I absolutely died at “goes into trance immediately” I’ve been in jazz ensembles (as the jazz noob) for a lot of my life and that was scary accurate. Killer playing, too!
I used to go see Phil DeGreg (jazz pianist) perform on a regular basis, and one of his strongest pieces of advice was that a jazz “pro” is able to deliver passable solos (at minimum) no matter how uninspired they might be feeling. If they’re feeling good and can rise to “great”, or even “amazing”, that’s the ideal, but even if they’re tired and hung over, they need to enter that trance state and play well enough to fool the non-jazzers in the audience.
That's the thing no one really talks about, how enjoyable and transcendant it is to be in that 'trance' state, where the world melts away, and all there is is the music. It's tapping into something primal.
I noticed I space out from the "physical world" when I play. I can talk and hear people talking to me, but if I am improvising and trying to enjoy my playing, I totally get disconnected and enter my own world, almost like meditation.
I'll tell you a tiny secret: there are not a hundred chords but only one. It is only necessary to know which notes to choose, in that chord and at each moment. (its name is cluster) 😉
@@wiejetze8397 Rudy Ayoub is a TH-camr guitarist comedian man. His profile picture follows this style: a yellow pastel background, with a black and white picture of his face. It could be a coincidence, but I'm seeing a lot of people using a similar style for their profile pictures.
just the way it should be man! im the same way, you dont need to know so many chords to make jazz fun. a lot of bossa nova is a grooving bassline with just a few chords on top, just the way it should be. keep having fun man, and whoever may read this :)
Thank you for showing one of the most crucial skills for soloing: audiation. Too few amateurs know about this and how it gives you confidence and skill to know what you're about to play before you play it. Invaluable in soloing and even in composing. This is obviously something everyone going to music school learns, but many are left out.
@@inkunuga1122adam neely did a good and concise video about the topic that teaches you the basic idea: th-cam.com/video/KMqOOokv4TM/w-d-xo.html but every musician finds this out sooner or later. and if they go to music school, they WILL learn this. It's essential skill and you practice it till the day you croak.
@@inkunuga1122 read the book by Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson". it's only natural to 'hear' what you want to play in your imagination -- if youre thinking this is incredibly complex and out of reach then you are psyching yourself out. The whole book treats this problem. There is a pointed discussion in Chapter 4 "Technique"
Rocking back and forth, possessed, in a robe, like a madman. THAT IS TRUE JAZZ. seriously: great work - you are one of the guitarists that has us hobbyist guitarists pulling our hair out and being inspired, because we never quit just because people do stuff we can't do, we just take little breaks to pick our jaws off the ground. Cheers, Lucas edit: wrong word, whoops
dude i stopped trying to post on instagram and deleted it completely. when i got into an improv trance, my eyes roll to the back of my head. so i just said fuck it, i aint never gonna go viral.
You really need a show/album/entire channel! Your humor alone is worth the watch. I love watching people of all skill levels playing the guitar. Something about this particular instrument seems to bring people together
My favorite part of jazz class was watching my teacher, who was a jazz musician for the majority of his life, just get into a trance and play. I thought it was amazing and I loved how simple he made it look. While I'm here on the bass trying to make a walking bass line
Absolutely awesome and completely hilarious at the same time! That last dude, who is half asleep and summons his jazz powers as an extension of his essence, was HILARIOUS! Subbed from ages ago, keep up the good work bro 😂
thanks for your videos lucas. it's therapy. you're doing a great service to guitar players by helping us laugh at ourselves. help desperately needed sometimes.
If you like that you should listen to Chet Baker. A master of extracting all the harmony with few notes. He doesn´t even just scales. Scales are just a tool. If you only play scales you will sound repetitive. Try to study Baker and think on intervals instead of a whole scale. Just a tip, not trying to be a jerk.
Great Content! Im binging all your videos. I wish your spotify had a compilation (and selection) of the music you have done in youtube. You make so good music!!!
Man I always crack up with your videos 🤣, they are dead serious both musically and comically, nothing in life like good music and a good laugh, keep it up!
... tbh what impressed me the most is that he was bouncing his body OFF TEMPO, while still retaining perfect tempo and rhythm with his playing. Truely a certified "possessed" jazz demon moment ✅
So good haha! Amazing playing too! I have been playing some jazz on the classical guitar recently and you have been a big inspiration for me. Any chance you could make a video discussing your approach to playing jazz with classical technique?
