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- Jazz pianist Robert Glasper breaks down jazz scenes from movies, including 'Whiplash,' 'LaLa Land,' 'Bird,' 'Miles Ahead,' 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,' 'Mo' Better Blues' and ''Round Midnight.'
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Jazz Musician Robert Glasper Breaks Down Jazz Scenes from Movies | GQ
Robert Glasper is a legend
Just listened to Black Radio last night
BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY
A giant.
Facts
-OY3AH!
“Did I win a Grammy for this movie, yes” You better flex!!! 👏🏾👏🏾
Loved his insight on the "Jazz is dying" line. John Legend basically makes that same point in the movie: that jazz is as much about changing as it is about the music, and if Sebastian wants to really keep jazz alive, he can't try to keep it in the past.
"Basically, play with confidence or don't play" - exactly.
Actually how you should try to live life. Music is life’s language. Speak it with familiarity and passion you’ll never be disappointed. That the only thing I can promise you won’t be though. 🙂
I'd say that applies to all music
I needed that
Couldn’t they have played jazz music in the background while robert was talking?
They definitely made the wrong choice with that mess lol
I was about to write that ! Please, better background music when he talks... A bit of respect to the listeners ;)
AGREED!
I think it is to create contrast.
@@MrMctalent why is there always a a devils advocate... sigh just to be the naysayer. They should play better music...why is thst something yo disagree with , you aint a hazz or robert glasper fan clearly smh have severrraall seats
Robert came and chilled with us in a small classroom during a day in high school and we were all in awe cause he’s a legend to us.
“It’s not always about the time or how long you practice...it’s more about what you practice”. That’s one of the few absolute truths. Best advice I got earlier in my life and love that he said that.
I would love to hear his thoughts on the movie Soul.
I guarantee you he would approve of the jazz depiction in soul.
@@Aviyoyopdx agreed.
Jon Batise did the music for soul,
And they are both cool with each other.
I’m sure he’ll approve.
@@AlexCantu i knew i liked it as soon as i heard tia fuller playing those lines
Amazing depiction of jazz. And it’s such an intricate part of music as a whole. So I’m soooo excited that they brought jazz into an animated movie for more kids to fall in love with jazz or just see how music truly is the voice of the soul.
If you ever see Robert Glasper at a small club, he is 💯 like he is here. Cutting up with the band and the audience, joking around and being charming.
That loud static sound between each clip is really annoying 😂
That's the next wave of jazz.
This is sick! He’s such a great musician, but so educated and eloquently spoken. A true ambassador for music and the genres of jazz and hip hop...and so many others!
He should make a jazz playlist for Spotify
great idea
But Blue Note Records already made a Robert Glasper playlist!
He does is call Robert Glasper trio
I could listen to his voice all day 😂
“You don’t clock out with music.”
New favorite quote.
I love his new song “ Better Than I Imagined” ft H.E.R. and Meshelle Ndegeocello. So peaceful and relaxing.
It’s 🔥. The remix has grown on me too
"Did I win a Grammy for the soundtrack of the movie? Yes."
Lmao alright my brotha. Happy black history month to you too 😂😂
2:18 did you really think I wouldn't notice that Licc?
the licc
The LICC
HAHA!
Licc.
Beat me too it my dude
It’s amazing to see Robert Glasper, Grammy winner and jazz icon, doing the same sort of dorky scatting that I do when talking about music
I'm currently making a video on how jazz has influenced hip-hop, so this was a great watch, Glasper is a legend!
Great idea. I've written some in grad school on that topic. What I love is how HipHop has turned around and influenced Jazz.
I am sure it will be awesome. Its a very intersting topic.
@@nlsantiesteban Moonchild is a great example of that.
@@benjamingardner3314 Yes sir. But I think the biggest impact is JDilla. His thick, off kilter, non-quantized drum patterns are a touchstone for most jazz drummers under the age of 40. Just watch Glasper's own live version of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Not only is the band performing a cover, with the drum playing in a Dilla style, the musicians are riffing off of famous hiphop samples.
