Simon Helberg vs. Jon Batiste: Mozart Piano Battle

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

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  • @cynicallyhopeful
    @cynicallyhopeful 7 лет назад +1805

    If I wasn't in love with Jon Batiste before, I certainly stand corrected. How can one man have so much talent and humble swagger all at the same time?? "Yeah, I know some opera... I went to Julliard."

    • @Toywins
      @Toywins 5 лет назад +47

      His swag is the best, he's humble and thats what makes him so enjoyable!

    • @anonymousR7
      @anonymousR7 4 года назад +17

      humble brag you mean?

    • @exzinerlloyd5470
      @exzinerlloyd5470 3 года назад +4

      Yes ma’am

    • @oldschooloc2110
      @oldschooloc2110 3 года назад +19

      Yes! The truly great ones are like that. Go on with your bad self, Jon!

    • @jamestierney2531
      @jamestierney2531 3 года назад +16

      I agree. Classic modesty from Jon Batiste, who is essentially saying. .”Yeah, I went to this little-known, obscure, third-rate music school….Juilliard.” And then saying, “Hold my beer…and watch this..” You gotta love it..

  • @SirDrinksAlot
    @SirDrinksAlot 4 года назад +2703

    "Jon you know opera?"
    "Yeah I know opera, I went to Juilliard." That was actually pretty damn cool.

    • @joebroadbeef332
      @joebroadbeef332 3 года назад +10

      U damn right it was pretty cool!!!
      #CoolGeeksRule!!!!

    • @TheWinterDaughter
      @TheWinterDaughter 11 месяцев назад +3

      Ya....I heard about opera when I WAS AT JULLIARD!

    • @hollyb6885
      @hollyb6885 6 месяцев назад

      Ohhhhhhhh SNAP!

  • @papillonvu
    @papillonvu 4 года назад +1179

    Can we just get another 7 minutes of Simon Helberg and Jon Baptiste improv’ing together!

    • @shirleyrombough8173
      @shirleyrombough8173 3 года назад +29

      Amazing. "Yeah, I know a little opera," and proceeds to improvise on Mozart's "Queen of the Night." Both of them. Bravi!

    • @ThePixieixie
      @ThePixieixie 3 года назад +7

      Please!!

    • @zippyzipster46
      @zippyzipster46 2 года назад +13

      They weren’t improving. Good grief people! Staged and practiced over and over. Read up on how these shows are run.

    • @kendallamerige7300
      @kendallamerige7300 2 года назад

      Trátate bien

    • @kendallamerige7300
      @kendallamerige7300 2 года назад

      @@shirleyrombough8173 en

  • @NerdDrunk
    @NerdDrunk 5 лет назад +524

    Simon Helberg is mega talented. Dude's only scratched the surface in his career.

    • @FVWhimsy2010
      @FVWhimsy2010 Год назад +5

      extremely MULTI-talented....

    • @BlackRose0555
      @BlackRose0555 Год назад

      agree

    • @jeremybuckets
      @jeremybuckets Год назад +8

      Honestly Simon is wasted on The Big Bang Theory. It's such a milquetoast show you don't realize how talented or funny he actually is.

    • @OlafProt
      @OlafProt 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@jeremybuckets I wouldnt say wasted, but when you see him tower over almost everyone in his small part in A Serious Man, then you go "ohhhhh i get it.."

    • @arecaceae
      @arecaceae Месяц назад +1

      I agree

  • @Winteramen
    @Winteramen 4 года назад +848

    i love how he plays is clean at first, not to overstep on Jon, then after a little twist from Baptiste, he's like "okay, gotta jazz it up a little"

    • @LochNessAnthony
      @LochNessAnthony 4 года назад +14

      He could barely play

    • @avidadolares
      @avidadolares 4 года назад +50

      No... you dont just start off full guns ablaze....you build up to it. Just like a movie or story doesnt jump straight into the climactic moments.

    • @mayap6055
      @mayap6055 4 года назад +23

      Great showmanship

    • @teslah2997
      @teslah2997 3 года назад +58

      @@LochNessAnthony you evidently know nothing about music....he stepped up his “jazz” game quite nicely

    • @mgg5418
      @mgg5418 3 года назад +10

      @@LochNessAnthony yeah… when you don’t know what you’re talking about it’s better to just not say anything buddy 😏

  • @HuBrIsRaDiO
    @HuBrIsRaDiO 7 лет назад +616

    That break was one of the sickest things I've ever heard. I need this as a full track.

  • @danerang
    @danerang 8 лет назад +2955

    I want a full 5 minute track of that jam session they had at the end I loved it

    • @nasus4848
      @nasus4848 8 лет назад +30

      or more!

    • @KevinP32270
      @KevinP32270 8 лет назад +12

      ABSOLUTELY.

    • @barakaben
      @barakaben 7 лет назад +12

      Definitely. Could anyone recommend any other songs similar to this please?

    • @alexf9901
      @alexf9901 6 лет назад +5

      I would love that

    • @marinaproger2324
      @marinaproger2324 6 лет назад +5

      More yes. More than 5 min.

