The Great Jazz Debate: What is Jazz?

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  • iRock Jazz interviewed several groundbreaking musicians asking them, what is JAZZ? Great insight and commentary from Robert Glasper, Casey Benjamin, Danilo Perez, George Bohanon, Delfeayo Marsalis, Victor Goines, Gary Bartz and Etienne Charles.

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  • @MattTheBandKid
    @MattTheBandKid 10 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know" -Louis Armstrong

  • @tuckermcclung3621
    @tuckermcclung3621 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Etienne Charles said, "jazz is when you take the music, and make it yours and then give it to someone"
    that is so beautiful

    • @ml-ei3nz
      @ml-ei3nz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gary Bartz would disagree on the word jazz, and fight for the word music.
      Anyhow, see for example Chopin took the music of Bach, Polish folkmusic and dances and the Belcanto singing style of the Italian opera and made it his own and gave to someone or some more. He was well known for improvisation at his livetime. There were unfortunately no recordings. The way they could record themselves was on the paper as a composer. Imagine there wouldn’t be recordings of Charlie Parker today. How people would speculate just by the black dots on the paper if he was great or just good. You know the gap of quality when you hear a student playing Parker from the sheet without ever heard any recording.

  • @XXdeathless
    @XXdeathless 10 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The last guy got it.

  • @benderbendingrofriguez3300
    @benderbendingrofriguez3300 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Jazz is freedom. Freedom because you can choose the type of genre you most like such as Classic Jazz, Blues, Bebop, hard-bop, Dixieland, etc. Freedom, because you can improvise and change the type of note you play. Freedom, because you can create and don't be afraid of experimenting new type of music.

  • @mattmitchellguitar
    @mattmitchellguitar 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I believe that part of jazz is a mystery. And its ok, good even, that we don't know what that is. I would live to hear someone say, when asked the question what is jazz? - 'i don't know'

  • @nicholasmasters392
    @nicholasmasters392 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Jazz is like hip-hop???????? Hip-hop is like Jazz. C'mon Glasper. I know you know that

  • @pleximanic
    @pleximanic 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Jazz is life!

  • @ENZO76133
    @ENZO76133 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Casey Benjamin and Gary Bartz really hit the nail on the head IMO

    • @ENZO76133
      @ENZO76133 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Lorenzo Rizzardi and of course Etienne Charles, perfect description

  • @NicuPlaschevici
    @NicuPlaschevici 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At least one knows , Victor Goines , respect .

  • @DavidByrdandByrdsofaFeather
    @DavidByrdandByrdsofaFeather 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love to play Heron's "Is that jazz" ? Great take on it.

  • @amileoj9043
    @amileoj9043 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Words that have biographies (which "Jazz" certainly does) can't be "defined"--any more than people can be. To define something or someone is to draw a line under it, to terminate it.
    That being said, one can convey something of the character of a thing like jazz, in the same way one can convey something of the character of a person--by telling stories. And in that sense, the really lovely story from Etienne Charles, that ends this video, is well worth hearing:
    "...She started smiling! I was like: That's what jazz is. Jazz is when you take the music, and make it yours, and then give it to someone. That's all Jazz is."
    I'm honestly not sure I've ever heard a better story about the nature of Jazz than that one.

  • @iamkhemestry3873
    @iamkhemestry3873 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so funny! Etienne is so funny lol. I dig Gary Bartz response a lot though!

  • @gRosh08
    @gRosh08 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how Gary Bartz put it: "I call it The Blues" ~ C-Ya!

  • @liquidpebbles7475
    @liquidpebbles7475 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the last guy definition

  • @rik-keymusic160
    @rik-keymusic160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Louis one's said "if you don't know what jazz is, you'll never know"....

  • @gRosh08
    @gRosh08 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful!

  • @bacondorito
    @bacondorito 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Etienne Charles signed my plunger

  • @raulrichards412
    @raulrichards412 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Etienne Charles, said it best.♫♪♫ Yeah.!!!

