canon in D but it keeps getting jazzier

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  • @GeorgeCollier
    @GeorgeCollier  2 ปีที่แล้ว +23843

    twoset gonna have an aneurysm hearing this

    • @braeden.k_2010
      @braeden.k_2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +269

      Lol

    • @kachiko6874
      @kachiko6874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      Lol

    • @Rolloaller
      @Rolloaller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +407

      everyone with a sense for integrity has.

    • @robynsimensen3606
      @robynsimensen3606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      😂😂

    • @poss420
      @poss420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1407

      we can leave the elitists behind where they belong

  • @alexbraun55
    @alexbraun55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7545

    "add half a beat so the audience stays in time" at 2:01 is the best notation I've ever seen and it broke me

    • @youtubeforcinghandlessucks
      @youtubeforcinghandlessucks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +360

      "wrong notes (a.k.a. jazz)" was also up there imo, made me realize how awesome I am for being able to play this 100% jazzy

    • @Romeren
      @Romeren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @Kirk Horner Yeah what a talent to able play the piano like this and then to just wing out half a beat like no sweat :D

    • @MikeMichaels1987
      @MikeMichaels1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@youtubeforcinghandlessucks Yep!

    • @JIsaacMardis
      @JIsaacMardis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same

    • @gingerscholar152
      @gingerscholar152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      7:22 "gradually add more wrong notes (a.k.a. jazz)" is what got me

  • @gasser5001
    @gasser5001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10249

    Her smile is absolutely infectious and it looks like she was having an amazing time playing it, as well. I couldn't stop smiling the entire time.

    • @LadyMngwa
      @LadyMngwa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      Me too! She was so obviously enjoying the whole thing and I loved it, my mood got better by 100 percent just by watching the video.

    • @ThyLLiS-
      @ThyLLiS- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Same here. It's completely stupid but I even had tears of joy.

    • @WillBravoNotEvil
      @WillBravoNotEvil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sort of. My go-to analogy is Jordan at his prime. He worked his _ass_ off to make it look easy.

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Her smile? Those were practiced Ted Nugent mouth theatrics.

    • @pidgelord9445
      @pidgelord9445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      She has the rare joyful-stankface

  • @iturea2504
    @iturea2504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9113

    the audience kept trying to clap but they got thrown off by the rhythm so much so they just gave up LOL

    • @taru4635
      @taru4635 2 ปีที่แล้ว +538

      Considering they were clapping on 1 and 3, confusing them off was the correct move.

    • @ZeZapatiste
      @ZeZapatiste 2 ปีที่แล้ว +158

      @@taru4635 Well clapping on 1 and 3 on a classical piece is the right thing to do. But it's also jazz. So... clapping on 1 2 3 4 is the way to go ?

    • @Bluejay-ri1yf
      @Bluejay-ri1yf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +597

      @@ZeZapatiste Clapping anything on a classical piece is a no go, lol

    • @Darm0k
      @Darm0k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +330

      @@taru4635 When they first started they were clapping on every beat. Clapping in performances like this annoys me. The crowd is too big to be able to keep the tempo steady, and the performer might not even want to keep it steady.

    • @Dartania
      @Dartania 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@ZeZapatiste could clap eighth notes and make it a soul clap!

  • @sekidamail
    @sekidamail 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1995

    as someone who played the ruler in high school can confirm this was a talented ruler player, to incorporate a piano was genius :3

    • @megathudo
      @megathudo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Thank you

    • @keno1069
      @keno1069 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I wish I had known you in high school.

    • @jhumble314
      @jhumble314 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hahaha
      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ReResAllsorts
      @ReResAllsorts 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂😂

    • @gmarte12
      @gmarte12 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      as someone who got spanked by a ruler... i can tell you that making out of a ruler is impressive. not sure why they had to bring a piano into this

  • @Bloodpix
    @Bloodpix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7001

    Took me a solid few minutes to realize that she didn't have this sheet music, you MADE the sheet music so I could understand the insanity of the last 8 minutes to some degree. Thank you good sir.

    • @TYsdrawkcaB
      @TYsdrawkcaB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +201

      "of the last eight minutes" literally the entire video

    • @kunstderfugue
      @kunstderfugue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Description mentions one Tony Williams as the hero who did the transcription. What a wonderful gift he has bestowed upon humanity.

    • @zeronxepher4167
      @zeronxepher4167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @Farb S may he rest in peace

    • @maisboyfriend
      @maisboyfriend 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Farb S lmfao

    • @NOLASkaGuitarist
      @NOLASkaGuitarist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Seriously, doing a transcription of this size would get you full credit as a major project in a jazz harmony or improv course in graduate level study.

  • @Exarchon
    @Exarchon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20281

    This is a Japanese artist performing a German composer's music remixed in the Swing-Jazz style originating from African Americans on an instrument invented in Italy. The connections our world can form bring about great beauty.

    • @DexiPawnz
      @DexiPawnz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      Amen!

    • @apokolypx
      @apokolypx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      amazing

    • @Chigger
      @Chigger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +416

      Yep, music transcends nationality without completely disregarding it!

    • @Cptcat.
      @Cptcat. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +436

      Yeah this connection reminds a kind of axis

    • @kuick6814
      @kuick6814 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      @@Cptcat. NOOOOOO

  • @girurerumu
    @girurerumu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3414

    Imagine being able to play an instrument as if it were your own voice. She doesn’t think about where the hands go, she probably doesn’t even think about notes. It’s all as natural as walking. Truly an amazing gift, watered and nurtured through so many years of hard work and dedication. Thank you for sharing

    • @humanbean3
      @humanbean3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      That's how it is when u make music in ur dreams. I make some amazing music in my sleep.... I wish I could recreate it when awake :(

    • @Poulenc
      @Poulenc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +213

      Not a gift, hours and hours spent playing and understanding music.

    • @kiransreekumar5004
      @kiransreekumar5004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@humanbean3 that sounds like a gift too

    • @humanbean3
      @humanbean3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@kiransreekumar5004 I'll admit, I'm blessed with amazing dreams, every night. Playing music in a dream when you've become aware you're dreaming is incredible... I think it's kind of sad that a lot of people simply don't remember their dreams.

    • @kowsosoft
      @kowsosoft 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      tbh as a singer there were a ton of areas i think many trained singers (myself most certainly included) would struggle to sing with the clarity and cleanliness she displayed

  • @sunnybey
    @sunnybey ปีที่แล้ว +683

    What gets me is the look of pure joy on her face, she looks like she’s having the time of her life and it reflects beautifully in her music and the audience listening!

    • @desmond3828
      @desmond3828 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Same here! I can’t agree better!

  • @andreweastwood3042
    @andreweastwood3042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10416

    Keeping the audience in time as a performer is such a power move!

    • @isaac_rodriguez17
      @isaac_rodriguez17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +473

      When a performer does this I always think of Harry Connick Jr adding a beat to make the audience clap on the 2 and 4 rather than the 1 and 3. Very simple yet difficult thing to do on the fly

    • @tajf5529
      @tajf5529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@isaac_rodriguez17 Omg I'm so grateful for the internet, that I can find people who already commented what I was about to say !!