  • @TangiersIntrigue
    @TangiersIntrigue 8 лет назад +1839

    Jon Batiste is an amazing musician. Stephen is really lucky to have him on his show.

    • @angelasotheraccount
      @angelasotheraccount 5 лет назад +35

      I'm so glad Stephen asked and Jon said yes. Didn't know a thing about him before, but I am absolutely a fan now.

    • @1978Calamity
      @1978Calamity 4 года назад +14

      He really is. Lol!

    • @dctrbrass
      @dctrbrass 4 года назад +16

      Yeah good one; good knowledge of the language. Nice to see that musicians are still getting jobs on a few big stages. They're usually ignored in favor of entertainers, for whatever reason.

    • @rachelwood9438
      @rachelwood9438 4 года назад +16

      Hes awesome and very pleasant to look at 😍

    • @robinsonshe06
      @robinsonshe06 4 года назад +7

      @@rachelwood9438 🥰😍🥰😍🥰- right???

  • @jeffhsu7027
    @jeffhsu7027 2 года назад +526

    And now, 5 years later, Jon has 11 Grammy nominations

    • @g.cosper
      @g.cosper 2 года назад +26

      And 5 major wins now!

    • @goldenmarie2555
      @goldenmarie2555 2 года назад +6

      And an Oscar,
      Peabody and the hits keep coming.

    • @ThePoushal
      @ThePoushal Год назад

      So has Louis CK. Do Grammy count anymore?

    • @JeffreyGoddin
      @JeffreyGoddin 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@ThePoushal Yes, Louis is amazing. Learn to separate the art from the artist. And possibly forgiveness.

    • @ThePoushal
      @ThePoushal 11 месяцев назад

      @@JeffreyGoddin lol I am a huge Louis CK. What are you on about?

  • @trashleigh87
    @trashleigh87 Год назад +41

    I come back to this clip every couple of years it’s so excellent. The jamming at the end is exquisite. excellent entertainers

    • @johananpremkumar1657
      @johananpremkumar1657 11 месяцев назад +1

      I’ve been coming back to this clip every couple of minutes. Dang so good!

  • @camq-py7bs
    @camq-py7bs 8 лет назад +6395

    The coolest person who ever said "yeah I know opera, I went to Juilliard"

    • @biancatellington85
      @biancatellington85 6 лет назад +51

      camq0789 It would have been cooler if he said he went to Curtis.

    • @brucegelman9671
      @brucegelman9671 6 лет назад +23

      Keith Jarrett went to Julliard for about a minute and said I dont need this nonsense.

    • @maryrosekent8223
      @maryrosekent8223 5 лет назад +12

      Bruce Gelman
      I saw Keith Jarrett at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco probably 30 years ago. It was fantastic.

    • @IZn0g0uDatAll
      @IZn0g0uDatAll 5 лет назад +55

      Going to Julliard is pretty cool in itself.

    • @Eristhenes
      @Eristhenes 5 лет назад +46

      @@brucegelman9671 Yeah, I had a teacher who went to Julliard and he said he learned more at Trenton State pursuing his Master's. His contention was if you already have to be at the top when you enter, where is the growth?

  • @BboyBabyCAkes
    @BboyBabyCAkes 7 лет назад +330

    That piano collab was 🔥🔥🔥I got so hyped. Classical yet funky vibes

  • @gtwgtwgtw
    @gtwgtwgtw 5 лет назад +79

    Oh man...Simon is soooo good, and at 6:12, you can see that he sees how amazing Jon is. I love seeing things like that. The people that I think are amazing still see how much more amazing others are too.

  • @gailbug
    @gailbug 2 года назад +46

    I didn't know I could love Jon Baptiste any more than I already do, but his joyful generosity is inspiring.

  • @Blullaby
    @Blullaby 7 лет назад +454

    LATE SHOW, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ?? EVERYONE HAS BEEN BEGGING FOR IT !!! PLEASE HAVE JON-BATISTE AND SIMON REPLAY THIS AND MAKE IT THE WHOLE SONG ! WE'D DEFINITELY PAY FOR IT, IT'S RIDICULOUSLY GORGEOUS.
    (Don't know how many times I've replayed this but I can't get enough, even six months later ^^')

    • @NeilSahay
      @NeilSahay 6 лет назад +21

      Blu Amen to that. I feel like I'm responsible for half of the views on this video.
      I would definitely buy an album if they made one!

    • @mayap6055
      @mayap6055 4 года назад +14

      I concur !! Late show give Jon more time to Do his musical thing. It’s so refreshing to hear real music on tv. He’s the only person doing this kind of great improvising in the main stream.

    • @maggiemcginley4640
      @maggiemcginley4640 4 года назад +8

      That would be wonderful..

    • @aklevin
      @aklevin 3 года назад +8

      Would 100% pay for a whole song!!!

  • @PrinceofGreatness
    @PrinceofGreatness 8 лет назад +2037

    They turned Mozart into Jazz.

    • @cottonrayne5060
      @cottonrayne5060 6 лет назад +43

      PrinceofGreatness Listen to Blue Rondo a la Turque by the Dave Brubeck Quartet...based on Mozarts' Turkish Rondo. Mozart melodies and jazz interpretations...perfect match.