  • @louismarcell
    @louismarcell 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for sharing appreciated knowledge .On3

  • @fatweevlogs
    @fatweevlogs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And so one thing for sure is that we all cant agree on what jazz is. Because jazz is subjective. Like, i love jazz but i hate blues. Is that even possible according to what these people say? But i do hate blues, my soul just rejects it, but i simply looove jazz.
    But then, i can probably call my music jazz as well.... Can't I?

  • @navanshu
    @navanshu 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    loved it

  • @jamessharp1321
    @jamessharp1321 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You guys need better audio equipment

  • @matthewwilliams3643
    @matthewwilliams3643 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not enough credit is given to the train beat that is what really changed American music

  • @bjflute1
    @bjflute1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gary Bartz…..Truth …..listen to the words of wisdom. We must be careful of labels…..there is power in naming. AXE’…..we named our music Blues and Rhythm it was changed to Rhythm and Blues and not by us. Read Duke”s 1933 essay…..connect the dots

  • @redmed10
    @redmed10 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is jazz too fast for most people to appreciate?

  • @juliebrammer
    @juliebrammer 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️

  • @andreafanara1462
    @andreafanara1462 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    sunglasses name???

    • @sockpoppy
      @sockpoppy 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert Glasper

  • @Theracingattorney
    @Theracingattorney 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    #2 got it.

  • @evidenceunseen1
    @evidenceunseen1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    *ANSWER*
    "*JAZZ IS THE CONTUATION OF CLASSICAL THEORY"*

  • @bjflute1
    @bjflute1 ปีที่แล้ว

    How about Autophysiopsychic……..Brother Yusef……🎷🙏🏿❤️

  • @lachlanmaclean6506
    @lachlanmaclean6506 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    real hip hop is just the next phase of jazz and a great african american art form when done properly, talking about real problems and featuring rhythmical improvisation with words

  • @dor_gau8709
    @dor_gau8709 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dieses Video war genauso nutzlos für mein Leben.

  • @travelingman9763
    @travelingman9763 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's a spirit that requires original thinking while engaged as a functional group! New evidence supports that Democracy was founded in Africa and not in Greece!

  • @russellfarley8304
    @russellfarley8304 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Jazz is not hip hop!!!! We don't compromise we are creative spiritual blessings not Cruses!!

  • @amenramuxikllc5658
    @amenramuxikllc5658 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    JAZZ- INTRO THEME, BODY AND CONCLUSION. IN THE BODY EVERY INSTRUMENT PLAYS THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE THEME. THEN, EVERYONE RETURNS TO THE THEME AS A CONCLUSION....INSTRUMENTALS IS NOT JAZZ! JAZZ IS A GROUP OF STYLES. IT FOLLOWS "CLASSICAL" AND JAZZ MUSIC RULES. MOST THAT PLAY JAZZ CAN PLAY EUROPEAN WESTERN "CLASSICAL" MUSIC, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. RAGTIME IS CLASSICAL JAZZ.

    • @emilioross243
      @emilioross243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      following your definition, bitches brew isn't jazz? Free jazz isn't jazz ?

    • @amenramuxikllc5658
      @amenramuxikllc5658 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emilioross243 JAZZ MUSICIANS PLAYING OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC DONT MAKE A SONG JAZZ. OR WORLD MUSIC IS NOT JAZZ. IF THAT HELPS OR ARE YOU TROLLING?

    • @emilioross243
      @emilioross243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amenramuxikllc5658 I mean I'm just curious. To me Bitches Brew is jazz, even if it doesn't follow "classic" jazz rules, it is jazz at its purest

  • @pleximanic
    @pleximanic 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    ,

  • @maltehormann8160
    @maltehormann8160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Boring, we watch this video in our music lesson.

    • @PomoriSchatz
      @PomoriSchatz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude, be thankful. If it,s a highschool music class, you should be very thankful. We learned only.....well, nothing. Our music class was basically freetime class =)))