    • @menriquez89
      @menriquez89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Even better if she had them clap “correctly” on the backbeat

    • @josephsherby
      @josephsherby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      @@isaac_rodriguez17 Seriously. It’s amazing how she does it almost immediately after the audience starts clapping out of time

    • @sleepyheadmemes
      @sleepyheadmemes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      she just adjusted what she was playing to be on their (incorrect) beat, I think it would be harder to NOT play on the beat there.

  • @driesverhaag8955
    @driesverhaag8955 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7406

    2:02 "add half a beat so the audience stays in time" is the best thing I've seen in sheet music i think ever

    • @KCFlyer2
      @KCFlyer2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      white people can't clap

    • @ottorask7676
      @ottorask7676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +365

      It is on par with "prepare right hand for combat", yes.

    • @tonjolley6422
      @tonjolley6422 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      Actually would have never noticed it if it was not written. It's so flawlessly done on the fly.

    • @typ_mus_enjoyer
      @typ_mus_enjoyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      look at the graph of replaying the vid. Your comment single-handly change it, everybode comes back to 2:02 lol

    • @achimsinn6189
      @achimsinn6189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Also it shows her skill. This means she was able to improvise on the fly and to adjust her performance to the audience.

  • @dcj2
    @dcj2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1572

    This is a great clip to show someone who doesn't "get" jazz. Start with a familiar motif, play it until it's ingrained in the ear, gradually start twisting it around itself in more and more complex patterns until you're just freestyling the shit out of it, and finally, come back home. This is simply brilliant.

    • @ionageman
      @ionageman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      What a great description of jazz

    • @syvajarvi2289
      @syvajarvi2289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The best description of Jazz I’ve ever heard is that it is smooth spirals.

    • @Rorimac67
      @Rorimac67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah that describes it really good. Destroying the original music until ears of audience are hurting and for sol long that everyone is releived when it finally ends. 🤮 Jazz is really the most overfluent and misleaded variation in modern music by far. And I like MANY music styles when done well, nearly everything as long as it is not yazz. Yazz is always and forever with NO exception bad.

    • @benjaminz248
      @benjaminz248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@Rorimac67 boi you better replay the video

    • @Dell-ol6hb
      @Dell-ol6hb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Rorimac67 what utter nonsense

  • @rmerrida
    @rmerrida ปีที่แล้ว +325

    Saw Hiromi on the thumbnail and had to click it. As usual, she never misses a beat and blew me away. I saw a video of her in concert once where she actually reached into the piano and straight up played the strings...by hand!!! It sounded awesome! Seeing her live in concert one day is on my bucket list.

    • @antibodiesagainstkookery3871
      @antibodiesagainstkookery3871 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She didn't miss a beat. She missed half a beat, to get the audience back in time :)

  • @TheMemeBorrower.
    @TheMemeBorrower. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8969

    2:27 the real reason she’s smiling is because she successfully got the audience to stop clapping off beat.

    • @whois_johnnny7418
      @whois_johnnny7418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Like Harry Cowlick Jr. (I know that's now it's spelled, I just think it's kinda humorous)

    • @KaoXoni
      @KaoXoni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      Like "hands off, I got this".

    • @day6stan
      @day6stan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +597

      Am I an asshole for absolutely hating when an audience does this? I assume the people on stage are sort of happy for audience engagement because it shows they are enjoying the show, but I hate how these types of audiences “take over” a performance. I feel like a stooge, but i had to get this off my chest

    • @4rdency
      @4rdency 2 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      @@day6stan Nah you ain't alone, brother

    • @rosalindafortier8184
      @rosalindafortier8184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Truth

  • @seanfitzpatrick7878
    @seanfitzpatrick7878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3283

    Her sense of timing was obvious when she was able to block out the audience's clapping that was painfully off beat.

    • @XeLYoutube
      @XeLYoutube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      only non drunk metalhead can headbang to meshuggah

    • @mouthpiece200
      @mouthpiece200 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well said

    • @broccolee4328
      @broccolee4328 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Only Tim Minchin has called the audience out on their offbeat clapping so far.

    • @billy9079
      @billy9079 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @James Grant yes it's called sound waves lol

    • @DueySR
      @DueySR ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@broccolee4328 Oh you're off beat, wicked

  • @butwithcats265
    @butwithcats265 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3073

    just sitting here thinking every few moments, "well, surely it can't get jazzier," and then it GETS JAZZIER

    • @PieroGiuseppeGoletto
      @PieroGiuseppeGoletto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      She is gorgeous and she has swing.

    • @whatdaro
      @whatdaro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      this absolutely, the title of the video is just so apt

    • @infamouscha
      @infamouscha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It can always get jazzier

    • @AlanPostScript
      @AlanPostScript 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same. At first I was thinking this is getting about as jazzy as Norman White and the White Skat Chorale th-cam.com/video/hwryh-U6MXQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @lesliewessling4714
      @lesliewessling4714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "press random notes, AKA 'JAZZ'" lost it xD

  • @RyanLeach
    @RyanLeach 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +467

    I had the privilege of going to Berklee at the same time as Hiromi, she was just as delightful to watch back then

    • @danielc2310
      @danielc2310 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      So cool!

  • @CapnMarcoPolo
    @CapnMarcoPolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2825

    god i wanna be a musician like this, so unapologetically enraptured by the joy of making music. she looks like she's having so much fun up there, if it weren't for her adjusting to the audience's (bad) rhythm i would wonder if she even knew they were there. there is so much love and passion and happiness in this performance and it makes my heart full to see.

    • @OJEEF
      @OJEEF 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Agreed. It looks like it feels so good to be able to just let your hands fly

    • @gtwthewarrior4256
      @gtwthewarrior4256 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This

    • @cent0r
      @cent0r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Start learning man.

    • @user-gl7qx1ww6r
      @user-gl7qx1ww6r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      THIS BRO

    • @radar476
      @radar476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      devote time and effort. Music is a skill that only gives my friend :)

  • @gianluigiciambriello7999
    @gianluigiciambriello7999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9974

    Putting a metal ruler on strings to make it sound like a jazzy harpsichord is pure genius. Chapeau.

    • @sydposting
      @sydposting 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      Reminds me of this comedy-cover of “I Will Survive” by Igudesman & Joo that uses a milk-frother against piano wire for a similar effect. 😂

    •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +355

      The idea is cool, but I was really annoyed by the sound. It was so much better after she took it out.

    • @giocoso4576
      @giocoso4576 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Definitely a cool voice, don't necessarily like it tho. I thought the audio file were broken

    • @gianluigiciambriello7999
      @gianluigiciambriello7999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      @@melvinhawkins9208 since Pachelbel is a baroque composer, he didn't have piano back then but the harpsichord (even Bach barely saw the first prototypes of fortepiano).
      She used this trick to mimic the harpsichord on the medium-high octaves while accompanying with piano sound on lower thematic notes.
      Cheers!

    • @itamarbar9580
      @itamarbar9580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So that's what it was for?