    • @jeffwagner8175
      @jeffwagner8175 6 лет назад +21

      Damn travesty what idiots do to classical music if they don't trash it by turning it to jazz they ruin it all together turning it into HipHop.

    • @adamdonahue2079
      @adamdonahue2079 6 лет назад +6

      PrinceofGreatness They should’ve tried Bach.

    • @winteriscoming4909
      @winteriscoming4909 6 лет назад +29

      @@jeffwagner8175 At least it sounds way better to me than the original!! I can listen to this all day

    • @KryzMasta
      @KryzMasta 5 лет назад +76

      Jeff Wagner Are you one of those two grandpas on The Muppet Show?

  • @Beeburrito
    @Beeburrito 8 лет назад +2155

    I got mad respect for Jon Bastite

  • @MsSHINeeTVXQSuju
    @MsSHINeeTVXQSuju 8 лет назад +2817

    for those, like myself, who came for the piano playing: 5:40, you're welcome ^^ pretty good stuff, I must say :P

    • @Gam3Junkie
      @Gam3Junkie 8 лет назад +9

      thanks

    • @Camila-iv6pz
      @Camila-iv6pz 8 лет назад +1

      Thanks!

    • @dr.rferrie2068
      @dr.rferrie2068 8 лет назад +12

      were you annoyed by the clapping too :D :D

    • @MsSHINeeTVXQSuju
      @MsSHINeeTVXQSuju 8 лет назад +3

      ***** lolz...I read the title and came to have a listen...turns out that the title was somewhat misleading...the interview was part of the video (I don't know who this guy is...so I skipped it), it wasn't just the clip of them playing ^^

    • @luthoefese1107
      @luthoefese1107 8 лет назад +2

      what does clutch mean?

  • @sarahb.ocasio7937
    @sarahb.ocasio7937 2 года назад +50

    Simon Helberg is a genius in every aspect of his life.

  • @tiblu68
    @tiblu68 Год назад +42

    I’m glad Jon is off living his best life and dedicating himself to his music but I miss him so much on this show. He was always such a beautifully bright spot on here.
    And this with Simon is amazing ❣️

  • @amerie1987
    @amerie1987 8 лет назад +474

    I kind of need the whole Jon Batiste's Queen of the Night Jazz rendition now!

  • @oscarinacan
    @oscarinacan 4 года назад +816

    Why is it called a battle? They weren't competing, they were collaborating.

    • @car3ss
      @car3ss 4 года назад +27

      So people will click the link and watch... “battle!” entices even non music fans, people love things with winners and losers. “Collaboration”... isn’t as enticing to people. The way of the world these days, gotta get those clicks.

    • @kickedinthecalfbyacow7549
      @kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 4 года назад +18

      ‘Battling pianos” or “duelling pianos” has been around for over 100 years. If you ever visit San Diego you will discover there is a piano battle in ever 3rd bar.

    • @robinsonshe06
      @robinsonshe06 4 года назад +1

      @@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 - “ dueling” - lol 😂🥰😍 they were cute, right?

    • @wiseonwords
      @wiseonwords 3 года назад +5

      @@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549 - Back in the day, Beethoven had quite the reputation in Vienna for winning piano battles.

    • @advaitkkumar
      @advaitkkumar 3 года назад

      c l i c k b a i t

  • @mistadomino
    @mistadomino 4 года назад +19

    That part at the end when Simon and Jon got on the keys... *magic* Jon is pure joy!

  • @davidward1171
    @davidward1171 4 года назад +26

    If you continue to watch Colbert, and Jon is playing from home he Almost NEVER looks at the keys when he plays. My, wife who plays piano and is not easily impressed is blown away by that every single time he does it!

  • @antgarcia62
    @antgarcia62 4 года назад +393

    5:23 "Have you ever played with Jon Batiste?"
    "Who's that?"
    THE AUDACITY OF THE MAN!!!

    • @SheriSoltes
      @SheriSoltes 4 года назад +16

      Yeah, that was awkward.

    • @winterhorsesfarm1609
      @winterhorsesfarm1609 4 года назад +74

      Pretty sure that was scripted, lol. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't play a bit together before the show.

    • @myrnashoults9735
      @myrnashoults9735 4 года назад +10

      I wasn’t sure if he was trying to be funny when he said that

    • @babs2902
      @babs2902 3 года назад +7

      @@winterhorsesfarm1609 that was very scripted

    • @em.415
      @em.415 3 года назад +8

      @@myrnashoults9735 Yea it was a joke

  • @jaronoutlaw2176
    @jaronoutlaw2176 8 лет назад +2002

    jon batiste is too good.

    • @annabelvb
      @annabelvb 8 лет назад +36

      Saw him in concert last month, absolute don

    • @JohannesWiberg
      @JohannesWiberg 8 лет назад +124

      Yeah well you can hear that Simon Helberg certainly wasn't lying, he can really play... but compare anyone to someone who actually plays for a living and has done so all his life successfully... well that's just not fair :D

    • @gateauxq4604
      @gateauxq4604 8 лет назад +50

      He's really grown into being a solid band leader and overall foil for SC. Definately a keeper!