1.beginner 2.blues 3.bebop 4.free jazz/modal 5.classical 6. Modal/combo style jazz What about something for guys who play Big band like Count Basie etc
This also relates to work experience. I do meetings in jazz mode. I come half asleep, without a clue what i'm going to say but I just fearlessly improvise something and it turns out ok.
@@nikelodeon6852 what he did, it's called improvisation!! that's pure jazz. I'm not a great jazz listener but I know how to recognize a good guitarist and I can say that Lucas is at the level of many great guitarists.
@@Walter-ck5kr Don't backtrack your original post like a coward. You said he's better than many professional jazz musicians which is false and tells me just how much jazz u really know.
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Wow just realized "Where's the sheet music?" is the classical musician version of "do you have the tabs bro?" 🤣
you’re right!!! 🤣
Is there a "where's the frets bro?"
Love both your videos!
Please.....do collaboration......😍😍😍
XD totally! and yeah, a colab would be nice.
Lol true 🤣🤣
I absolutely died at “goes into trance immediately”
I’ve been in jazz ensembles (as the jazz noob) for a lot of my life and that was scary accurate. Killer playing, too!
I always used to laugh with a teacher when we were improvising. He was completely possesed for 70 bars before letting me iprovise.
I used to go see Phil DeGreg (jazz pianist) perform on a regular basis, and one of his strongest pieces of advice was that a jazz “pro” is able to deliver passable solos (at minimum) no matter how uninspired they might be feeling. If they’re feeling good and can rise to “great”, or even “amazing”, that’s the ideal, but even if they’re tired and hung over, they need to enter that trance state and play well enough to fool the non-jazzers in the audience.
Does anyone know the song he's playing I've been trying to find it for awhile
@@Rikkachiwa All of me.
yes the trance bit was so epic )
I didn't know that I am already at classical pro level!
i studied years to get to that level, great job
Damn, that’s some serious vocal skills tbh
That's the thing no one really talks about, how enjoyable and transcendant it is to be in that 'trance' state, where the world melts away, and all there is is the music. It's tapping into something primal.
I laughed so fucking hard because its sooooo fucking true too, and NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT. "contacts jazz devil" damn near died
Yeah, this is the reason guitar can become unhealthy for me
I noticed I space out from the "physical world" when I play. I can talk and hear people talking to me, but if I am improvising and trying to enjoy my playing, I totally get disconnected and enter my own world, almost like meditation.
I will certainly quote your comment in the near future, because this is a perfect description of the feeling.
@@TheCyberSatyr what do you mean even?😂
learning 100 chords to play for 3 people is honestly really satisfying
but learning to play 3 chords for thousands of people pays the bills./
@@morbidmanmusic Who gives a shit. Have you heard what the masses like.
@@danielcampbell9344 I've heard they paid for a very nice house.
I'll tell you a tiny secret: there are not a hundred chords but only one. It is only necessary to know which notes to choose, in that chord and at each moment. (its name is cluster) 😉
But not mastering any of them is the problem
Your scat vocal never fails to amaze me. Also never fails to make my mom yell at me not to bring a girl to my room.
Lol, is everyone doing the Rudy Ayoub pfp thing now?
@@arunkarthikma3121
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Could you please explain this to a german ignorant?
@@wiejetze8397 Rudy Ayoub is a TH-camr guitarist comedian man.
His profile picture follows this style: a yellow pastel background, with a black and white picture of his face.
It could be a coincidence, but I'm seeing a lot of people using a similar style for their profile pictures.
🤣
Brilliant! Every note you play sounds "right" if you sing it too. 😄
This is literally the best content i've seen in a while, thank you for making me remember what i want to do with my life :')
The Classical Guy is spot on. Doesn't know what piece to play
Thanks! Loved the end part :) The way you hit those notes with the guitar and your voice... you are really something.
Thanks so much man!!
@@LucasBrar I know it isn't much, I just hope it gets you a couple of beers at least.
I only know few chords but enjoy playing jazz soooo much on the guitar. With the guitar all the melodies just make instantly sense.
just the way it should be man! im the same way, you dont need to know so many chords to make jazz fun. a lot of bossa nova is a grooving bassline with just a few chords on top, just the way it should be. keep having fun man, and whoever may read this :)
Plus, if they don't, it doesn't really matter, because.... jazz.