Look up sound field's latest video
what a chill guy
As a musician Robert is a huge influence and the reason I found jazz. Its interesting to see him talk about the heritage.
Robert Glasper is an absolute gift.
No idea who this guy is because I don’t know much about jazz, but I knew I liked him in the first 5 minutes. Has that conversational tone I love in my TH-cam creators 👍🏼
He’s pretty great! Definitely one of the handful of people who have been setting the tone for the genre over the last few decades. The record “In My Element” is a good introduction to his stuff.
He’s hilarious live. He banters with the audience quite a bit, and is really natural in front of an audience.
Just listen to his "Black Radio" 1 & 2 albums!
Leeann, you will love his music ☺️
I love how Robert starts with "that's just not true" 🤣🤣
#Everydaystrangers
I love Glasper. He is such a Jazz nerd and I’m here for it!
people who say "jazz is dead" and yet claim to be fans of Miles Davis are the most confusing.
Facts, there’s still good jazz coming out today it’s just very hard to find
@@jwizdum2103 I wouldn't say it's hard to find - maybe like 10-15 years ago? - at least not once you're in it; but depends what jazz you're looking for of course
I don’t agree with “jazz is dead” but I’m confused by what you’re saying. Isn’t miles Davis dead?
@@6thdim I'm talking about people who say "jazz is dead" because it doesn't sound like it did in the 50s-60s anymore, and yet claim to be fans of Mile Davis, who was a promoter of always reinventing yourself as a musician, therefore always made his music evolve over the years.
Basically, they're saying they love Miles, but are against the very principle that kept him relevant for decades.
@@Dan-jz3ui ahh makes sense, thank you!!
16:49 Miles is playing the drums most of the time, but usually if they did shots without his face it was a pro jazz drummer filling in (ba-dum-tss) for the harder parts. Also, it seems like he didn't watch Whiplash since he talked a while about the drummer just suddenly starting without the director counting.
The whole point of that part is him getting back at Simmons' character (the band director) for tricking him into playing a song on stage that Miles didn't know. Especially by suddenly starting the uptempo Caravan in the middle of Simmons talking to the audience saying the band was about to play a slow downtempo song next.
Robert, please teach us more. I love all music. I can’t sing or play an instrument but I love it. You should be a professor at a prestigious college and motivate young minds. And a late night show because you are incredible in front of a
Camera.
The bed music is extremely distracting and unmotivated. I'm trying to listen to Robert and all I here is healthcare provider hold music.
I honestly gave up watching this one minute in because the music is so loud and distracting. Shame, because I love him.
Not to mention the loudest off-signal TV noise whenever anything happens 🙄
Thank you! For a video that's entirely about jazz, they really screwed up with this obnoxiously loud elevator music. Reupload the video!
😂
"healthcare provider hold music"
lmfao
I just watched "La La Land" the other day, and I was shocked to learn that Ryan Gosling actually learned how to play piano in three months to get ready for this part.
The man, myth and legend
Has anyone noticed how whenever a fictional jazz film is made they always cast a white man. I love whiplash and la la land, even anchorman but it'd be nice to see more non biographical jazz film with African American lead
...no one's done the real Bird yet, and then there's Ivie Anderson.
The new Pixar movie Soul is about an African American jazz pianist
@@Anthony_flm the vast majority of that movie is, however, about soul-searching and not soul music or any music even.
Watch Soul. It's half about jazz and half about the meaning of life.
None of those are movies about Jazz. Whiplash is basically a sports film with swing, La La Land is a musical and the lead happens to like Jazz (could’ve been blues or lounge as far as the plot is concerned). Nobody would be remotely interested in a fictional movie where Jazz is a focal point of the film. Hence why you only see it truly depicted in biopics
I saw Robert Glasper on the title and i immediately clicked. Such a talented multi-instrumentalist, composer, musician, and all around producer👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
enjoyed this however considering this is a piece about music, could GQ maybe not have such stupid, stupid music looping in the background the entire time while Glaspers talking? I had to take breaks. thanks for listening
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Weird decision wasn't it. This deserves uploading again giving Glasper the space to speak without the aural, monotonous competition. It's as if someone at GQ isn't a fan
I litteraly couldnt sit through it because of the music. Ughh. What a shame
They gotta make it sound urban for the kids though
Agree. I had to turn on captions because the Bg music was distracting.