    • @David95210
      @David95210 7 лет назад +43

      Unfortunately I feel that despite his musical prowess JB's interactions with SC are awkward and unentertaining. He doesn't make jokes like Conan's, Kimmel's, or Fallon's sidekicks and mostly just says OH NO or laughs uncomfortably. It's tough to be a bandleader and a sidekick if you aren't funny like Max Weinberg or Questlove.

    • @JohannesWiberg
      @JohannesWiberg 7 лет назад +23

      David95210 Agreed 100%. I find it very cringeworthy that he really seems to play into the "black sidekick" stereotype, saying "daaayum", overreacting and stuff. Not a good pick.

  • @raptornomad1221
    @raptornomad1221 8 лет назад +764

    Damn, Juliard? You go, Jon!

    • @raptornomad1221
      @raptornomad1221 8 лет назад

      ***** I'll be sure to check it out!

    • @rasaecnai
      @rasaecnai 8 лет назад +183

      he was the valedictorian of his class and he also got his masters there...masters of music, i didnt even know there was somethng like that

    • @matthewhovda5989
      @matthewhovda5989 7 лет назад +33

      rasaecnai pretty much all collegiate and professional conductors have their doctorate in music

    • @jerometaylor4243
      @jerometaylor4243 5 лет назад

      @@rasaecnai OMG!!!!! I'm done!!!!!!

  • @ericstone5972
    @ericstone5972 7 лет назад +40

    That turn around lick he drops at 6:40 jams so hard!

  • @ingloriousbasterd3067
    @ingloriousbasterd3067 7 лет назад +61

    That piano duo riff was fucking awesome...I would buy an album.

  • @jonoesquirryl
    @jonoesquirryl 7 лет назад +2367

    Simon Helberg is nervous in public guys, he's not on crack, leave him alone.

    • @sasukesarutobi3862
      @sasukesarutobi3862 6 лет назад +40

      They've obviously never had to amp themselves up for something they're nervous about.

    • @xaaronbeleskyx
      @xaaronbeleskyx 5 лет назад +54

      he acts in front of crowds like this every day. lol? He's not nervous. He's bein a goof

    • @striffee1542
      @striffee1542 5 лет назад +104

      @@xaaronbeleskyx There's a difference between acting and a one on one interview in front of a crowd.

    • @pmn029
      @pmn029 5 лет назад +51

      I don't see you idiots commenting about the last time you were on a talk show.

    • @justmindset
      @justmindset 5 лет назад +11

      Why not both?

  • @BTSheart
    @BTSheart 2 года назад +26

    Jon has magic fingers, the man is extraordinary. So happy that Freedom has got all the recognitions

  • @dresand6184
    @dresand6184 8 лет назад +132

    For everyone asking:
    Melody is from "Queen of the Night" which is from Mozart's "Magic Flute" Opera.
    If you liked that, you should watch the movie "Amadeus".... Thank me later

    • @mushinnoshin4374
      @mushinnoshin4374 5 лет назад +2

      Dre Sand Amadeus is bollocks, so fictionalized

    • @sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160
      @sebastiannemeth-ramirez2160 5 лет назад +9

      @@mushinnoshin4374 Thank you, Captain Buzzkill. Yes, it's fictional, but fuck it, it's a fucking good movie. Why can't you just let people have nice things?

    • @Baccatube79
      @Baccatube79 5 лет назад +7

      "The Queen of the Night" is the ROLE in the opera "The Magic Flute". The PIECE is her aria from 2nd act, "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" ("Hell's revenge is boiling in my bosom").

    • @mika274
      @mika274 4 года назад

      When is later

    • @LazyIRanch
      @LazyIRanch 4 года назад

      Really though, go watch the original awful performance by Florence Foster Jenkins, then watch Meryl Streep acting out that same performance. They are almost indistinguishable! Meryl sounds and looks exactly like her. Both clips are here on RUclips.

  • @Bsouls5678
    @Bsouls5678 7 лет назад +65

    Been sitting here all night watching Late Show clips that feature Jon Batiste, and slowly falling in love him and his talent

  • @deliaklager766
    @deliaklager766 3 года назад +74

    I was a bit sad when Stephen cut them off, I could have watched that for much longer =D

  • @Fern635
    @Fern635 5 лет назад +88

    Both are very good... but you can tell by their faces that Simon is working super hard and Jon is just having fun.

    • @technoclutter4003
      @technoclutter4003 11 месяцев назад +9

      To be fair Jon is providing backing core as well Simon is doing a bit more of a technical play there.
      But if you were to ask me which one is more talented on the piano I would have to say Jon, the dude is a legend

    • @TheWinterDaughter
      @TheWinterDaughter 11 месяцев назад

      no kidding...@@technoclutter4003

  • @dearmakeupdiary
    @dearmakeupdiary 7 лет назад +878

    I don't think he's into any drugs. It's just his personality and a bit of acting too. People just go too far with the comments.

