprised that the electronics is fast enough to handle it...

Jeff , You should check "The sun" by Valeriy stepanov A Great song too, i'm a Big fan from Mexico!! 🇲🇽

Just imagine adding Matteo Mancuso with these guys

The bass player reminds me of Jeff Beck’s daughter, she’s awesome as well.

Hi Jeff!! My name is Joaquin, I’m a 31 years old self-taughted drummer from Argentina!! I’ve recently made with my talented keyboardist mate Matias Amor, three Valeriy Stepanov’s covers which he watched and loved, he even shared them in his social media! All played by ear, I’m very proud about the result. Please contact me, I would love if you could watch them! Cheers!

How’d you like to get them in your studio, why can’t I shut up?

Hey man would you check out and make a video reaction to a bass player named Charles berthoud ? His cover of polyphia song - playing God and neurotica is beyond human 😐

Weather Report on speed

I'm laughing at ya.'