Wow great insights! This was so fulfilling 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿
Now I know what I'm gonna be delving deep into for the next couple of weeks in lockdown, time for some jazz
Listen to Snarky Puppy .thank me later
There are no wrong notes in jazz, but every note needs support and context. So if a note isn't supported by the context of other nearby notes, its a wrong note. :-)
Jazz is alive and well, it's just in the underground and different. Same as metal. Which is where, btw, you can hear a lot of jazz.
Robert Glasper is such an amazing artist.
I'm kinda falling in love with him. Could listen to him forever. We'd have some loooong conversations about jazz and classical music...
I saw Glasper in Detroit a few years ago at the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre. He was so drunk he couldn't perform and was basically booed off stage. Absolute legend. Great show.
The legendary king, THEE Robert Glasper.
The disclaimer he gave before commenting on the movie he scored, what a power move. Great man.
I love that. "Technical there are no wrong notes in jazz...but...there are wrong notes" haha
"If notes had eyes, that's what it would look like." Very well said.
Never knew that about Bee-Bop, so interesting! Loved this!
Bebop*
bibop*
skibidibop*
that's some boppin' comments right here
Bee-Bop is jazz played by bumble bee musicians
I've seen Glasper a few times in a few different countries - his chat on stage is just the same, super chilled but a total vibe.
Wow!!! I love Robert Glasper!! 💙💙 This is amazing.
I could listen to Robert Glasper explain things about jazz forever. In another life he would've been a world renown professor.
The legend himself! Glad this released ✊🏾
That final scene in Whiplash is phenomenal. Always get hairs in my neck raising :)
The volume is all over the place. Can't watch this without my hand being stuck to the volume button.
Bravo! I applaud having Robert Glasper break down these jazz scenes.... Robert is a legend
Y’all should get Corey Henry on here
FACTS
Bruh. Legit
That would be WILD
Loving hearing this gentleman talk about music!
Was that “the lick” at the end of Robert’s scat to explain bebop?!
You can't have a jazz video without the lick tossed in there
Came to the comment section immediately after hearing that... well done sir
No. It was the LICC
he snuck it in there so smooth I had to replay it 2 or 3 times to be sure
This man is my hero, he’s taken my soul to Valhalla on to many occasion. Thank you sir 🙏🏾🌌
Grover Washington Jr. was a master on the saxophone
Really good breakdown.
Bird (1988): 0:36
La La Land (2016): 7:31
Whiplash (2014): 15:02
Miles Ahead (2015): 20:57
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004): 27:01
Mo’ Better Blues (1990): 31:11
Robert Glasper, a really significant musician and now becoming a key spoken voice, alongside ‘soldiers for the cause’ like Christian McBride, involved in educating and communicating about the music on all major media (radio, social media etc)
This guy ended his imitation of bebop with The Lick.
I think Glasper and the Glasper Experience will go down in hisitory as one of greats .
12:44 I should go back to University and play this over the loud speakers to all these snobs
2:18 did he just sing the licc?
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@Harry Quantrill he almost does! First couple notes are a bit off.
One can *maybe* assume he meant to throw it in there. I definitely would aha
Yes yes he did
@@andresbeltran8101 yeah I think he purposefully threw in a variation on the licc to get all the jazz nerds/Adam Neely viewers to pay attention haha
Miles Davis has an unparalleled legacy but Robert is forging the exact same the more he develops as a musician, true class
Wish he spoke more on round midnight. Easily the most true to life story about jazz!
I loved this video. I think it's also worth noting how male-dominated jazz is as a genre and field. The only woman jazz musician shown in the video was the unnamed trombonist at 20:24 for a moment. It's really common for big bands like the ones shown to only have 1 or 2 women, and not for lack of female talent. The jazz world is really exclusive and unwelcoming to women, and I'd love for people to talk about this more often
Robert is so entertaining.