This is so spot on it hurts and delights in equal measure. Keep it up Lucas
Thank you for showing one of the most crucial skills for soloing: audiation.
Too few amateurs know about this and how it gives you confidence and skill to know what you're about to play before you play it. Invaluable in soloing and even in composing.
This is obviously something everyone going to music school learns, but many are left out.
how do you even do this ?
@@inkunuga1122adam neely did a good and concise video about the topic that teaches you the basic idea: th-cam.com/video/KMqOOokv4TM/w-d-xo.html
but every musician finds this out sooner or later. and if they go to music school, they WILL learn this. It's essential skill and you practice it till the day you croak.
@@inkunuga1122 read the book by Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson". it's only natural to 'hear' what you want to play in your imagination -- if youre thinking this is incredibly complex and out of reach then you are psyching yourself out. The whole book treats this problem. There is a pointed discussion in Chapter 4 "Technique"
Rocking back and forth, possessed, in a robe, like a madman. THAT IS TRUE JAZZ.
seriously: great work - you are one of the guitarists that has us hobbyist guitarists pulling our hair out and being inspired, because we never quit just because people do stuff we can't do, we just take little breaks to pick our jaws off the ground. Cheers, Lucas
edit: wrong word, whoops
I also enjoy wearing robes and rocking like a madman. Man has taste.
dude i stopped trying to post on instagram and deleted it completely. when i got into an improv trance, my eyes roll to the back of my head. so i just said fuck it, i aint never gonna go viral.
Thank you for continuing to inspire people to play guitar and jazz.
Always a delight Lucas, God bless you!
The “po pá pa po pa pa” part is in my head forever now. 😂 genius and funny!!! Thanks for making these videos.
You really need a show/album/entire channel! Your humor alone is worth the watch. I love watching people of all skill levels playing the guitar. Something about this particular instrument seems to bring people together
man i just love you. your playing your style... everything
Alright man, you win. Subscribed. Killed me with this one.
My favorite part of jazz class was watching my teacher, who was a jazz musician for the majority of his life, just get into a trance and play. I thought it was amazing and I loved how simple he made it look. While I'm here on the bass trying to make a walking bass line
was your teacher Ted Greene ? He is fun to watch , he goes straight into the zone every time
Absolutely awesome and completely hilarious at the same time! That last dude, who is half asleep and summons his jazz powers as an extension of his essence, was HILARIOUS! Subbed from ages ago, keep up the good work bro 😂
This is so much fun & great playing to back up the humorous touches!
this video just make'd my day better.
thanks for your videos lucas. it's therapy. you're doing a great service to guitar players by helping us laugh at ourselves. help desperately needed sometimes.
i'm on level 2 and i love being on it, playing simple solos with basic scales is something that i love
hell yeah man
If you like that you should listen to Chet Baker. A master of extracting all the harmony with few notes. He doesn´t even just scales. Scales are just a tool. If you only play scales you will sound repetitive. Try to study Baker and think on intervals instead of a whole scale. Just a tip, not trying to be a jerk.
@@ImNotLuthien it's not what you use, it's how you use it
You are a natural for comedy, with or without the guitar. You should have another channel just for sketch comedy.
This guitar/voice solo was sooooo beautiful ! just listend twice, i loved it !
playing and singing the same notes are incredibly impressive to me
It’s actually easier than you’d expect. give it a try it’s fun!
TH-cam became such a better place since I found your channel. Thank you so much for being here!
You are one guitarist i admire so much, i wish to get to your level someday.
hahahah nice! "because no one is listening anyway" . Very freeing, that feeling, I'm sure. Nicely done!
The playing is amazing as always. The acting and clothes selections were hilarious:). Great job.
Holy moly! One of the best jazz impro I saw on youtube!
The best "Evolution" video I saw!
Loved the solo and laughed my ass off
Awesome man..you are best jazz guitarist...your fly me to the moon version is still my favourite 😍😍🎉🎉😊😊
It's a good day when Lucas uploads :)
That's the best solo for "All of Me" i've heard. Cheers man!
fantastic! you're able to play every music style.... you are an seasoned guitarrist soul in a young body and you can play whatever you want...
Great Content! Im binging all your videos. I wish your spotify had a compilation (and selection) of the music you have done in youtube. You make so good music!!!
Good to see you again, Lucas!
Спасибо за великолепный уровень игры👍👍👍 и искромётный юмор!!!😄😄😄
Man I always crack up with your videos 🤣, they are dead serious both musically and comically, nothing in life like good music and a good laugh, keep it up!
The shy “thank you” and small wave is too real
Just a beautiful playing,thank you
I guess that white robe got some magical powers after all! 🎸❤️
... tbh what impressed me the most is that he was bouncing his body OFF TEMPO, while still retaining perfect tempo and rhythm with his playing. Truely a certified "possessed" jazz demon moment ✅
Your skill has been an inspiration for a while for me. Thanks.
So good haha! Amazing playing too! I have been playing some jazz on the classical guitar recently and you have been a big inspiration for me. Any chance you could make a video discussing your approach to playing jazz with classical technique?
what a brilliant upload.......................glad this came across my stream.....
Rocking the beard Lucas🙌
Your videos are always amazing....
Came for the laughs....transcribed some of the pro solo and learned some tasty lines! +1 Sub Great stuff!
1.beginner
2.blues
3.bebop
4.free jazz/modal
5.classical
6. Modal/combo style jazz
What about something for guys who play Big band like Count Basie etc
This also relates to work experience.
I do meetings in jazz mode. I come half asleep, without a clue what i'm going to say but I just fearlessly improvise something and it turns out ok.
Lucas, you should do a video illustrating the Dunning-Kruger effect in guitar playing. Great vocalisation btw. :)
thanks for the best 2 minutes of the day
I’ve got a buddy I play with who does the “contacting the devil” face a lot and it killsss me 😂😂
01:16 haaaahahhaa contacts jazz devil :)))) the most hilarious moment ... love this jazz pro guitarist
the jazz pro version really kicks asses anyway. Randomly got there, you have some serious skills and amazing vocabulary + shades in your play
Another Masterpiece of musical entertainment and virtuosity... 🤩
love your work
Impossible not to smile... bravo as always... 😊👏
1:05 AMAZING, Solo !! You're great artist! .. better than famous professionals..
Tell me u don't listen to jazz and don't know anything about it without saying so..
@@nikelodeon6852
what he did, it's called improvisation!! that's pure jazz.
I'm not a great jazz listener but I know how to recognize a good guitarist and I can say that Lucas is at the level of many great guitarists.
@@Walter-ck5kr Don't backtrack your original post like a coward. You said he's better than many professional jazz musicians which is false and tells me just how much jazz u really know.
Really creative way to transport the message
It’s nice that we are here, to listen to Lucas.
I love to watch your right hand when you play, I hope I can play that way someday.
damn, that jazz pro level was some quality stuff man, loved it.
Genius Lucas
🤣🤣🤣 you're killing it bro. You should do a serie "hamronizing weird modes" like "Adam Neely scales chalenge"
omg the jazz pro part made me smile from being amazed/delighted how beautiful it was
I love you man!
Amazing video keep going bro you're so good! 🔥
Bossa nova always looming large in your solos! s2
Just passing phase 4 😂😂😂 Pro solo was heart melting btw!
u have progressed very well with your improv
Bro, the pro level phrasing and note selection 🤯
might be my fave vid of yours
a minor pentatonic phase is so true, im stuck there
h e l p
I was expecting five more levels. The jazz pro guy can't be the end.
The final level is returning to pentatonic licks
The only place where i can find classical guitar doing things which others classical players hasn't
This is my best case scenario. Thank you so much
Hilarious and bang on the money, as a wise man once said "its funny cos its true!". You got a new sub, best wishes from Ireland mo chara.
Best stuff on tube!!
Oh my, the sleepy one is marvellous!
I have the same Audio pro T3 speaker... haha! I enjoy your videos so much bro 😌🙏
You totally right, Bro.)
Hilarious level 5, please get me on the guest list for your next appearance at Ronnie Scott's . Brilliant
The playing out guy was funny😂
Nothing is more fun than rocking back and forth while vocalizing and auditing during improvisation
Audiating*
fantastic.
Hipster dude all the way FTW.
No one talking about the “where else?” bit, and it srsly had me in tears XD
You’re incredibly funny, love it
This is one THEE funniest videos of ANY type I've seen!!!😅😅
Funny stuff Lucas!😀
Love the hair! Best wig yet.
Ha...man, that sounded amazing and was funny as hell! Loved the scatin'!
That level 5 solo was beautiful
The excessive scat is how you know he's a pro.