  • @Jakamo2323
    @Jakamo2323 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3578

    My favorite part is so much FUN she's having.
    There's nothing like watching a musician who truly enjoys and feels what they're playing. ❤

    • @bread_girl_jane
      @bread_girl_jane 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      if you watch any of hiromi’s other performances you can tell how much she loves what she’s doing, like in her performances with edmar castaneda she’s having a BLAST

    • @chrismusix5669
      @chrismusix5669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      There's a zone we get into when our hearts are finally opening up to unleash the deeper music.

    • @tattoodude8946
      @tattoodude8946 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely agree! Nothing is better than seeing a musician that is really loving what they are doing. It is so inspiring and makes me so much happier knowing they are loving it!
      I went to a concert of four metal bands and one of the undercard bands was Avatar. I knew of them and enjoyed their music, but they stole the show with how much fun they had on stage and with the crowd. It means so much more when the people there to entertain you clearly are enjoying doing it. In contrast, I saw Bob Dylan play the same venue and he came off like he felt he had blessed us with his presence - never thanked or even acknowledged the crowd and at the end, he walked up front, looked to the side, put a hand out in a flashy pose, turned and walked off stage. I would love to see Avatar again - wouldn't go see Dylan if the tickets were free (which is sad because I love his work).

    • @raimundoarce7014
      @raimundoarce7014 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the spirit, isn' it?

    • @reavercity568
      @reavercity568 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      she is fucking stoked through the whole set

  • @daronal1131
    @daronal1131 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    演奏が素晴らしいのは勿論だけど、楽しそうにプレイするその表情が見てる自分を幸せな気分にさせてくれて止まないです。とても素晴らしいライブです。

  • @jasonruff1270
    @jasonruff1270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2026

    Hiromi: ahh this is a nice upbeat tempo.
    The audience: not on my watch, not my tempo

  • @kerrickpereira880
    @kerrickpereira880 ปีที่แล้ว +3379

    I love how at 4:12 some guy from the audience says "Yeah!" after the repetitive lick, and she acknowledges him by bringing it back for a few measures right after! What an amazing performer!!

    • @rossou99
      @rossou99 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      When she did that she looked into the crowd and started laughing, probably to the person who yelled. God music is awesome

    • @DeadlyDeadlyBeees
      @DeadlyDeadlyBeees ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Great catch, I had to watch this section 3 times to see what happened!

    • @ytp3n
      @ytp3n ปีที่แล้ว +32

      4:15 on my player. Good catch!!

    • @mazewindstudios255
      @mazewindstudios255 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ytp3nohh lol thats where it is

    • @bennemann
      @bennemann ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@rossou99 "When she did that she looked into the crowd and started laughing, probably to the person who yelled"
      it's difficult to conclude that that's what she did, because she was already looking to the crowd and smiling even before the guy shouted "yeah". Then she briefly looked at the piano and looked back the same way she was doing before. Even this whole idea that she repeated the lick just because of the "yeah" is kind of a stretch, as that could have been on her plans to do anyway, regardless of the guy shouting.

  • @Azoth011235
    @Azoth011235 2 ปีที่แล้ว +519

    I love that they added a half a beat to keep the audience in time then decided nope they're not tight enough and just syncopated the Rhythm to destroy their will to clap along

    • @10thletter40
      @10thletter40 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That was beautiful I'd say

  • @garlowloke
    @garlowloke 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    "gradually add more wrong notes AKA jazz" i spit out my drink. Then had to clean my brand new laptop. Thanks George. This performance is the embodiment of all the rage that classical musicians (especially cellists) have for this song. Truly astounding performance.

  • @jdm11060
    @jdm11060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +937

    I'm typically a classical junkie, but this was the first time I ever shed a tear over a jazz adaptation. How incredible. She is absolutely levitating on the pure joy of music.

    • @supermot34
      @supermot34 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I started tearing up very suddenly at around 6:21, when that bass line came in and she just kept that high thing going it was absolutely crazy

    • @drewwhite6865
      @drewwhite6865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Beautifully said. Very emotional to watch this.

    • @jendralhxr
      @jendralhxr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      classical + jazz = country

    • @VorseRaiderStrike
      @VorseRaiderStrike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@jendralhxr no

    • @jackycrazy8316
      @jackycrazy8316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      me too ,me too tears at 3:06 also took all will to play piano again .....

  • @steverichardson7971
    @steverichardson7971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2188

    This woman is arguably the best jazz pianist alive in terms of mechanisms. Just INSANE fingers.

    • @samthisam570
      @samthisam570 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      The jazz culture in me 🧐 wants to argue to exert my dominance in playing wrong notes the "right" way and considering exclusively the "classic" jazz pianists, as being offended by new interpretations of jazz is our primary responsibility as we progress towards PhDs in jazz theory, but...honestly, she's pretty dang good. 😆 I feel like this comment will inevitably cause contention in the jazz world because jazz schools teach musical superiority even more than they teach contradictory music theory, but...who cares? I'm impressed!

    • @malin6594
      @malin6594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yea i also think her creativity is outstanding!

    • @tajf5529
      @tajf5529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Look up her Time Out piano solo :)

    • @steverichardson7971
      @steverichardson7971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@tajf5529 inhuman

    • @jagonski
      @jagonski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@samthisam570 she's great and Im a fan and have seen her play, but I think Chihiro Yamanaka is better

  • @MadhatClemens
    @MadhatClemens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3541

    She looks like she's enjoying her music more than the audience. Honestly, she looks like she'd buy a ticket to play at her own show.

    • @ori_the_omnivorous
      @ori_the_omnivorous 2 ปีที่แล้ว +252

      Truth be told, that's what every artist should be. Their own biggest fan.

    • @DaniRadriendil
      @DaniRadriendil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      If you would not listen to your own album, why did you record it?

    • @mdemanuel1911
      @mdemanuel1911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      ​@@ori_the_omnivorous omg yess. One musician should love performing with all their heart. I can't avoid smiling while playing. It's all about having fun and enjoying because the music is pure magic. Something beautiful and unique.

    • @nicholaslittle2312
      @nicholaslittle2312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      But its a sad day when a musician needs to pay to play at their own show. This happens every time attendance is poor.

    • @THARAX
      @THARAX ปีที่แล้ว +2

      her name?

  • @djalexander968
    @djalexander968 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +294

    came for some kids rendition of cannon D, stayed cause i was busy picking my jaw up off the floor

    • @pauldominiqueschal6769
      @pauldominiqueschal6769 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hello Alexander, the sound on the right hand islike that because she put a metal stick on the strings

    • @harshverma7731
      @harshverma7731 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@pauldominiqueschal6769Brother, it's called a metal ruler😂, no offense btw.

    • @monke3548
      @monke3548 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Too much jawz, it seems.

  • @HeliBenj
    @HeliBenj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6628

    Can we just acknowledge that transcribing this is completely INSANE?

    • @zacharyspencer3192
      @zacharyspencer3192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +253

      I never thought about that but you're right. Must of taken a long time to get it right.

    • @oughtssought1198
      @oughtssought1198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      amen. well said.

    • @isaicordero5654
      @isaicordero5654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Not for a profecional artist.

    • @AIIu_
      @AIIu_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +220

      @@isaicordero5654 It's insane even for a professional.

    • @thefalsekingslayer3717
      @thefalsekingslayer3717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Hes still in highschool too

  • @Law0fRevenge
    @Law0fRevenge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1533

    She gradually went from playing the wrong notes at the right time to playing wrong notes all the time and then abruptly back to super smooth harmony.
    She's wild.

    • @JustAGuyYaHear
      @JustAGuyYaHear 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      _JAZZ_

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I bet you clap the offbeat along with a performer who's trying to play it correct, messing them up and then coming on here talking about how you think jazz is

    • @matthewgonzales5077
      @matthewgonzales5077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Jazz is spicy music.

    • @pro2ject077
      @pro2ject077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Welcome to jazz

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ruska oh, we haven't been formally introduced, but I'd gladly ask who you are so that I can unintroduce us. Also, 13 people agreed with me, none of you know jazz, you just benefit off of the daily random shit that greets you on the algorithm wagon. Get a personality

  • @ufoufo2788
    @ufoufo2788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    I audibly exclaimed 'no..." in bewilderment when she started playing the left hand melody underneath those 32nd notes. She's on another level ;o;

    • @amj.composer
      @amj.composer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Those 32nds were straight, and the 16ths were swung, I think that's even crazier

    • @Rabid_Nationalist
      @Rabid_Nationalist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      .....

    • @JaZoN_XD
      @JaZoN_XD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My jaw literally dropped for the rest of the performance

    • @allmotivation3827
      @allmotivation3827 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too!

  • @HaydenF870
    @HaydenF870 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +184

    There are no words to describe how much she loves music, but you can see it through her happiness when performing.

  • @dragonfistotto9201
    @dragonfistotto9201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4767

    Imagine performing this in the 1680’s and seeing everyone lose their freaking mind

    • @lengmoua6861
      @lengmoua6861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +451

      Witch!

    • @alessandramunger993
      @alessandramunger993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +340

      I always wonder how people back then would have reacted to jazz!

    • @carlosvasquezjr92
      @carlosvasquezjr92 2 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      Like a Marty McFly moment lol
      "Your great(x50) grandkids are gonna love this"

    • @senseihollywood2258
      @senseihollywood2258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      ask Copernicus how that went...🤣

    • @richardconnelly2672
      @richardconnelly2672 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lengmoua6861 Only if she weighs the same as a duck ;=)

  • @ChristopherMardell
    @ChristopherMardell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +563

    I was lucky enough to hear Hiromi play live in 2014 - front row seat, behind the piano, in a stand on the stage(!). She had this same level of fun and intensity for what I guess was a couple of hours. When she came back for the second encore I felt kinda sorry for her, as she was clearly exhausted, but she still gave it her all and knocked it out the park anyway. An absolute olympian of musicianship.

  • @seanonel
    @seanonel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +928

    Her control of rhythm is astonishing, i mean I know that she's a world class musician but that section at around 06:30 where she was playing the melody in the bass left me gobsmacked 😶

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      It wasn't even the rhythmic clarity for me, which is mind-blowing in and of itself; it was how she gave the melody that much personality and exuberance while keeping the treble so regimented and restrained. It felt to me like the melody had been so restrained for the previous measures it was just forcing it's way out of her. Glorious stuff.

    • @RayfieldA
      @RayfieldA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      My right forearm almost got a Charlie Horse just watching her perform that part!

  • @joshuabrasler9208
    @joshuabrasler9208 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    I will always be grateful for this video because it's what first introduced me to Hiromi. Her joy and skill in this video are captivating, and prompted me to listen to just about everything I could find of hers. She's now my favourite pianist, by far

  • @PresidentFunnyValentine
    @PresidentFunnyValentine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    It's like she's lost in her own world. Nothing exists outside of her and the piano. This is someone who is completely in the zone.

    • @neitsab8172
      @neitsab8172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not that true since she is also playing with the public

    • @Ryquard1
      @Ryquard1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@neitsab8172 her zone is so poweful that she took the whole audience with her in her realm

  • @simatin19
    @simatin19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +813

    It's always impossible to do this level of jazz without making the face.

    • @hadifelani
      @hadifelani 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fr 🤣

    • @dragon___
      @dragon___ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      any level of jazz needs that stank face ooomphh

    • @EpicNerdsWithCameras
      @EpicNerdsWithCameras 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Jazz just seeps into your soul and you can't help but smile.

    • @SiniBANG
      @SiniBANG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Like how a guitarist makes the face when they're so absorbed in their solos.

    • @ianlowery6014
      @ianlowery6014 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SiniBANG I play oboe. Try making a face with that!

  • @ccaa7674
    @ccaa7674 2 ปีที่แล้ว +960

    Its wild to me how expressive she's being with her right hand while still playing rhythm with her left hand.

    • @eliasthehuman
      @eliasthehuman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It’s like two different people

    • @andersonr4562
      @andersonr4562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Hand independence at its finest

    • @mal2ksc
      @mal2ksc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Soloing and doing stride bass at the same time is notoriously hard to do, which is why it fell out of fashion. People _wanted_ to imitate it but it's really, really hard.

    • @ianmcdonald9219
      @ianmcdonald9219 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait until you hear Oscar Peterson doing it in Blues Etude: th-cam.com/video/EX6fLQZNMiA/w-d-xo.html

  • @mrsusan5672
    @mrsusan5672 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Adverts in the middle of this feels like a crime against humanity.

    • @rocneric
      @rocneric หลายเดือนก่อน

      feels even worse

    • @tjlambaes
      @tjlambaes หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Adverts are a crime against humanity.

    • @mrsusan5672
      @mrsusan5672 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tjlambaes Amen brother!

    • @Expatkeys
      @Expatkeys 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I started subscribing to youtube so I could watch stuff like this without the advert rubbish. Best money I have spent in a long while.

  • @bobbluered8984
    @bobbluered8984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +621

    The best part of the whole thing is that you can tell she's just having a BLAST up there.

    • @bogdanshevchenko
      @bogdanshevchenko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She's smiling through the pain

    • @kaptenlemper
      @kaptenlemper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Almost every performance I've seen her do she brings this infectious, happy vibe that just draws you in and clearly shows how much she's enjoying her time at the piano.

    • @dazaimaru5799
      @dazaimaru5799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely

    • @davidhawley1132
      @davidhawley1132 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kaptenlemper It's kinda creepy. Is it camp I wonder? I wish she wouldn't, the music doesn't need it.

    • @kazzajaxon7566
      @kazzajaxon7566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@davidhawley1132 Pretty sad that you don't recognize what happiness looks like.

  • @Ceekayedmusic
    @Ceekayedmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1222

    If I had a time machine, I'd go back to the 17th century and show this to Pachelbel.

    • @Wecoc1
      @Wecoc1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      You'd show this to him at his deathbed? (Well, I guess it would be his deathbed after seeing it)

    • @Numbabu
      @Numbabu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

      @@Wecoc1 “this musical performance could kill a small Victorian child, or a large Baroque era Composer”

    • @TeasyLove
      @TeasyLove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      that's ok, she is his most recent reincarnation :P

    • @kitsubi11
      @kitsubi11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He would cry a lot

    • @Ceekayedmusic
      @Ceekayedmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@kitsubi11 Cry from happiness I hope. It's hard to imagine a musician not feeling only joy for having this kind of a tribute done to them.