  • @IceColdProfessional
    @IceColdProfessional 8 лет назад +938

    Jon Baptiste cannot be fucked with!

  • @CrystalsandCandles
    @CrystalsandCandles 8 лет назад +258

    What a strange little dude.... And what a great talent. Loved the piano duel and wish there was more of it.

  • @nirmitpatel132
    @nirmitpatel132 4 года назад +35

    When RUclips spits out this gem during quarantine made me so happy

  • @physicsguybrian
    @physicsguybrian 2 года назад +13

    The amount of shear raw talent is staggering!!!! Thank you Stephen for bringing much needed light to an ever darkening world!!! Thank you Jon and Simon for being that light on this day!!!

  • @fratdawgg23
    @fratdawgg23 8 лет назад +916

    Wonder if Mozart had any clue his music would still be enjoyed 200-plus years after he wrote it?!

    • @AmKDWIFE
      @AmKDWIFE 8 лет назад +14

      ikr!! I think about that too. Especially after watching Amadeus!

    • @alejandrolugo8743
      @alejandrolugo8743 8 лет назад +4

      there some Mexican "corridos" that are older and still popular. shitty music last the longest.

    • @samshorto5433
      @samshorto5433 8 лет назад +67

      That is absolute bullshit. Only the best music lasts. You know why people are always saying "Oh music was much better in the (insert time period here)"? It's because only the best music from that generation gets remembered and enjoyed over decades and centuries, and the crap gets forgotten.

    • @cjua2803
      @cjua2803 8 лет назад +6

      +Sam Shorto theres going to be a large blackout in the 2010s when people look back on the "pop" music

    • @donniemontoya9300
      @donniemontoya9300 8 лет назад +1

      in his day, classical music was considered a fad. it would fade out in a few years and be hated after.

  • @delfin7461
    @delfin7461 5 лет назад +55

    I hope he goes on to have a great film career, he's very good in "Florence Foster Jenkins" - he's got great comic timing, does super impressions and is a very good musician.

    • @Custerd1
      @Custerd1 3 года назад +5

      His impressions are awesome, and he's obviously a talented musician. The best of the Big Bang Theory ensemble, in my opinion.

  • @sandratobias2158
    @sandratobias2158 8 лет назад +15

    This is a beautiful moment between the two. I keep on re-watching the end of the clip.

  • @nicolasgonzalez2249
    @nicolasgonzalez2249 4 года назад +9

    Simon is a profesional musician. He took piano, guitar and singing lessons since he was 8 years old. He is a freaking piano master. We were next-door neighboors from 1986 until 1999.
    I used to hang out with him and all the kids in the neighborhood back in the day. We used to play, pretending we were The A-Team and McGyver and he was so into the acting-playing game.
    Somehow we just knew he was gonna be an artist. And he killed it.
    Never talked to him again, never saw him again. He became the successful artist he is and i became a pilot.
    Best memories of that time when we were kids. I'm happy for him. He is a hard worker. Deserves his success 500%.

  • @stubbz8726
    @stubbz8726 7 лет назад +209

    That's an American talk show for you - just when it gets interesting "WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @android12921
      @android12921 3 года назад +1

      I hate it when it becomes something that we fill up between two Ad breaks.

    • @mdgraller
      @mdgraller 3 года назад

      And people clapping on every beat of a jazz performance

  • @jerichothedrifter60
    @jerichothedrifter60 8 лет назад +206

    John Batiste is a super knocked out player and his band has a KICK ASS rhythm section. That's the kind of rhythm section you want in YOUR band.

    • @anrina
      @anrina 8 лет назад +33

      Jon Batiste and Stay Human are awesome!! I wish we got to see the whole thing instead of cutting to commercial. They should just have their own featured playlist on this channel for the stuff they do over commercial break.

    • @seankeller8291
      @seankeller8291 7 лет назад +1

      The Late Show EP is on Spotify, & has some of that.

    • @Blullaby
      @Blullaby 7 лет назад +2

      Sean Keller
      This is major news !! Thanks bro (: !

    • @johnpleung
      @johnpleung 7 лет назад

      you don't know what my band wants, jerry

    • @eclatinternational.875
      @eclatinternational.875 5 лет назад

      @@Blullaby did you find it?

  • @beagle0811
    @beagle0811 8 лет назад +43

    Jon Baptiste is too hip for the room! Love him.

  • @amyhall-shalvoy2359
    @amyhall-shalvoy2359 8 лет назад +15

    Simon was so much more interested in playing than in promoting. Love hearing the two of them together!

  • @aaryamannambiar6677
    @aaryamannambiar6677 3 года назад +97

    Confidence, Positivity, Infectious Energy = Jon Batiste.

    • @anniemack6855
      @anniemack6855 3 года назад

      Just 4 fun.. wud like 2 see Jon and Cruise discussing an agreed upon topic somewhere...tom and jon reek of cofident positivity. ( in a good way- of course!!) 😁😁😃😄😍🤩

  • @elaeria
    @elaeria 7 лет назад +45

    I think that was the best rendition of Queen of the Night that I've ever heard. I would buy that recording!!

