We're definitely keeping it alive. It's just that greatly talented musicians are overshadowed by video game streamers and "hot chicks" dancing on TikTok. 😑 Hard work and musical talent will always be more rewarding than unfettered self-indulgence. 👍
@@Dudeface167 You're right in that it's dead in the eyes of the general public - but not among musicians. Jazz was only really "alive" for a short time - from the 1920's to the mid-1960's - and yeah, it's definitely "dead" in the sense that it hasn't been popular since then. It's had its revivals, but they've always been within communities of musicians. Today the average person mostly thinks of jazz as background music to play at a dinner party. Also, the common person's definition of jazz is so skewed. Basically Norah Jones and whatever "jazz" comes up on a playlist. Yep...I'm one of "those guys." 🤣lmao
It's very nice to see young artists pick up the torch of timeless music and carry it forward... while, hopefully, adding their very own flavors and passing that along. Bravo!!
@@zdave6083 might as well say we drop Charlie Christian just because Herb Ellis came along. Great playing, 71, trying for half a century to sound half this good .
Monk??? That's class! By the time I was old enough to appreciate music, Monk was already old fashioned. I'm 71 now but I wasn't introduced to Thelonius until my early 40s. Excellent treatment.
Wow, what you wrote could be exactly my words: same age, I discovered Miles when his LP MD at the Fillmore came out, after the second time my friend played it I was hooked for life. I heard Monk when I was 8 years old, I started playing violin - classical music only - when I was 4. One day on the radio I heard some very unusual music to my ears - that was Monk. I didn’t even remember his name, forgot everything, when I suddenly heard in the age of 42 one of his standards again and remembered my childhood experience. From then on I listend to everything I could get my hands on that bore his name … If people ask me for my favorite composer, instead of Beethoven or Bartok I’ll say MM - Monk and Mingus.
I'm another 71 year-old, brought up on rock, immersed in 20th/21st century classical since my 30s, and deep into jazz only in the past 20 or so years. I agree about the new generation, and also that the playing is clean, spot on, and musical throughout. However, I think Monk walks on water musically, and is in the class of D Scarlatti, Chopin and very few others. But to get him properly, "clean" simply misses the mark. There's no 'hicupping' here: no false starts, missed notes, and zero "wrong" ones. So, we have here a rather sanitized version that's palatable and may be out to hook newbies, but not convincing as to the spirit of the man's music. So, a good start, clean and musical, but NOT truly Monkish enough Thelonious.
Very nice, swings, interesting lines, beautiful horn like phrasing, what’s not to like? Coming from a 68 year old jazz fan of 52 years, I approve whole heartedly.
Glad someone noticed horn like phrasing. Something I tell new guitarist when they ask about playing lead or the head. Listen to horn players. Their pauses for breath bring a very organic, human voice to playing. Rather than a endless string of notes, pause, breath.
The world needs more Monk! Thanks so much for keeping his genius alive. Have you thought about doing a recording focusing on your transcriptions of his works?
Wonderful!!! I thought “wow she memorized this transcription” and the realized you’ve just got it dialed!! More power and much success and happiness to you 🎶
Your set list is incredible. Your ready for a dinner jazz club now. I think guitar tone comes from the fingers and you have such a nice light touch, sounds wonderful.
I'm 4 years old and I'm in love with your jazz vocabulary. I run a small business selling car tires with my 78-year old mother (who is also a professional jazz pianist!) and I added this song to our answering machine as waiting-in-line music, so we can listen to your playing by just calling our own number, it's great! This way we also block the line from any actual customers, so that we don't get too stressed about work. My mom is getting old and I'm way too young to sell tires.
Impressive. I couldn't use the answering machine until I was 8. This music is nice. Reminds me of when I lived in Charlottesville Va above a nice restaurant where Emily Remler played a couple nights a week. I could hear it in our apartment.
I made a comment on your Facebook page. I am in awe of your talent. I am a 79 year old, mainly classical guitar play. If i had only a smidgen of you talent, i would be happy. May you go to big and better things in your guitar life.
It looks like you can separately adjust the string length and she's got the bass three longer than the treble three. It's behind the bridge so not sure it matters but it must or why bother? Intriguing.
I was thinking the same thing. Though I've only listened to Monk a few times, it seems like she improvised with a fair amount of Monk-ian phrasing/vocabulary. But with a smoothness. Cool Bop ?
