Softly as in a Morning Sunrise - Live at Pilars Martini - feat Chad Lefkowitz Brown

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  • Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
  • Live from Winter Garden FL
    Chad Lefkowitz Brown - Tenor Sax
    Ryan Devlin - Tenor Sax
    Justin Mendez - Alto Sax
    Thomas Milovac - Bass
    Chris Rottmeyer - Piano
    Santanio Jackson - Drums

Комментарии • 250

  • @slightly_tooned
    @slightly_tooned 4 года назад +128

    Softly as the the morning sunrise? WHAT KIND OF SUNRISE IS LIKE THAT

  • @alvintucker2347
    @alvintucker2347 4 года назад +87

    4:06 Chad looking trying to see what Ryan is staring at while he's soloing 😂

  • @EsahmMalik
    @EsahmMalik 5 лет назад +66

    9:03
    The sickest Nature boy quote
    This man Chad out here channeling the spirit of all the great sax legends, the section around 11:20 is just brilliant to me

  • @oh_love4117
    @oh_love4117 5 лет назад +149

    Then there's Chad who just Commits a massive genocide with his solo and just sits back down like nothing happened.....

    • @johnjacquard2182
      @johnjacquard2182 4 года назад +3

      Such insane level of skills these Kat's have

    • @oh_love4117
      @oh_love4117 4 года назад

      @Cruz Billy the second tenor

    • @konspiracyKorner
      @konspiracyKorner 4 года назад +1

      I wish I had that sax player as my neighbor.

    •  4 года назад +1

      a real Chad

    • @pierluigivicini9302
      @pierluigivicini9302 4 года назад +6

      I think the first tenor saxophone has given another level ... high level.

  • @burninho
    @burninho 5 лет назад +178

    jack black plays nice bass!

  • @don4476
    @don4476 5 лет назад +106

    Young dudes playing great jazz. I'm encouraged.

  • @brycebaliko7050
    @brycebaliko7050 6 лет назад +34

    Duuuuude! Everything about this performance is burnin!!!!

  • @RM-gm7lu
    @RM-gm7lu 5 лет назад +31

    How about that drummer?

  • @saxphoria
    @saxphoria 6 лет назад +23

    My camera work is second to none for this video B-)

    • @renaissancemic5679
      @renaissancemic5679 3 года назад

      LMAOO BRO I WAS JUST BOUTA SEND YOU THIS ON WHO YOU RECORDED THIS😭😭💀

  • @oliviervallery1564
    @oliviervallery1564 5 лет назад +36

    don't think so :
    The altist, as Konitz rounds around the theme.
    The first tenor get a coltrane / Grossman approche of Softly's theme.
    the second tenor as an actual approche of the theme with the apports of Brecker, Berg and bergonzi in his impro.....

  • @MasaJazz
    @MasaJazz 4 года назад +17

    This sesh goes hard as in a Evening Sunset

  • @claudemiropacheco
    @claudemiropacheco 4 года назад +10

    Nice video. I think I will just throw my saxophone out of the window.....and jump right afterwards......
    Chad was over killing, as always, but for the other players to stand and play along with him, that is no small feat. Congrats to all. By the way, the kid on the alto sax, looks no older than 16...

  • @RogelioEscobar
    @RogelioEscobar 5 лет назад +15

    Nice Chad, