How Classical, R&B, and Jazz Musicians Play Differently (Feat.
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Adam Neely joined LA and Nahre in the studio for an improvised jam session. Adam comes from a jazz and rock background, while Nahre comes from a classical background, and LA comes from a gospel and r&b background. Together they talk about the differences in how they approach music.
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I just want to say thanks to Adam Neely for jamming with us. That was a fun stormy day. Make sure to check out his latest video about playing to a backing track. To everyone that's asked about hearing more, have y'all checked out our soundcloud? You can hear all of our original songs as well as the songs from this video soundcloud.com/soundfieldpbs
Woah, some really really nice ideas happening in this session. GREAT drum timbre and expression... Nahre really opening up a huge ammount of space chordally with the Rhodes and Adam just singing with that Fen-der Bassss. Great work!
you guys should definitely make an ep or 1h live jam vid or whatever
Yo, why isn't Nahre's channel linked in the description?
This was excellent, and Adam Neely is always great. I would love to watch more of these, maybe with a different guest musician or two each episode. Very cool stuff.
I love this video... Big inspiration for my music.. The best episode =)
Thanks for having me on, guys! It was a blast jamming with Nahre and LA.
4:40 my little sister is insisting you just quoted One Direction and I just wanted to let you know that, haha.
Whoa, how did y'all synchronize these uploads?
Aww shucks thanks for hanging with us.
This was an awesome collaboration, ever since you first posted it on the community tab (SF) I've been looking forward to it. I don't know much about music, all jam sessions I've participated in have been embarrassingly awful (mostly due to me) but I am a huge fan of your respective channels even when it's all going over my head, I just enjoy watching and learning. I hope we will see more from this jazz-classical-gospel trio and good luck in the ever-lasting copyright wars!
Was that really you or a backing track? :)))))) :P
Please do more videos where Nahre is uncomfortable
I wish we had more classically trained musicians like her who were willing to venture into improvisational craft every now and then. It really is a gift to the listener!
@@RonWolfHowl Plenty of classical musicians improvise and compose on their own. I think what you really want, is for classical musicians to play jazz, not improvise. Don't be such a hypocrite.
@@zackwyvern2582 Hypocrite? Dang bro.
Lol
@@zackwyvern2582 I know a lot who dont. So what?
This was the best episode by far! Fantastic everyone!
or produce their music
Or piano... @@nimugonz9226
Yoooo, sup Mr beato
Heyy Rick Beato
I want a similar video but with Rick added on guitar
I love the comment to Nahre "I'll find you, wherever you go I'll find you." That is the essence of listening and jamming.
Modular Curiosity i didn't like how she played that much, i didn't feel much energy. but she never played like that so why am i even asking for it.
@@GrumpyStormtrooper Right. I suppose it was good for your first time. But she wasn't really responding to the guys energies.
@@aibrainlet8041 well to be fair she wasn't really leading. LA was. Though allot of parts she was doing really well for a first time jam for her.
@@crowing3886 You are right. She did well. I guess my critique is just that she sounds like she wasn't reacting to LA rhythmically. Admitedly too, i commented this without watching the whole video yet (i know). As it progressed, She fell into a particular "role" that should this group ever be developed could probably be profound. I would just prefer her style be more reactive, particularly rhythmically. I think she feared messing either of them up and sticking out in the ensemble. She did fine tho, actually quite well for first jazzy fusion jam when your prior experience is classical.
@@aibrainlet8041 dude she said that it's one of the thing she is 'struggling with . As I interpreted, she is not as physical as she would like, and LA was talking about exactly this: how moving to the rhythm makes you more accurate and more deep into the groove. Peace
I would buy any album this group makes. Immediately!
What about just streaming it?
@@dj_laundry_list streaming doesn't pay food
Adam has a band called sungazer, it dosn’t sound like what they were playing but it’s still good
@@d0gbug This one should be more like StreamGazer or something weird like Juxtapose
If anyone hasn’t heard Bitches Brew, it’s got similar vibes to what they’re doing here!
"Watching is just as important as playing." .... and here I am, watching this video instead of practicing, feeling legitimized lol
very few drummers could make a setup like that groove as hard as he did
honestly this
Yeah, he was groovy!!
What do you mean?
Pretty standard kit.
Stanley Kubrick
That’s the point
Most black drummers do it often...
She said she never jammed like that before but she NAILED it
Blackitachi most of the time, less is more!
I've never seen so many musical notes in a name, she must be good
LA has an incredible narrator voice
giovanni21mas I totally dig his vibe!
LA is cool huh
I'd rather hear the music than him talking while they play myself. They sound good though
That’s my cuz!!! 🥰🥰
Oh my lord... Y'all should record a track...
