615-710-4738 FOR ONLINE OR IN PERSON LESSONS - Regi Wooten / regiwootenmusic / regiwooten / elijah.r.wooten It is always great to play with my brothers. Regi, Roy, Joseph and Victor Wooten.
In the late 1970s, the Four Wooten Brothers went to Denbigh HIgh School (about a mile from my house). Can you imagine going toa talent show there? They regularly played together at Busch Gardens amusement Park in Williamsburg, Va.
I don’t know what’s crazier, these brothers playing the most insane live performance I’ve ever seen, or Victor tossing his $5k Fodera in the air mid set. 😱
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All 5 Wooten Brothers used to live in Newport News VA, because I went to Denbigh High School with Reggie, Joseph, Roy and Rudy (RIP). I only saw Victor when the Wooten's played my Ring Dance in 1976...the same year Roy (best snare drummer in VA All State competition) graduated. Wonderful guys and always so humble! Never knew Reggie's name was Elijah until I saw facebook address above! Roy signed my copy of Modern Drummer Anniversary issue and wrote he would be famous some day, as he was picking up parts for his first "drumitar" at the AL&M on Rt. 17. I was the drummer in a local 3-man Christian metal band "Vessel" in 1987-89 and our bass player Scott actually took a few lessons from Victor...that's a cool memory!
I grew up in the years of Jaco Pastorius, Louis Johnson, Marcus Miller, Larry Graham and was convinced no one could pluck it better than Stanley Clarke. The Wootens are just from another planet.
And they’re still inspiring a new generation of virtuosic players. From Tosin to Tim Henson to Ichika Nito to Evan Brewer and on and on and on. Now, be mindful that these players are not just great musicians or instrumentalists, but they’re also young. So compositions often fit a younger person’s aesthetic. Ichika, for example, releases mostly short sort of interludes. Tim of Polyphia has a very hip hop/pop structure to his compositions, even if they’re mostly instrumental. Cats like MonoNeon, he’s a bit older, and the people lucky enough to work with him? Man... so much great material coming out these days. Just so long as we don’t get that regressive biting stuff trying too hard to actually BE Zep or whatever (what were they called, wolfmother? Yeesh), there’s nothing but progress in so many avenues of music. Yes, there’s also the most boring trap beats with mumble rappers over top. That’s to keep the riffraff out of the way when we’re on our way to a Snarky Puppy show.
Victor landing that triple spin with the bass........best stage presence of all time. Unbelievable. Proof that risk is effective. I had to watch it 10 times to believe it. He truly studies martial arts. God mode. The Wooten brothers are innovators at the highest level attainable. Can it even be pushed further? Victor the magician musician will say yes and keep playing music.
Imagine if any of us would've been playing since we were 2 like Victor instead of starting in our teens, or even later. This man learned music and English at the same time, must be incredible to understand it so well.
That time signature count down at the end was one of the greatest things I've seen in a live performance. This family has some amazing musical chemistry.
A very talented gene pool. I want to be a guest at one of their family reunions or something. This performance was the first time I've ever seen a "time signature countdown", awesome.
Think of the names of some of the most revered musicians of all time. If you were alive when Bach, or Beethoven, or Mozart(s), or Miller were alive, it could takes weeks, months or more of travel to experience them with your own eyes or ears. Never take for granted that today we can press a few buttons and watch and hear the great Regi and Victor as if they were in our own living room. IT's All About The Bass! Just ask Haley.
Its Not hard at this point to see where Victor got all his crazy moves from. The love respect and sharing is more than a little obvious. I dont remember watching a single Interview where Victor didnt speak highly of how much his brother shared and taught him about being outside the box, Gos Blessing is very apparent here. I hope it rubs off on others that watch this video!! Never hold your brother back but lift him up!! God Bless all of you!!
Normally I listen to hard and fast metal/rock music and I don’t know how this ended up in my feed but it did so I thought I’d give it a listen......and I’m glad I did! It’s gotta be said....absolutely stunning technique, precision and energy from all concerned! Really diggin the drummer, a total beast with the sticks, amazing time keeping!!
Funk and metal are really similiar when it comes to how they make you feel. Funk is ofc much more improvisational but both just want to make you move and dance. The groove is really important in both genres.
So cool that they are still doing this! I saw them way back in 2006(?) and they did this same thing, and i think it's the only time i've ever spontaneously danced.
reggie and victor ur approach to music is fantastic i love watching use both play together and the bond use share as brother's i would love to see reggie aka the teacher play some bass thanks guy's for sharing ur knowledge and wisdom true giant's of the music industry thank u
LOVE YOU REGGIE... LOVE YOU BOTH SO DARN MUCH... YOU GUYS INSPIRE ALL OF US MUSICIANS TO TALE OUR LOVE FOR OUR INSTRUMENTS TO NEW LEVELS OF CREATIVITY... IM A 30+ YEAR BASS PLAYER AND I AM ABSOLUTELY AO GRATEFULL FOR MY GOD GIVEN TALENT... ITS MADE MY LIFE SO REWARDING...
Last week.. was a moment. 🙏🏽 To have them LIVE in South Australia 🎉🥳 I love them all. What a bond they hold - on every level 🤍🎶 & that’s! what makes music our “ Universal Language” . Feel the Spirit? I sure did!!!🕯️ in many ways.. & there will always be 5 Wooten brothers on stage. Raspect ✝️🎶
I saw these guys in Nashville at the Grape Vine cafe back in the 90's. OMG I still can't believe how amazing they are! Victor Wooten OWNS the bass guitar! Plus they are all sweethearts! Tell Joseph Priscilla says Hi! Much respect!
This is the best thing ever! Such amazing skill, used not to show of, but to express musical joy. Really brought a smile to my face. You guys are awesome!
That is awesome! Taking lessons from Reggie? It can't get any better than that! Both him and Victor are strictly the best! These guys can really lay it down!
Talk about Goals fer an experiment. Human Nature responded like an infection again. Turns out, you can't have good stuff. The kids will wreck the furniture.
There must be a planet named Wooten out there who sent their best via the mothership that bought George. I have always considered them to be amongst the best musicians but this is the first time Ive actually seen the much talked about bass guitar showmanship that is part of Victors skill set. Ive always considered Victor as kind of the Jimi Hendrix of bass because of his speed. Now I realize that he’s much much much more than that. Never stops surprising me.
anything with the Wooten's (any of them) makes the hair on my neck stand up. how does someone get such emotion from an instrument. i swear my eyes well up every time.
If it was anyone else I would be impressed. These dudes do this stuff so much that I come to expect this type of technical wizardry and defying of the laws of the physical universe.
I had the pleasure of first meeting Regi and Victor after a show at Buffalo State College back in 2008; and since then had a chance to chat with Victor and Roy after a few Flecktones shows. Regi, I remember that wild Lego guitar you played at that show. You cats are cats. Every single member of your family is a virtuoso!
I used to see them pretty regularly back in 92-94 in east TN Tri-Cities when I went to East TN State.. they were playing with Bela Fleck .. my guitar teacher was Jack Tottle.. (Fleck started out in his band back in the early80's)
I have been lucky enough to see them many times when they played at 3rd and Lindsey (They have since began playing at Rudy's Jazz bar) and even when Victor is not in town they always have amazing talented musicians. I recorded a Thump off with Regi and Steve Forrest.