I screamed when I saw him!!!! King Glasper!!!!! I LOVE him!!!!!!
When you think you know about Jazz and then this passionate man comes along...
absolute favorite jazz artist
So good!! Robert Glaspher is a great musician.
One of the best Breakdowns! Please do more!!!
Yes jazz yesssssssssssss i need to find this guy so i can listen to him
This guy always gives the best interviews!
I've been waiting for this. THANK YOU
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the jazz group that Miles is playing with at the end of Whiplash isn’t a group of kids like what he was playing with in Shaffer, if I remember correctly it’s a more experienced group of adults that fletcher assembled which would explain why they are able to catch on so easily when Miles cues them in.
It may be, I don't remember exactly. Anyway, I think any musician who's been in a big band (myself included) will tell you that despite the fact that you may catch the song, to make that kind of entrance is just inconceivable. It's a total disrespect to the director, the rest of the band, and the music itself, because you probably would screw that up too. It's just not the context to do that. Basically you would just be sabotaging the whole band.
You are correct
@@sergioosorio416 agreed!
29:05 "Taking the bass for a walk means.... walking the bass" thanks Rob
Man, as someone who grew up really into rock and metal, I totally understand the whole jazz purist thing. Underground 80s metal has always been my favorite but there are people who fight to the death saying only classic metal is true. And people do this for every subcategory of metal. Just like how jazz has many different styles and constantly evolves, metal has done the same thing but people will disavow a certain style because it's "not true"
LEGENDDD glad to put a face to his name
The greatest jazz movie is Round Midnight. All the music was played live on the stage by legendary players, especially Dexter Gordon. Nothing else touches it.
The background music as Robert is doing his thing was distracting
For you and a few, but clearly most of us didn't have a problem with it.
The white noise transitions are also unnecessary. Unbearable through phone speakers.
The fact that it's not even jazz music in the back too
@@zipplemonster77 jazz music playing in the background may have been even worse if you ask me lol what’s wrong with a bit of silence as a man speaks?
I had no problems... It was fine.. (no disrespect to your opinion) This was about music... How can music distract?
I'm not even into jazz and I love listening to this guy
Drummers' playing until their fingers bleed isn't usually a thing during performances...but it is definitely a thing that can happen when we practice for 3 hours straight xD
I love that he casually calls musicians cats
I can listen to Robert talk about jazz all day long
This was excellent and honest expression of the Great RG
How not to love this guy?
That solfeggio!! 💚
Robert is my HERO!
28:46 as a jazz drummer splashy is a term used to describe cymbals, but if someone was at a jam trying to tell me to play splashy, I’d tell them to shut up bc that’s kind of a weird thing to use as a direction lol
Remember the jazz tune playing when the Blues Brothers were taking the elevator up to pay the school bill? :)
Heavy Weather by Weather Report is the jazz album that has influenced my life more than anything, jazz and funk in general inspire me more than most music
23:06 “studio time” works perfectly with the background music
The part where the man and the woman are talking on "LaLa Land" about jazz being music that people talk over is a conversation I've had SO MANY TIMES. I consider myself a half a jazz aficionado and I get upset when people don't have respect for the great music that jazz has given us. I literally spent the better part of 10 years trying to get more people into the music. In the end I learned one thing...you either dig good music or you don't. You either get cats like Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans and so, so many others...or you don't.
When people say jazz is dying they don't mean that almost no-one plays jazz anymore - they mean the popularity of jazz is plummeting. And it is. Jazz accounts for less than 2% of all the music consumed in the world every year. Downloads, streams, album purchases, whatever. It is deeply unpopular music, especially when you consider how many people consumed it prior to the advent of rock & roll in the mid-1950s. All those theatre shows, written by composers like George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers, were full of tunes written with a jazz sensibility.
His voice 😭💗 Very good comments made all round, never been a fan of La La Land
He breaks it down so neat and simple, like a martini and a shotgun.
Love this. Love jazz. Everyone needs to know who Robert Glasper is.
He sang the lick at the end of his scat singing demonstration lol.