  • @alvinrodney6229
    @alvinrodney6229 7 лет назад +8

    When two musically talented people come together - magic!

  • @katharina7917
    @katharina7917 3 года назад +18

    Watched this about 12 times now. Keep coming back when I need a boost of good vibes. Love Helberg and Batiste together. Those two are so playful and talented and witty...just a joy!

  • @hjssteady1240
    @hjssteady1240 6 лет назад +22

    i love how into the music he is at the end. he's too distracted to look into the camera whilst stephen is promoting his movie. what a great musician

  • @kjamison5951
    @kjamison5951 6 лет назад +124

    “Have you played with Jon Batiste?”
    “Who’s that?”
    Helberg, you gonna get played now!

  • @johncronic6514
    @johncronic6514 2 года назад +2

    Can we just take a second to realize, that you can watch this man for nothing... in New York, and GOD I hope it stays that way. What an insanely talented man on one of the best shows in the world. PLEASE STAY! Some of my favorite performances ever were yours and you and Stephen just play off each other.

  • @SimrohnIftekhar
    @SimrohnIftekhar 8 лет назад +29

    That sounded so good! Especially when they came together in the end!

  • @wishingonthemoon1
    @wishingonthemoon1 3 года назад +18

    “I played jazz and rock. I never got into opera; I wasn’t that cool.”
    Me, a pianist and classically trained opera singer: 😭🥰😭🥰 I’m so flattered. Hey tho, he is very talented.

  • @Beatlesfanish
    @Beatlesfanish 8 лет назад +79

    Is it me or was Simon super nervous?
    Kudos to Stephen for slowly getting him to calm down. You can really see the pro here
    Both men are great at what they do

  • @barlovesnoop
    @barlovesnoop 4 года назад +105

    What do we need to do in order to get the full version of that jazzy Queen Of The Night that Jon and Simon did?
    Because I'll do it.

  • @aritradattagupta9181
    @aritradattagupta9181 4 года назад +67

    Why am I seeing this now? RUclips, it's your fault.
    I want a full album from Jon Batiste and Simon Helberg.

  • @that1weirdkid27
    @that1weirdkid27 8 лет назад +562

    That piano battle was seriously sexy.

    • @robinsonshe06
      @robinsonshe06 4 года назад +4

      Sexiness was off the damn charts 🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @tvremote9394
    @tvremote9394 7 лет назад +930

    "have you played with Jon Baptiste?"
    "Who's that?"
    That's when Jon thought "I'm gonna make sure this bitch remembers my name after this"

    • @MsZoe85
      @MsZoe85 7 лет назад +35

      Jerrin Thomas I’m sure that was just a joke. Jon Baptist is very well known, certainly among (ex) musicians

    • @steveknows62
      @steveknows62 7 лет назад +49

      Like it wasn't planned in advance? You're an easy mark.

    • @buuzzsawtouchedme194
      @buuzzsawtouchedme194 6 лет назад +19

      +steveknows62,
      It surprises me when people don't realise how set up these shows are.
      They are literally following a script, not word for word, but basically the questions are agreed to in advance (because look what happens when News reporter for example asks a questions a little bit too personal, the person walks off).
      The answers are partly rehearsed (possibly if there is a joke involved, but mostly the answers are improvised), and as for asking the guest to partake in something like Piano or singing etc, you need to know in advance if they are ready i.e. they don't want to make a fool of themselves.
      An also what most people don't understand is that chat shows are entertainment, so the idea is to entertain the audience, so unless you have the best improv comedian's on the stage (it ain't going to work).
      P.S. There is one who could carry the whole show by himself, and that was Mohammad Ali, very quick witted, very intelligent guy, not too many people are as entertaining as him.

    • @steveknows62
      @steveknows62 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks for your reply. I remember being at the taping of your show on the 2nd anniversary of 9/11 where the topic was PMS. I asked you, or your guest, a question that pertained to my then girlfriend, and then, never heard the end of it. Shoulda known better.

    • @buuzzsawtouchedme194
      @buuzzsawtouchedme194 6 лет назад

      +steveknows62,
      Well that's show business, if I can't answer the question, I tend to reject it (sometimes I have my security escort people out of the building if I'm really under pressure).
      But online I'm a bit more honest, a bit more real.

  • @jaysix8032
    @jaysix8032 2 года назад +3

    They cut the piano duet short for a break!!!!!! It was brilliant! Was loving it! More please!

  • @shenzou4778
    @shenzou4778 3 года назад +5

    5:30 "Juilliard", that's awesome man

  • @saltcitytutoring8976
    @saltcitytutoring8976 7 лет назад +648

    I started laughing when he asked baptiste if he knew opera and he said.. Yeah i went to Juilliard..thats like asking michael phelps if he can swim. Lol

  • @jabarilucas8100
    @jabarilucas8100 8 лет назад +400

    That moment when you realize that they improvised something in 30 seconds far more musically creative then what most of the popular music "artists" of today takes months to conjure...

    • @noobestofdamall
      @noobestofdamall 4 года назад +16

      Classically trained musicians vs pop "musicians" in a nutshell.