I second that
Totally. I'd love to hear more of what you were playing starting at 6:50!
@@theOtherNism Check out out Soundcloud! soundcloud.com/soundfieldpbs/ill-find-you-wherever-you-go
It had a very Yesterday's New Quintet vibe
@@cjthechill You just introduced me to new music. I would call you an angel if you weren't a god. Blessings.
As a classical pianist myself, I see a lot of myself in Nahre. I'm friends with a lot of non-classical musicians who are always asking me to jam with them but I always say no because I've never tried improv and I don't want to embarrass myself (though they don't know that's why). It heartening to see someone else like me doing this for the first time and killing it. Maybe next time my friends ask me to play I wont say no :)
Liz Garozzo don’t ever be scared to improv. to get good at anything you need to mess up. and classical musicians have to improvise sometimes as well, so it could be real good for you
I was like that too. Although I won't say I'm good at improv now, I would say that I definitely step out of my comfort zone! It feels great to improvise now, and don't feel bad/ashamed because we classical pianist do train incredibly hard so do they.
I am the opposite. Came from a rock / jazz and improvisational background and am learning classical. The harmonic choices and voiceleading is amazing!
There's a hurdle, once you get over it, the music in your head will just flow out. Try humming an improvised tune then playing it, then try playing as you hum, then when you can do that you can let your instrument do the singing. Helped me out a lot personally
I feel this so much... as a trained classical pianist I still get so shy when improv’ing, and it makes me so upset with myself that I can be on stage playing Beethoven but not what’s in my own HEAD. Gotta keep working on it
1:33, the origin story of every bass player ever
I’m pondering over switching from guitar to bass but I’m still hella beginner in guitar so I don’t know where to start on bass.
I’m better at learning keyboard though. Help?
@@cheesecakelasagna i think u should play triangle
@@cheesecakelasagna Go for the one instrument that you thoroughly enjoy playing. Depending on whether you are a serious or casual musician it doesn't really matter as long as you enjoy it. You can juggle all the instruments if you want but it would be a lot more difficult to excel at one if you do so.
can confirm
@@abednegosteven-4423 lol
Classical musicians: we don't improvise.
Also classical musicians:
Nahre is no average classical player though. Nahre, Adam, and LA are all a cut above the rest without a doubt.
Nahre's been studying a lot of jazz long before this. She doesn't classify as a pure classical musician anymore.
@bumDubmo especially Adam neely
@@aymanrashid7855 nahre is a cut below the rest
@@Whatismusic123 shut up dude
Where was THE LICC ?!?!?!
You mean you missed it?
You really missed *the licc*? You should watch again!
4:44
I upvoted, but it made the count 421 and I felt bad so I took it back sorry
Okay NOW you’ve got a like from me
Normal kid: "I promptly stopped playing the bass and said, yeah, guitar is the cool thing!"
Adam Neely: "I promptly stopped playing the piano and said, yeah, bass is the cool thing!"
Seriously, though, I love both your channels, and it's a pleasure to watch you all jam together!
I played piano but you can't take a piano to the party... so now I play guitar ))
@@user-pp3bf3he1c
Every party I go to there's a piano so
@@BrunoNeureiter lucky one )
Once you play the bass through a proper rig with a 2x12 or a 4x10 and _feel_ each note hitting you in the chest like a ton of bricks, you just know "yeah, THIS is the cool thing".
I always take my i strument with me! I'm a singer XD. Though the voice my get tired from talking or shouting specially at a noisy party.
More than a track or an album, this needs to become a 2 hour documentary of you 3 going around different places, meeting people and talking about music, how you feel music when you play, different styles, etc. This felt like a trailer.
Vermoot
I'd watch that.
I'd love to see that too!
Give this man a contract!
That would be awesome!
I agree with you!
So... Where is the album?
With just a 3 piece kit this dude is freaking KILLER on his drums.
LA
This was fascinating. Adam really served as the hybrid, LA being predominantly rooted in live playing contexts and Nahre being from classical. They’re such very different skill sets, while Nahre doesn’t have as much experience ‘jamming’ as it were I’d bet top dollar she can sight read at a level few can, different skills entirely but both extremely musical.
Yeah! Adam glued the group, being able to hook into both of others' mindsets.
2:16 Adam: First time you guys played together
Nahre and LA: ye
Adam: *office-type close up shot*
LA is such a good player and is really good at making everyone comfortable while improvising, that's real dope
dang yall should be a for real trio
It is damn refreshing to hear LA explain and show examples of taking the music to the next levels (levels 1-2&3). As a bassist it is so disconcerning to play with drummers who have no natural concept of Tension and Release. They either play the song from start to finish at a level 10, or they can't get the song out of Idle. All three musicians in this video played brilliantly. It was a pleasure to listen to them. I plan on sharing this video with many musicians.
