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.
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.
This man is one of the best jazz pianists ever. He will be remembered next to Monk and Bud Powell and Bill Evans and Chick and Herbie and all the other legends i did not name. Truly a great.
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. 🙂
“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.
ive been living in new orleans for only about 3 years now and already have a couple friends who professionally play jazz. if you've ever been near frenchmen street on a saturday night, u know jazz aint dead yet.
@@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
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!
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 RUclips 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.
@@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.
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.
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.
Agreed with everything he said about La La Land, but would've loved for him to analyze Seb's solo piano performances, 'cause none of that was remotely in the jazz idiom. Those solos reeked of the late romantics' techniques and style, and didn't sound or play anything like the "pure" jazz he was supposedly crazy about.
That movie was so unbelievably wack. Can't believe a whole team agreed to produce, make, edit, screen all these wack scenes, whilst not knowing a thing about jazz. That's crazy arrogant if you think about it... Funny 😂 but also not funny :/
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
I'm glad to have heard what he said about there being "no wrong notes in jazz, but there are wrong notes in jazz," especially the difference between purposeful wrong notes and accidental wrong notes. I'm classically trained on the saxophone, but I've played in a lot of jazz ensembles throughout my former career. One thing that bugs me a lot about my classical musician friends is when they say "there's no wrong notes in jazz" as a critique. Anyone who says that doesn't really understand jazz at all. In jazz, sometimes there's a time to play a wrong note on purpose as you're improvising. But when there's something in the music that's clearly laid out, there's *no* time for a wrong note, and it becomes obvious. There *are* wrong notes in jazz; the point is what the purpose behind them is. In fact, pianist Bill Evans is famous for saying, "There are no wrong notes, only wrong resolutions." He viewed "mistakes" as a valued skill in jazz improvisation. To be a truly skilled jazz musician is to take a clear mistake and resolve it. In this respect, there are no "wrong notes" but there are wrong notes. Bill Evans' philosophy gets to the heart of jazz. I love both classical and jazz music. Jazz is creative; classical is very regimented. Both are beautiful. But there are even purposeful wrong notes in classical music. That's what dissonant chords are. So, to say there are "no wrong notes in jazz" as a negative critique is really just due to ignorance more than it is an educated fact.
This video was great, I'm not a huge fan of jazz but I can one hundred percent appreciate it. Some of the more out there stuff can be hard to listen to, but so can classical music these days...it's insular when you reach the experimental edges, but man jazz guys are talented. Improv is not easy, especially with music.
@@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
@@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.
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)
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
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
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"
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.
Robert Glasper is a legend
Just listened to Black Radio last night
BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY BEY
A giant.
Facts
-OY3AH!
Robert Glasper is such a remarkable speaker. His expressions are clear, metaphors are right to the point, and there's always humor.
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.
I would love to hear his thoughts on the movie Soul.
I guarantee you he would approve of the jazz depiction in soul.
@@ultimatelocal 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.
This man is one of the best jazz pianists ever. He will be remembered next to Monk and Bud Powell and Bill Evans and Chick and Herbie and all the other legends i did not name. Truly a great.
“Did I win a Grammy for this movie, yes” You better flex!!! 👏🏾👏🏾
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.
"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
“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.
Wow I gotta comment again, this guys mature and insightful comments on things about what he love is so inspiring
[artist most responsible for jazz not being dead comments on whether jazz is dead]
YOU!
this feels like seeing a minor celebrity at a grocery store or something
@@sengroagers1111 🤣🤣🤷♂️
Make a video on this
Most responsible? That's a stretch. I love Glasper, but that's just a bit ignorant to jazz.
ive been living in new orleans for only about 3 years now and already have a couple friends who professionally play jazz. if you've ever been near frenchmen street on a saturday night, u know jazz aint dead yet.
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.
Robert scatts
Subtitles: “beat boxes”
Definitely no jazz musicians at gq 😂
EXACTLY!
You don’t need to know jazz to know that ain’t beat boxing...
You know the caption guy is white though lol
@@michaelyang3910 well okay. Any knowledge of music then. Ohh and please, don’t make it a skincolour thing.
@@naj_z tongue in cheek man, tongue in cheek 😉
*Robert scatts the lick*
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
To Robert Glasper is a real LEGEND, has worked the literal best of the best and is absolutely hilarious!
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!
“You don’t clock out with music.”
New favorite quote.
I love listening to competent musicians talk about music. It's my favorite thing, and Mr. Glasper definitely delivered.
That loud static sound between each clip is really annoying 😂
That's the next wave of jazz.
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
As a musician Robert is a huge influence and the reason I found jazz. Its interesting to see him talk about the heritage.
I could listen to his voice all day 😂
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
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 RUclips 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'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
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 love Glasper. He is such a Jazz nerd and I’m here for it!
Robert Glasper is an absolute gift.
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.
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.
So excited for black radio 3
Art Deco is my favorite art form. Whenever I see anything Art Deco, I hear New York City nightclub jazz in my head.
🎼🎵🎷🎹🥁🌃🎶
Jazz became the inspiration for tons of different genres. I know a whole lot of people don’t like jazz but jazz is very important in music history.
"Did I win a Grammy for the soundtrack of the movie? Yes."
Lmao alright my brotha. Happy black history month to you too 😂😂
Agreed with everything he said about La La Land, but would've loved for him to analyze Seb's solo piano performances, 'cause none of that was remotely in the jazz idiom. Those solos reeked of the late romantics' techniques and style, and didn't sound or play anything like the "pure" jazz he was supposedly crazy about.
U should make that video
Definitely, and don't forget the Starbucks jazz Fletcher play in Whiplash. Guess it is just too harsh for GQ to do this analysis
That movie was so unbelievably wack. Can't believe a whole team agreed to produce, make, edit, screen all these wack scenes, whilst not knowing a thing about jazz. That's crazy arrogant if you think about it... Funny 😂 but also not funny :/
SMURF!!!
