Piano Genius and NEA Jazz Master Keith Jarrett Asks, What is Music? 

Keith Jarrett has touched millions of people with his music. What a gift.

Same with me

one of the musical creations of all time, no doubt about that

Keith is sublime. As great as anyone and perhaps greater. Saw him at an ECM show in Lincoln Center. Solo in ‘77 I think

@@JazzVideoGuy the story of the album and the effect on people is one of those things that is proof there is more to life than material…there is God

I have loved Keith's music since the first time I heard his solo on Forest Flower in 1967.

@@JazzVideoGuy Wow, thats great. I saw him in 1976 in the south of France - I was a teenager and he did a solo show that blew my mind.

Amongst jazz critics, I’ve never heard anyone criticize. Of course, there are always critics but I like what one musician said, if you can’t do better and there is critiquing and there is complaint

@@michaelbrickley2443 Hmm, I've heard plenty of criticism leveled at him from Jazz musicians. "Many jazz critics, and especially the younger ones, agreed. But not all of Jarrett’s peers were impressed: pianist Horace Silver, in a DownBeat “blindfold test” (a feature in which established musicians give their reactions to recordings played for them, without being told who the performers are), did not like the Paul Bley solo piano tune that was played for him, thinking it was Keith Jarrett.22 And in an interview, pianist Oscar Peterson refused to place Jarrett among the top three young jazz pianists currently on the scene. Peterson strongly preferred Herbie Hancock over Jarrett.23 I believe it was pianist Joe Zawinul, a key member of Miles Davis’s early electric bands, a leading proponent of jazz fusion, and who personally and professionally lived a highly miscegenated life, who thought Jarrett’s anti-electronic music position was reactionary. A younger pianist, Anthony Davis, himself highly regarded at the time, found Jarrett imitative and superficial." ~~~ www.amacad.org/publication/keith-jarrett-miscegenation-european-sensibility-jazz-1970s

@@spacecitysprockets true that musicians can be a little tempestuous at times. Louis Armstrong called bebop chinese chopsticks if I recall and Wynton had some interesting things to say about fusion, I think. Louis and Diz eventually became friends. As a Christian, I’ve seen a tendency for people to be a little rough about doctrinal differences. All I know is I loved Keiths music from day one.

You are a legend

Bully bully! JVG rules!

@@DaveFrank Dave Fraaaank! ❤️

Appreciate the kind words.

I'll second that - one of the best jazz channels going - absolutely top-drawer content. A huge thank you!!!!

Yes!

His interview with Rick Beato is heartbreaking.

@@Darrylizer1 agreed

That was always a great festival

Same here: began listening in high school in the 70s; this is the first time I've heard him speak at length. Did hear (by video) a few short words from him, though, decades ago. While in concert, during a quieter passage, someone took a photo of him, and a flash bulb flared momentarily. He stopped playing. Without rising from the bench, he just sat with his head lowered, in Keith Jarret fashion. After a long-ish, deathly silence, lasting for something like 10 or 15 seconds, what he said was, "You can't photograph the music." Not another word. That was it. ( I distinctly remember that he looked to me like he was hurt ... and saddened, not angry.) Anyway, he collected himself for, maybe 10 seconds more ... then began playing again.

Thats a Great recollection and one that completely aligns itself with Jarret's Feelings for his music..Nina Simone was Similar in Her reserve for those Not" Listening " ~ However Nina did not Suffer interruptions Gladly and Would Chastise the Talkers and Loud Drinkers at her Venue 🕊️

Yes, I know about the influence of John Coates on Keith Jarrett.

I was so lucky to see Keith's Quartet at Slug's in the early 70s, before Lee Morgan was shot. Dewey was sooooo good.

Glad you enjoyed it

Reminds me of a venue owner who screamed in my ear , while I was playing, " l didn't employ you to play this shit!" I stood back from him, politely, and yelled," What kind of shit DID you employ me to play?"

@@56davidwright Fantastic response! Respect🙏🏽💖😎

I was a young professional musician and played at all kinds of events including several wedding receptions. One night we played at a reception for a Polish wedding. All they wanted to hear was polkas, which I find very boring and repetitive. Their all basically the same rhythm and chords played over and over and over again. I never played at another Polish wedding again.

Excellent response!

Photography is not art.

@@bluesque9687 You know, just because you can speak your mind doesn't mean you should.

@@nowalls8713 nonsense 😆 Read your comment yourself! Does it make any sense?

for sure

Exactly!

No one can sound like Coltrane - such a truism

Interestingly, music is interpreted differently by everyone. It's why humans are. And why we feel similar but still different and are attracted by groups by the music that moves us in the "right way". I love Jazz. I play it 24/7 because it's better than drugs to get me high.

To be factual, the Jazz I "play", I purchased online and have hours of playlists. I have energizing jazz, sleep jazz, and smooth jazz to soothe the savage beast in my breast.

Welcome aboard

Correct. It's nothing more or less.

The correct way to describe it

Then what is art

@@jkljkl1945 human expression.

@@jkljkl1945 Creative expression.

Look at this guy trying to express music in words.

Brilliant comment

Hola Caracas

Точно.

me, too

Welcome!

yes, Mr. Redman is in the house on this one

Igor lives!

No doubt, he is completely insane in the most charming way.

🤗

True. Title got me

Yeah, this is the speech of someone whose first language is music itself and English is just their second language lol

Good observation

@@JazzVideoGuy Yeah - it's bang on!

Also, the idea that music is hard work, self reflection or anything much more, is grandiose. It's the mating call and the wind and some of us just do it naturally. The rest study and talk about it. Most artists/musicians/actors, even the very talented are pretty clueless about it and will tell you everything EXCEPT what you need to know, because they really don't understand that talent is inate understanding, not the hard work they did.

@@leegollin4417definitely, although the process of putting in deep effort can help one reach that point of innate understanding.

VERY interesting perspective, thanks for sharing

There is no innate feeling we get from major or minor quality, those feelings have been instilled in us over a long history of music. Why we consider major to be happy and minor to be sad is completely arbitrary - in fact, there are plenty of songs in minor that sound happy and vice versa. There are plenty of songs that are in major that do not sound happy _or_ sad. We are not hard-wired to associate chord quality with emotion, we have merely learned it from our own self-indoctrination.

Forgot 99 others and should have mentioned GARY in Capitals Basssists are from Heaven

ha!

Is there a dispensary that sells pleasure hormones?

...my chimes make the best music improversation with wind and these are nonliving entities🤷🏾‍♂️KJ passed us a curve ball right here