  • @modzbabol
    @modzbabol 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1564

    She's like a classical musician through out her life and finally came out of her closet to be a jazz player

    • @mattm7220
      @mattm7220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Just a live-action, abridged adaption of Kids on the Slope, really 😂

    • @michaeltagor4238
      @michaeltagor4238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@mattm7220 dammit, everyone is talking abt it and now I gotta watch/read it too (if it has a manga)

    • @gnolo
      @gnolo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      no she started studying jazz at 8...

    • @archivisttome9708
      @archivisttome9708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kinda like Crossroads.

    • @jarrickhillery8664
      @jarrickhillery8664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaeltagor4238 you should watch it rather than reading it if you like jazz music

  • @axelling3086
    @axelling3086 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +110

    keep smiling and crying at the same time while the song is playing, hiromi is just wonderful, the world is beautiful, to be able to live 'til now is a absolute miracle, thank you and wish everyone a smooth and happy new year

    • @kreeepyk0
      @kreeepyk0 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Canon in D always makes me emotional for some reason and this performance especially filled me with joy and I sat here smiling and crying as well lol. I thought something similar how this is what life is about, there is so much talent and beauty and art in the world and I feel lucky to be able to see so much of it. Glad to share an experience and joy with you. Happy new year to you as well.

    • @prescottwhynot
      @prescottwhynot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      gosh i'm glad I wasn't the only one

    • @prescottwhynot
      @prescottwhynot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      gosh i'm glad I wasn't the only one

    • @penguinista
      @penguinista 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That is a wonderful response!

  • @cornela1
    @cornela1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    I always loved her expressions and joy on stage, she's so fun to watch!

    • @jasonlieberman4606
      @jasonlieberman4606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who is she?

    • @louderlens
      @louderlens 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jasonlieberman4606 Hiromi Uehara

    • @jasonpaisley1535
      @jasonpaisley1535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She is having so much fun. Reminds me of tommy Emmanuel on the guitar. If they were to play together their smiles would be out of control.

    • @newtonlkh
      @newtonlkh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's showmanship. It does add a lot to the performance. Some people force a smile when playing their instruments and they looked pathetic.

  • @meinderth8240
    @meinderth8240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1886

    I felt relieved when she finally took the ruler off the strings.

    • @toulee8051
      @toulee8051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      That poor ruler didn't deserve to be violated as such...

    • @davidwilson6577
      @davidwilson6577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +273

      I don't think it's a particularly great sound. Meant to emulate a harpsichord probably, or some other early keyboard, but it just sounds like a ruler stuck,k in a piano most of the time.
      This isn't Cage's Sonata 5.

    • @ivers1001
      @ivers1001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@davidwilson6577 fuck all the way off that shit was poppin

    • @Sesquipedaliofobia
      @Sesquipedaliofobia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      As soon as she took that ruler out, everything escalated into a full-blown musical perfection streak

    • @toulee8051
      @toulee8051 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      After much calculations, I infer a hotdog sausage would create a more softer reverb over the ruler

  • @battousaicrescent
    @battousaicrescent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +871

    The pure joy on her face while she's playing is contagious x'D

    • @XeLYoutube
      @XeLYoutube 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    • @Ozhull
      @Ozhull 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Transcendental

  • @Slamraptor
    @Slamraptor 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    One of the best piano players in the world. She is absolutely mind blowingingly good.

  • @andrewbarrett1537
    @andrewbarrett1537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +649

    I lost my shit at 6:21 when she starts swinging a melody in her left hand while KEEPING UP that gnarly (although probably not TOO difficult) right hand pattern at the SAME TIME! I'm sure it's a 'trick', but keeping it THAT EVEN and CLEAR in the right while SWINGING the LEFT is NOT a trick... that's called damn fine musicianship ! And the way she gets out of it is brilliant and brings the house down.

    • @TheatreHead
      @TheatreHead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      right hand accompaniment with left hand lead sounds like it should be a 'trick', but the way she used it was so musical and rhythmic and such a gigantic flex. She's amazing

    • @Gladiva19
      @Gladiva19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      What an underhanded compliment. It's okay, you can acknowledge someone is better at it than you.

    • @nameless_moon
      @nameless_moon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Gladiva19 Normally when you compliment someone, there is someone will say " it is not that impressive " and something similar, so maybe he just do that beforehand.

    • @fig4714
      @fig4714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      just say you liked the song bro

    • @JrgenHelland00
      @JrgenHelland00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Guys, acknowledging that it's a trick does not undermine the compliment. Please don't go all out fanboy defense mode, never go all out fanboy defense mode.

  • @DanieltheTruebadour
    @DanieltheTruebadour ปีที่แล้ว +3369

    This may get lost among the 4.5K comments, but PLEASE put her name in a prominent place. This is the fabulous jazz piano goddess Hiromi Uehara. Her "I've Got Rhythm" is the most spectacular rendition you will ever hear: th-cam.com/video/CY5dTBhRxOA/w-d-xo.html and at 5:25 she loses her everlovin' MIND. Her duet with Chick Corea on "Spain" is one for the ages: th-cam.com/video/tYe3mV5oK_Y/w-d-xo.html. The smile will enchant you; the music will entrance you!

    • @heek8163
      @heek8163 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thank you

    • @gffn7316
      @gffn7316 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      It says performed by Hiromi Uehara literally 1 second into the video

    • @michaeltagor4238
      @michaeltagor4238 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      are you- like can't you rea- you know what, I'm sorry old man but if you don't understand TH-cam you probably want to consider not being in here in the first place. Like at this point you're just not appreciating George, like puts the source both in the video and the description box, and you still chose to make the comment as if he doesn't, like bruh c'mon

    • @DanieltheTruebadour
      @DanieltheTruebadour ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@gffn7316 Sorry, but I watched it several times and I did not see her name. Problem is, there are two versions up of this performance. I just noticed a link saying "full version" or something like that, which did give her (first) name and performance info. But I had to hunt to find it. That information should have been on the short version as well, but it was not. When there are multiple versions up, it can be confusing. And I am far from a TH-cam novice. Please be civil.

    • @gffn7316
      @gffn7316 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@DanieltheTruebadour please be civil? Far from a youtube novice? I dont wanna argue i was just letting u know. Ur weird.

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1377

    How do you even start to transcribe such music? Well done, George. As a drummer, I find your videos fascinating...as I'm sure non-drummers do also.

    • @leeuwengames315
      @leeuwengames315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      well you can make a machine do it

    • @harrys2331
      @harrys2331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I think it starts with knowing what key it is in first. Then you just gotta know the scale. Chords are the last thing you can identify. Often melodies can be pulled if you have an anchor note( what I like to call it) like the 1st of the scale or just C in general.

    • @thenonfurry
      @thenonfurry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I’m a piano player, and this is frickin’ awesome

    • @DrumsTheWord
      @DrumsTheWord 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thenonfurry You get it! :)

    • @agnes8679
      @agnes8679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As a beginner pianist, this is so amazing and impressive. I can sometimes pick a simple melody line by ear, but I can't really pick up the bass, and I wouldn't even know the correct notation, time signature, etc. Amazing, I am so in awe with professional musicians.