I know right?!
100% agree
This was so good, but 8:55 minutes wasn't enough, could you please upload the whole jam and/or conversation?
thanks!
You can hear more on our soundcloud soundcloud.com/soundfieldpbs/three-levels
Need more of these little moments!
@@SoundFieldPBS Thank you!
@@SoundFieldPBS Loved it! The sound reminded me a lot of the cinematic orchestra, but it was fresh and different. I wanted the bass licks near the end to go on and on dayum. Thanks guys 😁
Damn, the dude is a sick drummer, i love that kind of juicy drumming
Nahre's point of view is so relatable for me! Every time a musician friend grabs an instrument and says "let's play something" I just freeze an go "I don't do this, I either study written music until I feel it's ready or improvise/compose something alone". It's very rewarding to breaks some rules, though...
Filipe Affonso true, but at the end if some hands you sheet music I bet if someone handed you sheet music you can sight read it much better than use who were raised in the jamming tradition can. Different strengths but were all still musicians.
who else picked up their instrument right after this video ?
I could watch you three jam and talk about music for an hour and never get bored. This was delightful. Thank you.
3 levels + lip reading = jam
3 levels !
Strawberries + water + sugar = jam
I love how much that drummer communicates while playing
I'd love kind of a podcast-style show with the three of them just talking.
Yes!
Their voices are all very soothing
This is the perfect answer to Adam's "Is playing to a backing track cheating?" video.
This would be the precise definition of wholesome. What a lovely connection between people.
6:55 I like this part where Nahre was figuring out a direction and LA and Adam where like ''Yeah''
I know Adam and Nahre but if LA has a channel, please link it in the description or the comments cause I love his playing and his energy. I want more
Nah he aint
Ari Pentelovitch sup
He has a insta with some clips on it if thar helps instagram.com/el2theay?igshid=10ga08202ut36
His full name is Arthur "LA" Buckner. Here is his yt channel:
th-cam.com/users/ArthurLABucknervideos
he's tremendous!
Involving Adam is game changing. I hope you all collaborate more in the future
Yeah, get him on the gig full time! Perfect fit.
Wow the holy trinity!! Love this
"the more you move your body the better your time will be"
yup. yes. mhm. that statement is everything! I think of it as a double entendre. That's how true it is.
haha I didnt even notice that!
LA just made everything sound dope. Awesome drummer.
This was glorious. Seeing Nahre and Adam really baring out their vulnerability versus LA's unabashed confidence... Really interesting chemistry.
You do realise Adam is a jazz bassist right?
EVERY bassist's story on how he started playing bass: "There was a band that needed a bassist, so I picked it up"
Drummer is killin
For some reason this jam makes me want to skateboarding
That's awesome man! Hahaha!
But it's also unusual... That's what makes it awesome!
flow, improvise, take some chances, don't know what you're talking
Come skate with us
@@SoundFieldPBS best response
@@SoundFieldPBS Haha, that would be awesome. Made my day with the invitation, lol
"I'll find you, wherever you go. Wherever you go I'll find you." Love that sentiment musically
This was amazing, to see the strengths, but also weaknesses of these accomplished musicians, and to see them rely on each other and come together to make something entirely new.
Loved every second of this video!
"I''ll find you, wherever you go" now that's some sublime teamwork, right there
I felt that.
I could see that becoming some kind of nice additional format on this channel. Get another musician into the room, talk about their style of music, life or favorite food and have a jam session. :-)
You know what would be amazing? A whole album of jams by these three but you can also slightly hear them talk to each other when giving cues and etc. Now, that would be perfect.
A jazz bassist, a classical pianist, and a hip hop drummer…
Three very different musicians that I didn’t know I wanted to collaborate with but I’m so glad they did.
I like the fact that Nahre was very uncertain and timid on her performance. Sometimes that is needed so you can have a bigger variety of palettes to work with.
Good job Nahre!
Also LA was KILLING it brutally on the drums, 'fecking hell man! Incredible!
LA and Nahre grooving is so amazing! I could watch and hear them talk about how to communicate via vibe thru jam sessions ALL MONTH!!!
Narhe...would like to hear you tell more sometime about what you’d mentioned: visualizing lines and shapes while playing.🦠
I really love this different take on the show! - With you making music throughout the whole thing while discussing stuff about it.
Also, album when?
LA is an unbelievable musician, both on the kit and as a collaborator who constructively drives the energy of the group by motivating his bandmates to be better and supporting them. That was really special to watch.