2:18 did you really think I wouldn't notice that Licc?
the licc
The LICC
HAHA!
Licc.
Beat me too it my dude
I saw Robert Glasper on the title and i immediately clicked. Such a talented multi-instrumentalist, composer, musician, and all around producer👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
“Jazz isn’t dead, it just smells funny” - Frank Zappa
Zappa was such a dickhead. 😂😂
It smells funny because it's funky😉
How can you smell a music genre? 🤔
@@kangaroofuno How can something that isn't alive be dead. It's called a metaphor
Frank Zappa is dead and smells funny
Bravo! I applaud having Robert Glasper break down these jazz scenes.... Robert is a legend
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.
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
6:21 that's so true right there. The only wrong notes in jazz are those who are not played with purpose. Notes played with purpose can never be wrong.
Robert Glasper is one of the greatest musician EVER
This man is my hero, he’s taken my soul to Valhalla on to many occasion. Thank you sir 🙏🏾🌌
He made jazz modern enough for me to listen. Then did my homework and listed to the greats. Stay black and stay innovative.
I'm pretty sure he'll stay black...
@@abhilashmessi31 Hahaha
How does one "stay black?"
@@CavemanSynthesizer I mean, Michael Jackson didn't
Jazz is the best type of sound salad
Jazz is the best. Period.
I could listen to Robert Glasper explain things about jazz forever. In another life he would've been a world renown professor.
Robert Glasper is such an amazing artist.
This is an amazing music history lesson in disguise! Robert Glasper, please, do it again even without movie scenes! 👏
the one I've been waiting for that I didn't even know I was waiting for.
🥲
Robert Glasper is an absolute legend. Good pick GQ.
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
I'm kinda falling in love with him. Could listen to him forever. We'd have some loooong conversations about jazz and classical music...
Why there’s a theme music of candy crush or whatever in the back while he definitely speaks about jazz?
I could listen to this guy talk about music forever
The man, myth and legend
best thing i've seen all week (and i just watched the 4th ep of wandavision).
I love love loooove they gave us a half-hour clip for us to really hear the man speak and listen to the snippets. Thanks guys!
I love how Robert starts with "that's just not true" 🤣🤣
#Everydaystrangers
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.
Wow great insights! This was so fulfilling 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿
Loving hearing this gentleman talk about music!
I could listen to him for days!!!
This has been my favorite episode so far
The disclaimer he gave before commenting on the movie he scored, what a power move. Great man.
Wish he spoke more on round midnight. Easily the most true to life story about jazz!
The legend himself! Glad this released ✊🏾
I'm glad to have heard what he said about there being "no wrong notes in jazz, but there are wrong notes in jazz," especially the difference between purposeful wrong notes and accidental wrong notes. I'm classically trained on the saxophone, but I've played in a lot of jazz ensembles throughout my former career. One thing that bugs me a lot about my classical musician friends is when they say "there's no wrong notes in jazz" as a critique. Anyone who says that doesn't really understand jazz at all. In jazz, sometimes there's a time to play a wrong note on purpose as you're improvising. But when there's something in the music that's clearly laid out, there's *no* time for a wrong note, and it becomes obvious. There *are* wrong notes in jazz; the point is what the purpose behind them is. In fact, pianist Bill Evans is famous for saying, "There are no wrong notes, only wrong resolutions." He viewed "mistakes" as a valued skill in jazz improvisation. To be a truly skilled jazz musician is to take a clear mistake and resolve it. In this respect, there are no "wrong notes" but there are wrong notes. Bill Evans' philosophy gets to the heart of jazz. I love both classical and jazz music. Jazz is creative; classical is very regimented. Both are beautiful. But there are even purposeful wrong notes in classical music. That's what dissonant chords are. So, to say there are "no wrong notes in jazz" as a negative critique is really just due to ignorance more than it is an educated fact.
This video was great, I'm not a huge fan of jazz but I can one hundred percent appreciate it. Some of the more out there stuff can be hard to listen to, but so can classical music these days...it's insular when you reach the experimental edges, but man jazz guys are talented. Improv is not easy, especially with music.
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!!
So good!! Robert Glaspher is a great musician.
Thanks for taking the time to do this, Robert 👍
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)
Y’all should get Corey Henry on here
FACTS
Bruh. Legit
That would be WILD
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
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 think Glasper and the Glasper Experience will go down in hisitory as one of greats .
The legendary king, THEE Robert Glasper.
By far one of my favorite musicians 💯💯💯
Robert Glasper isn't allowed to die. He gone live forever.
he boutta turn us into immortals.
Love this. Love jazz. Everyone needs to know who Robert Glasper is.
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"
How not to love this guy?
That solfeggio!! 💚
I know that this isn't a movie, but I'd like to hear a jazz player react to Kids on the Slope.
Yes jazz yesssssssssssss i need to find this guy so i can listen to him
Wow!!! I love Robert Glasper!! 💙💙 This is amazing.
absolute favorite jazz artist
This was excellent and honest expression of the Great RG
One of the best Breakdowns! Please do more!!!
30:38 "The drinking liquids with the flute...? I'm gonna go ahead and say...that's not a thing..."
Will Farrell left the chat.
"If notes had eyes, that's what it would look like." Very well said.
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.
Love it!! Robert Glasper is the dopest
This guy always gives the best interviews!
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
Robert Glasper doesn't really does not get the recognition he deserves . True custodian of Jazz in the spirit of Herbie Hancock & Wynton Marsalis
thanks for reminding me to binge listen to Robert's all albums
His voice 😭💗 Very good comments made all round, never been a fan of La La Land