  • @ベルちゃん-y2b
    @ベルちゃん-y2b 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    まさか、jazzサウンドがカノンに合うなんて、想像出来なかったですよね😂
    素敵な演奏でした🎉❤
    いゃあ右手凄過ぎでしょ(笑)

  • @koszegimatyas
    @koszegimatyas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +840

    Very nice transcription as always! Also: Thanks for bringing attention to such remarkable pieces of music and their performers.

    • @Sam-mb5zf
      @Sam-mb5zf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@AcousticOlli i mean he has multiple videos sent to him to upload every day and he handpicks the one he chooses.
      With his platform multiple unrecognized talents got in the spotlight.
      But I do see where you are coming from.

    • @tappkarton
      @tappkarton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@AcousticOlli Tony Williams (who transcribed this score) probably sent it to George because he wanted to share his work. This channel is the most popular one of its kind, after all. And I'm pretty certain George Collier aligned the transcription with the original video himself and made sure to keep the time marker in sync with her playing. He didn't just upload it.

    • @Wampire1994
      @Wampire1994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🙂

    • @GeorgeCollier
      @GeorgeCollier  2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @@tappkarton I commission Tony for all the transcriptions that he does for the channel. I have to research videos, edit them, manage a YT channel, manage a website, provide support, on top of other things and I’m in my final year of high school with final exams coming up!! By working with other transcribers for about half of my videos, you get more frequent videos and transcriptions of instruments I can’t transcribe like guitars and drums:)) only so many hours in a day 😂

    • @shlimon7667
      @shlimon7667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@GeorgeCollier you’re in high school?!?!!

  • @nicolaricola2491
    @nicolaricola2491 ปีที่แล้ว +854

    its insane how she manages to keep those chords so insanely quiet but lively and bouncy at the same time. as a pianist, i can only sit in astonishment and doubt all my life decisions

    • @krissprl4494
      @krissprl4494 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      the same !!! i was sitting in astonishment and doubting about my life too

    • @James-wd9ib
      @James-wd9ib ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Aside from the rulers, there appears to be a black coat and a bunch of other junk sitting inside the piano

    • @loudneiv4653
      @loudneiv4653 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know that feel bro...Best solution is to banish TH-cam entirely

    • @laurentfabron
      @laurentfabron ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Every time I see Hiromi I realise that the highest of heights of jazz are only reachable by her and a few others.

    • @tehedx
      @tehedx ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No need to doubt life decisions. Compare it to something else. Like driving a bike. Yes, there is top sport where they outperform me in every possible way. Doesn't stop me from having fun driving my bike.

  • @leahhoward7645
    @leahhoward7645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    My right hand started physically cramping up at 6:50 and she’s the one who’s playing, what the hell! Incredible

    • @swiftmatic
      @swiftmatic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No lie, G.I. !!

  • @damno.1376
    @damno.1376 2 ปีที่แล้ว +420

    Never did I once think that I'd ever hear a truly interesting adaptation of canon in D that makes me feel something. Fantastic rendition that the performer is clearly enjoying to play, which helps the audience to enjoy more as the feeling of joy comes through in the music.

    • @charlessaintpe8574
      @charlessaintpe8574 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a bassist, I'm still thinking an orchestral adaption of this would be torture. Sure, there's the occasional interesting bit, but on the other hand you either have to count measures or pay really close attention to know when the next bit comes. Most of this song is just as boring as before for the bass and/or cello.

    • @emilyr8668
      @emilyr8668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@charlessaintpe8574 good thing this is done by a solo pianist for solo piano

    • @charlessaintpe8574
      @charlessaintpe8574 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emilyr8668 I get that, but that doesn't change how this song makes me feel. Maybe this will help you understand. th-cam.com/video/JdxkVQy7QLM/w-d-xo.html

    • @mackymoo1329
      @mackymoo1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

  • @anch0r11-n2r
    @anch0r11-n2r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    7:16 "continue with random sloppy clusters" is easily the greatest notation i've ever witnessed, that's just fucking golden lmaoo

    • @adriduw4434
      @adriduw4434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      aka jäzz

    • @evanvert8163
      @evanvert8163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hahah I laughed at “add a half beat so audience clap stays on time”

    • @EphemeralPseudonym
      @EphemeralPseudonym 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      man I feel like the discordance of that part would pop off so much harder with an instrument that has more harmonics (or whatever it is called when there are a lot of under and overtones)

  • @Arjogezh
    @Arjogezh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    This is beyond words. Thanks for sharing your work with us, George :)!

    • @Qril
      @Qril 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Credit where it's due - this was transcribed by Tony Williams :)

  • @JediMaestr0
    @JediMaestr0 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow that tone is incredible. I’m told I can get a pretty good tone out of a piano, but this is just on another level, and I’m envious for sure! The independence of her two hands is even crazier, especially during that part with the super fast ostinato on top and embellished melody on bottom!

  • @kohunji9267
    @kohunji9267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    "Gradually add more wrong notes (a.k.a Jazz)" Pretty much accurately sums up what jazz is, but also sums up what makes Jazz such an amazing genre.

    • @u1zha
      @u1zha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It says jäzz, for a reason

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jazz is syncopation, 3 beats against 4 or a variation.
      "It don't mean a thing if it don't swing"

    • @kaitlyn_artz
      @kaitlyn_artz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that was my favorite part about the whole notation XDD

    • @RagenRibbonz
      @RagenRibbonz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah…try adding just any old “wrong” notes…

  • @philuribe7863
    @philuribe7863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1086

    7:23 "gradually add more wrong notes (a.k.a. jazz)" - that makes me a jazz master! :) Love Hiromi's playing

    • @andrelaszlo
      @andrelaszlo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      * jäzz
      lol

    • @sharkofjoy
      @sharkofjoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      "Wrong" aint a word in jazz baybee

    • @jonnydent825
      @jonnydent825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Like Thelonius Monk said, "The piano ain't got no wrong notes."

    • @socialcontracttheory
      @socialcontracttheory 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      beat me to it, lol

    • @georgelionon9050
      @georgelionon9050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sharkofjoy There are not wrong notes, you only miss the confidence to play them.

  • @autumnstoptwo
    @autumnstoptwo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    i love watching people who look like theyre about to start singing as they play instruments. like they’re singing but the instrument is their voice. so much fun!

  • @tokimon514
    @tokimon514 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    👏👏👏
    I'm fascinated by her eh-y voice. And her expression. And of course the structure of the song.
    2:32 3:39 3:55
    4:07 4:26 4:43
    5:43 6:54 7:03 (for myself)

  • @dabiga2315
    @dabiga2315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    "Mom, can we have harpsichord at home?"
    "We already have harpsichord at home."
    Harpsichord at home:

    • @tatemitchell1479
      @tatemitchell1479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Your mom is right, harpsichord at home is better

  • @LoDaFTA
    @LoDaFTA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +548

    She was positively vibin the whole time. Neat.

  • @panher
    @panher ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I keep coming back to this video. It just puts a smile on my face!