    • @luryas626
      @luryas626 4 года назад +6

      @@noobestofdamall pull yourself together. It's like comparing kids football with liverpool

    • @KellyKar
      @KellyKar 4 года назад +26

      These things are usually pre-rehearsed. But your point is still valid

    • @socotroquito2007
      @socotroquito2007 4 года назад +7

      I don’t care if it was rehearsed, that is genius

    • @maxducoudray
      @maxducoudray 4 года назад

      You think pop music takes months to write?

  • @calebwilford
    @calebwilford 8 лет назад +355

    5:20 for the music, you aren't missing anything before

    • @traffic800
      @traffic800 8 лет назад +1

      Might as well just skip to the end, not a very good improvisation by the actor.

    • @Candyroxnrulz
      @Candyroxnrulz 8 лет назад +8

      +Erich von Manstein uh, cos ur a concert pianist with 10 consecutive wins in the international piano competition and has been accompanied by many famous orchestras from all over he world?

    • @xxSennaxx
      @xxSennaxx 8 лет назад +20

      You don't need to be a professional pianist to judge some else's playing lol. He struggled to keep up improv-wise and beat-wise. Ofc no shame in that- I would certainly expect that a guy who got his master's from Juilliard would do better than Simon Helberh haha!

    • @samanthadamico1579
      @samanthadamico1579 6 лет назад

      calebwilford thank you

  • @mariebonytathelusma9381
    @mariebonytathelusma9381 2 года назад +9

    Grammy Award winner Jon Baptiste! Well deserved! Handsome and talented!

  • @johananpremkumar1657
    @johananpremkumar1657 11 месяцев назад +2

    Seriously!!!! Why did Stephen have to make them stop!!! Sounded so beautiful and could have gone on

  • @jamesbeshears6717
    @jamesbeshears6717 3 года назад +5

    It was with Simon's musical attributes that Howard won Bernadette's heart....and of course the writers of Big Bang Theory 🎶 That episode of him serenading her at work...one of my favorites 🎶

  • @Bergenslarsen
    @Bergenslarsen 7 лет назад +87

    Ohh! That jam should've gone on uninterrupted!

  • @amalofoto
    @amalofoto 7 лет назад +104

    Jon Baptiste is unfuckwithable. Mad props

  • @amapparatistkwabena
    @amapparatistkwabena 7 лет назад +17

    They killed that! Jon Baptiste: you're amazing, bro!

  • @AWM_2023
    @AWM_2023 2 года назад +1

    - "How many times have you watched the final piano duetto?"
    - "Yes."

  • @margopadon5025
    @margopadon5025 2 года назад +2

    PLEASE JON AND STEPHEN GIVE THE MUSIC SOME SURPRISES FOR YOU JON AND FOR THE WORLD WITH IMPROMPTUS LIKE THIS ONCE A WEEK!! OH PLEASE. Everyone needs Jon’s spark of well-honed mad genius!! Riding all the mad masters, here and passed, and their wild winds with JON’S wild-tamed, resurrecting and glorifying sober creativity and LOVE!! Please bring the love riot to the stage once a week!! Oh- you know you wanna sneak up on us with this!! I have to say: Thank You so much for your transformative and beautiful spirit, Jon. This universe needs you. I know your humble strength can take this compliment . ♥️

  • @blankspace4358
    @blankspace4358 7 лет назад +6

    You should upload the entire clip of them jamming. This is absolute gold.

  • @heatherallingham7120
    @heatherallingham7120 7 лет назад +3

    Possibly my favourite musical performance on this show...my only "complaint" is that it's not long enough. BRAVO!

  • @belforio
    @belforio 7 лет назад +23

    When Simon said, "who's that?" I was like, "oohhhhhhh helllllll no!" I know of course it was all part of the act, but it was just funny to hear.

  • @catherinefisher8534
    @catherinefisher8534 2 года назад +3

    Ohhhh. I love Jon Batiste's piano playing ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

  • @donhulbert1913
    @donhulbert1913 4 года назад +3

    That was extraordinary! I loved the movie and his performance, and the rapport he established with Meryl Streep both as a screen actor and in character. The most touching moment to me in the film was when they were about to go onstage at Carnegie Hall, Ms. Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins has an attack of stage fright. And Mr. Helberg as Cosmé McMoon, says with utter conviction "We can do this, Miss Florence." I melted into a puddle...

  • @loknloll
    @loknloll 3 года назад +11

    How does someone put that much soul and swing, and dare I say funk into Mozart?

  • @savannahthum7695
    @savannahthum7695 6 лет назад +11

    He's such a varied and talented actor, doesn't get enough credit

  • @frankcarter7146
    @frankcarter7146 3 года назад +9

    What a freakin AWESOME musical collaboration. I'm embarrassed to say I just recently discovered Jon Batiste's real music outside the Late Show. A lot of good stuff on RUclips.

  • @jgw5491
    @jgw5491 2 года назад +3

    Their riff on the Queen of the Night reminded me of Mozart's riff on the ditty Salieri wrote for him when he came to court in "Amadeus". Mozart said, "May I?" and proceeded to take Salieri's nursery rhyme tune up to the level of a sonata.