Those keyboard riffs just did it for me, as a lover of Jazz Fusion; Herbie Hancock, Grant Green, Bob James, George Duke etc, Nahre's playing struck all the right cords, fabulous, loved it....
The cuts are just so perfect. I never got bored. Each chunk of information was relevant to what was going on. And there was no flashy effects whatsoever.
I wanna be able to edit like this.
Each one of them looks like the music they play, it is amazing.
This is why I love stereotypes.
LA just seems like the coolest dude
LA, you are the first professional musian I have ever heard say they have to move to the music to stay in time. I know that gospel is more about the feeling and is very hard to count sometimes. As a member of a non-profressional church choir, I could sing better better if I could feel the rhythm. From the gospel song "Good News" to the ancient chant, I more danced my way than counted it. I thought I was the odd one.
Hey, fellow odd one! My way of "counting" through syncopated rhythms was always rocking and tapping feet and hands extensively (of course in the constraint of space you're given in a choir). And I always had to restrain it, because of "stage presence" since it really looks weird having one person being seemingly hyperactive.
You should have seen me dancing when we did gospel in Rome without ever taking my eyes off the director. If any American choir sings in Europe they have to sing at least one gospel number. Most of the choir was Hispanic since we were from Corpus Christi, TX. They had no idea what to do with those rythems but I was having fun. Much of what we sang was very, very old music in Latin. The people who heard us in Rome were surprised that we knew the Latin music.
@@mistiffiecation I have also been this (hyperactive) person.
I have hereby decided that the problem is with the others not keeping up with us.
I would love to listen to a track made by these three that kept all of LA’s vocal cues and encouragement in final takes. I think it really adds to the energy. Love this video!
“The more you move your body, the better your time will be” this is sooo true!
You guys seriously need to make more music together!
to quote The OA: "if knowledge isn't in your body, it's just a rumor."
I love The OA
oa is my mother
the ability for Nahre to adapt to such a different atmosphere is truly a gift!
5:57 „...to watch their bows for the rhythm.“ is a very legitimate option in orchestra playing.
When she said she visualizes shapes, I knew exactly what she’s talking about lmao.
By any chance do you mean Windows XP Media Player that would show shapes when music played?
Don't get me wrong, Sungazer can be a jam - this NEEDS to be band. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.
Man three great ass musicians coming together to jam and create a stimulating mix of ideas and harmonies, that's the best kind of stuff. LA was really driving the energy there
Nahre and LA are such a great mix for this channel 😭
Very different perspectives!
" I watched their bows for the rhythm". Worthwhile.
Nice! So cool to see you guys finally play together, for real. And having Adam jam with you is perfect. I’m a big fan of his channel!
Mad Explosive Spontaneity
I could listen to hours of these fine folks jamming
AH. Actual jamming! How very refreshing!
For the love of God! Please, record an album together, just three of you. There is an insane musical chemistry between you.
That was so tight!
Also, to Nhare's intrigue on knowing how to proceed with the song in Gospel (like with the signals), it generally depends on the song.
The trick is that the song is in sections, and each section has a different characteristic (like a chord progression or rhythm change). So we study the song on our own, listen to it and learn its parts, and note where those different sections are. That way when the leader gives the signals, we know what to do.
I played in church as a drummer before. 😅
Such a beautiful band
yay !!! your channel is really taking off. congrats!
That was awesome :)
I'd like to see them get back together and make a part 2. Nahre study of jazz recently would have jamming even harder!
...and THIS is why i keep playing long after my school band days are over... pure, unmitigated music.
The energy was brilliant. LA brings the fire allowing them to ascend!
heat rises!
Seriously, what a great episode....And that drummer. LA has chops!!!
I need more of this! It would be so cool if Adam became a regular on the show.
Yeah it would...
Absolutely lovely guys, always excited to see an upload!
Yo LA’s Rodman shirt is tight! Congrats on you and Nahre’s growing audience!
Thanks for the inspiration you guys :)
This was a super fun watch! Thanks for sharing.
YES, more jam-based lessons like this!!! Jams are WHERE MUSIC LIVES
This trio could easily put out an album
It makes me so happy to see my three favorite musical geniuses jamming together
I need more jam sessions like this!
This was awesome! I want more of this!
I'd love to listen to the whole session. That was amazing, thanks guys!
Oh my! The energy and the vibes in that room are off the charts. Great discussion, amazing video, from awesome musicians. I'd love to be there just seeing this jam up close.
This video was great! LA seems like a really fun teacher!
This was so dope! Just one more reason to love your channel
This is dope. We need more of this type stuff!