  • @alec1403
    @alec1403 ปีที่แล้ว +1829

    The look she has the entire time is just sheer, unadulturated JOY 😁 I adore this

    • @aria3190
      @aria3190 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The smile she always has on her face is so contagious. I can’t help but smile when I watch this

    • @kostakowski
      @kostakowski 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Fake smile..

    • @goldendoodle252
      @goldendoodle252 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      It's called play for a reason! it should be fun!

    • @ThomasPerezGhost
      @ThomasPerezGhost 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@kostakowski LOL she's just... *pretending* to be happy while she plays piano for a bunch of people as loud as she wants? Okay.

    • @andrueanderson8637
      @andrueanderson8637 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'd say I enjoyed it too if she weren't trying so hard to put on a facade..but the lack of consistent pacing just kinda made her demeanor a bit awkward. The annotator calls it "swing" in some places but honestly she's just not great at staying in time

  • @ajsmith2507
    @ajsmith2507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    Two things stand out to me: (1) the sheer joy of playing on her face. She knows she's in the zone. (2) Seeing the score, I realize I can't even think fast enough to play 32nd notes. The whole thing just amazes me. Love it.

    • @ThatSockmonkey
      @ThatSockmonkey ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only time I'm pulling off 32nd notes, it's cos I programmed it with midi lol.

    • @mouthpiece200
      @mouthpiece200 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nobody thinks fast enough to play the 32nd notes - its all muscle memory.

    • @stephena21
      @stephena21 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And to play triplets with the left hand at the same time. Unbelievable.

    • @billywashere6965
      @billywashere6965 ปีที่แล้ว

      The amount of repetition required to pull those off is insane. Even practicing everyday, that's something I don't think I will ever be able to do. She must have started when she was like 6 or something.@@stephena21

    • @joa8593
      @joa8593 ปีที่แล้ว

      When you play 32 notes, you're playing patterns. You can't read or think them individually.
      The human brain has pretty remarkable really how it can organize music and flag the notes that don't fit so fast.

  • @ethanielhalling9426
    @ethanielhalling9426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +505

    4:26 The AGRESSIVE DELICACY that she plays those chords with is mesmerizing, speechless.

    • @michaeltagor4238
      @michaeltagor4238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      "agressive delicacy" that's it, that's my new fav phrase, thank you for that one

    • @khethelozungu984
      @khethelozungu984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Dude! She's OOZING feel! It's ridiculous!

    • @RockSpoon123
      @RockSpoon123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OH YEAH! It's classic Erroll Garner with those full delayed chords. It's so wild!

    • @TheMan21892
      @TheMan21892 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It legit didn't even sound like a piano to me, it was so damn gorgeous

    • @chinor3999
      @chinor3999 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a beautiful human being

  • @JakeT3056
    @JakeT3056 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I don't think I've ever seen a happier human

  • @dotsya
    @dotsya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    I love it when musicians reach that level of play where it's as easy as breathing for them. Everything they do becomes art. Even their -mistakes- _happy little accidents_ are incorporated into the musical flow. As a guitarist, I still have a long way to go until then. In the meantime it's practice, practice, and practice. Or at the very least, "let the guitar collect dust while I ignore it for weeks on end."

    • @taylerwilson1682
      @taylerwilson1682 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love this comment!

    • @ironfol_culain
      @ironfol_culain 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just started guitar an you sir spat straight facts there.

  • @firespirit383
    @firespirit383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    She looks like she's having so much fun, what a smile and her voice is so perfectly soft.

    • @squishprince
      @squishprince 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That’s what I was thinking the entire time! It wasn’t until the video was over that I realize was face was just starting to hurt from smiling along with her the whole way. It’s something about seeing the joy radiate off of a musician while they play; seeing someone look so happy doing something they love. For me that aspect makes me enjoy the performance so much more. 💕

    • @MellonVegan
      @MellonVegan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Remember watching a concert of hers on YT with her just going :D and her bassist going D: the entire time ^^

  • @antariksavvan
    @antariksavvan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    that sound of metal ruler on the strings sounds like a hit in rhythm game

    • @Nippontradamus
      @Nippontradamus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      How is that so spot on?
      FC

    • @leerye2227
      @leerye2227 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Arcaea hitsounds

    • @claudiovasquez2099
      @claudiovasquez2099 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh so thats what it is, i was wondering whats wrong witth this piano haha

  • @bofunk1
    @bofunk1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    oh, how much i enjoy, i love the way the notes come along thogether with this bodylanguage!!

  • @HarukoJisan
    @HarukoJisan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    I can only pray that sometime in my life, I will feel something as hard as she was feeling that performance.

  • @sageeden7274
    @sageeden7274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    I LOVE THE CALLBACK TO THE ORIGINAL CANON IN D NEAR THE END! seriously though, this woman is seriously talented, not to mention the vibe she gives. only wish it never ended

  • @HarrisonHoude
    @HarrisonHoude 2 ปีที่แล้ว +950

    2:35 ooai! this is the most underrated note in the whole piece. Also you really should be crediting this amazing artist in the title of the video!! Mad respect to Hiromi Uehara

    • @JL-jm7
      @JL-jm7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Totally agree, the pianist name should be in the title

    • @oughtssought1198
      @oughtssought1198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aldiepi8160 I think that's Hawaiian for
      "OMG my eyes+ears are so amazed I can't get them back in my head"

    • @jacobbullock2070
      @jacobbullock2070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      My guess is the title has been designed for SEO - it allows the video to get into the algorithm and reach a broader audience, and those with a lot of interest in this can certainly find the artist’s name in the video description. :)

    • @khanhdoan7813
      @khanhdoan7813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I feel inclined to assume everybody already know who she is

  • @gmjjjones
    @gmjjjones หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The right/left hand split around 6:30 absolutely rocked me. Not just the difficulty on its face, but to play one hand straight and swing the other.
    魅力的で!

  • @nessun8457
    @nessun8457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +382

    Those runs at the end are so god damn clean

    • @_aje
      @_aje 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Hiromi is one of the cleanest pianists you'll ever hear. That's kinda her thing.

    • @Warlequin
      @Warlequin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You must have 100% control over your fingers at all times to be able to switch and be 'pin-point-perfect' with her straights at the end of such a piece. Her control is at 100%.

  • @shoka_01
    @shoka_01 ปีที่แล้ว +589

    4:25 has to be one of the most beautiful and coolest sounds I’ve ever heard played on a piano. It doesn’t even sound like a piano!! I keep replaying those 5 seconds over and over lol. God she’s talented

    • @ItsACaptainDan
      @ItsACaptainDan ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I involuntarily WOO-ed right there

    • @novakian
      @novakian ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This first and second and third time i hear that part i cried. Especially when she brings it back later even louder 😭

    • @novakian
      @novakian ปีที่แล้ว +36

      5:45 is the second

    • @patfanrj
      @patfanrj ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​@@novakian I was looking for a comment about this! Genuinely moved me to tears. Absolutely beautiful.

    • @pa_radigm
      @pa_radigm ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Her tone is just so perfect

  • @snwbrdhb
    @snwbrdhb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I love how the audience started and very quickly gave up on clapping along. Even with her help... they realized it was a badddd idea.
    Most self-aware audience ever haha.