  • @ericdaniel323
    @ericdaniel323 5 лет назад +126

    The joke about not being good-looking enough to be bad sailed right past the audience.

    • @loveshine7819
      @loveshine7819 3 года назад +2

      Totally heard that 🙌🏽🤓

    • @barbarahamlyn922
      @barbarahamlyn922 3 года назад +8

      Poor guy! That wasn’t the only thing the audience missed!! It wasn’t a very responsive audience at all!! At least the tv viewers could still enjoy what he said- but to him, he probably felt like everything he said fell flat! HE was cool- the AUDIENCE fell flat! So Glad he got a good response as he went out showing his piano-playing chops!!

    • @spdutahraptor777
      @spdutahraptor777 3 года назад +5

      A lot of what he said went past the audience

  • @reyngel
    @reyngel 3 года назад +25

    Everything about this clip is one one of raddest things ever on Colbert’s Late Show

  • @kindlychill5071
    @kindlychill5071 8 лет назад +2611

    *does a line of cocaine*
    Floor manager: "YOU'RE ON! GOGO"
    *runs out*

    • @HOLYNipplecrust99
      @HOLYNipplecrust99 8 лет назад +52

      My thoughts exactly

    • @makanekmalek
      @makanekmalek 8 лет назад +35

      does a LAST line of coaine.

    • @digglebick
      @digglebick 8 лет назад +40

      you're letting him off easy assuming he's on drugs. he's just genuinely that awkward and bad at improv comedy. Fell flat on his face on every joke he tried making

    • @dayleclarke4433
      @dayleclarke4433 8 лет назад +34

      +vanisher911 ha, 'improv comedy'. These late shows are all pre-planned down to the conversation. It's what made Ferguson so good.

    • @nickedwards9287
      @nickedwards9287 8 лет назад +10

      Dayle Clarke i hope you are tryin to be funny, cause you took the one talk show that didn't have pre planned interveiws as an example... lol

  • @da96103
    @da96103 8 лет назад +54

    The interview part was a bit cringey. What's wrong with Helberg? He was quite okay with interviews at UK for the movie.

    • @samanthaadioetomo5480
      @samanthaadioetomo5480 8 лет назад +7

      Honestly, I think it's the audience. They were super quite during Viola Davis, too...

    • @TheGeneralThings
      @TheGeneralThings 8 лет назад +17

      Cocaine. Plenty of cocaine.

    • @donniemontoya9300
      @donniemontoya9300 8 лет назад +18

      coke baby. lots and lots of coke

    • @mrevilducky
      @mrevilducky 8 лет назад +49

      cocaine is a hell of a drug

    • @wesbecool
      @wesbecool 7 лет назад +3

      you lot cringe too easy XD

  • @antoniasaldias4530
    @antoniasaldias4530 7 лет назад +5

    I love Jon so much, you can tell he is genuinely happy in this video, big fan of them both 💘

  • @mindtheprivacy
    @mindtheprivacy Год назад +1

    Omg that improv at the end!!!! I wanted more!

  • @AlonzoJamie
    @AlonzoJamie 8 лет назад +166

    The dislikes didn't make it to 5:54

  • @szepenszoloszolo5177
    @szepenszoloszolo5177 7 лет назад +7

    That piano improv was seriously sexy. Hats off to Simon for playing the straight man to Jon!

  • @AlexWilliams-qb4go
    @AlexWilliams-qb4go 8 лет назад +71

    "Yeah I know opera, I went to Julliard."

  • @CASHLEYXII
    @CASHLEYXII 9 месяцев назад +1

    The best part of the video is watching the drummer in the back. He sees Jon B start to improvise and crush and he starts shaking his head in pure amazement like what am I am watching here is a masterclass in piano and knowing how to take classic opera and add a little funk to it

  • @Timeculture
    @Timeculture 3 года назад +1

    Probably the most mesmerizing clip yet

  • @MissJoaniB
    @MissJoaniB 7 лет назад +10

    Could there be an album of collabs between Jon Batiste and guests such as this? I get this version of Queen of the Night stuck in my head and it's hard to shake out!

  • @DioOmicida
    @DioOmicida 8 лет назад +19

    If they created a collab album, I'd probably buy it.

  • @graysonjefferson8852
    @graysonjefferson8852 8 лет назад +8

    I love Jon so much

  • @galecadywilliams4078
    @galecadywilliams4078 2 года назад +48

    That was so fun, when Helberg realized he had been a turd and then released himself to funk it up with Jon. That was truly great and made up for the embarrassing "do you know how to play..." gaffe and the "who's that?" woah.
    Because Jon Batiste is a bonafide, certified, prodigy.

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird 2 года назад +14

      omg the whole thing was staged and rehearsed. He knew exactly who Jon Batiste was.

    • @marlamay
      @marlamay Год назад +1

      Nah, I don't think so. Jon wasn't as well known 7 yrs ago when this was recorded.

  • @azarealbheri6876
    @azarealbheri6876 4 года назад +6

    The most talented Actor in TBBT show!! Hands down