    • @nanisylvia
      @nanisylvia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hate the audience clapping along at a JAZZ concert pretending they can follow the tempo

  • @ericpeterson1383
    @ericpeterson1383 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not sure how I landed on this, but it's not typically my thing, and yet I found myself listening to all of it. Very cool.

  • @mposh
    @mposh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I've been fortunate enough to see Hiromi live about 5 times since 2008: once with her Quartet, once with the Trio Project (Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips), once with the Harpist Edmar Castañeda, and twice solo. She is unreal, and so joyful in her playing.

    • @scowell
      @scowell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I own some Trio recordings but I absolutely prefer her solo... I feel she has to fly alone.

  • @megajuanph11
    @megajuanph11 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    Her coordination is scary, terrifying. She manage to be coordinated and chaotic on command, I can believe she could do anything in a piano

    • @friedmandesigns
      @friedmandesigns 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Pianos are a straight line. Your left is the deep end, right the high end, and in-between 88 ebonies and ivories to play with, constrained only by coordination. ❤‍🔥 She's having a blast. :)

  • @GroovyDominoes
    @GroovyDominoes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5616

    this is improvised right?
    also what the hell that run was so clean at 3:01 that it sounded like a midi to me lmao
    6:00 this one too

    • @Auditas
      @Auditas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +510

      Of course it’s improvised. There are some licks prepared beforehand though

    • @ob0-china
      @ob0-china 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      holy shit it does

    • @ajbp95
      @ajbp95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +531

      The steady right hand in 6:00 was the most jaw dropping for me. It was so clean no matter what happened in the left. Amazing!

    • @phamdinhhoang1998
      @phamdinhhoang1998 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      No. This is jazz

    • @felizxett6618
      @felizxett6618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Check her out showing off her dexterity at the BBC Proms th-cam.com/video/PmKQptkI6g0/w-d-xo.html

  • @GeneralKenobi69420
    @GeneralKenobi69420 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I'm not even a jazz guy and even less of a classical guy but that part between 1:58 and 2:02 lives in my head rent free 24/7

  • @adm_ezri
    @adm_ezri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    unironically best version of it that I've ever heard by a long shot.

    • @declandougan7243
      @declandougan7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I can think of one better that took me by surprise. This one’s so complex and interesting though.

    • @basilfeitknecht6430
      @basilfeitknecht6430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@declandougan7243 which one?

    • @THE_Mirage
      @THE_Mirage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@declandougan7243 bro you can't keep us hanging like this

    • @declandougan7243
      @declandougan7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@THE_Mirage I won't th-cam.com/video/eWqbMrGFQLI/w-d-xo.html

    • @declandougan7243
      @declandougan7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@THE_Mirage It's a highly audio-visual product, but if you want just the audio in higher quality, use this link th-cam.com/video/h3chjgQ7yMY/w-d-xo.html

  • @Penguin-Goat
    @Penguin-Goat ปีที่แล้ว +1369

    She’s like a kid enjoying hide and seek with sound. What a prodigy.

    • @sorendippel
      @sorendippel ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oh my God! How does she do it?

    • @jacobshirley3457
      @jacobshirley3457 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@sorendippel She hits random keys, and the notes play themselves.

    • @PatrickP2-z9q
      @PatrickP2-z9q 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's wierd always the people who haven't got a clue about the knowledge in a certain subject are those that are giving the most exagerrated compliments to people who know about the subject🤔

    • @nonsense2369
      @nonsense2369 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This comment was brought to you by drugs

    • @DrSaav-my5ym
      @DrSaav-my5ym 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe she is from another universe

  • @buzzb251
    @buzzb251 ปีที่แล้ว +780

    Hiromi is the type to laugh at her own jokes....before she finishes telling them. To have joy such as that is my eternal search in life. Bless Her.

    • @countpicula
      @countpicula ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What’s her full name?

    • @popcornchan761
      @popcornchan761 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Her name is Hiromi Uehara.

    • @origami_dream
      @origami_dream ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Julia LePetit anyone?

    • @landonbohinc8146
      @landonbohinc8146 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you can have it with Christ! He loves you!

    • @pirojfmifhghek566
      @pirojfmifhghek566 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know you didn't mean it like that, but this reads like a southern insult.

  • @あら-c1v
    @あら-c1v 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I see a lot of "jazz players" springing up in the comments section,
    Chick Corea appreciates her performance and plays with her.
    It is clear that anyone who has doubts about her playing should first question their own ears.

  • @potatogodalmighty2331
    @potatogodalmighty2331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    She's an absolute beast, i know her from her tom and jerry song and its an absolutely amazing piece i can't stop listening to it

  • @nomaanhaque1704
    @nomaanhaque1704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    My eyes! My ears! My God! What have I just witnessed. Glory in her making the utter skill and emotion and deliverance. Such command of the arena, yelling at you to understand the vibe shes in! Thank you George for sharing what I can only imagine is one of the greatest to ever do it!

  • @internetexplorer1057
    @internetexplorer1057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    7:34 I love that little "eeh" she makes after those insane 32th notes.

    • @UrsaFuego
      @UrsaFuego 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Her scatting along and the little "eeh"s that she puts in add so much to her charm and how wonderful this piece is.

  • @jodo__
    @jodo__ 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I saw her live a few weeks ago, and it's one of the best memories of my life.

    • @jazzy3064
      @jazzy3064 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      me too

  • @hotdogskid
    @hotdogskid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    The "wrong notes" part was so cool, it takes one hell of a musician to make that work but my god its awesome when its done right

    • @patbamm4926
      @patbamm4926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can you please educate me more? About the wrong notes. I’m not a musician but I love jazz. I would like to know more about it.😁

    • @-satrivana-
      @-satrivana- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@patbamm4926 it happens a lot in Jazz. I’m no expert, but I know that it’s typical for jazz players to do ALOT of improv. This sometimes causes alot of slip ups in their performances. This is why you may hear a bunch of “wrong notes”. What’s amazing is the fact that they are still some how able to make the piece sound good, despite the fact that they’ve never practiced and they played the wrong notes. That’s what makes Jazz improv so great! :D

    • @hotdogskid
      @hotdogskid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@patbamm4926 I like to think of it like a speaker starting to yell and go off script during a speech as if theyre so passionate they cant contain themselves anymore

    • @patbamm4926
      @patbamm4926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hotdogskid Thank you. It’s very visualise and easy to understand. 😁 I could imagine that…👍

  • @tombearpark4617
    @tombearpark4617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Don't care what anyone says, this is an amazing performance and deserves a lot more love. The coalition between Jazz and Classical is a very important thing. Huge respect to Hiromi Uehara.

  • @thecertifieddoctor
    @thecertifieddoctor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    i love how the audience tries to clap along but they can't handle the big jazz energy

  • @Bowie_E
    @Bowie_E 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    It makes me happy how happy she is

  • @41-Haiku
    @41-Haiku 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    LITERALLY HOW? And throwing in those left-hand triplets around 6:53 during the insane 16ths run is just... what!?

    • @mancung3925
      @mancung3925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hiromi uehara for you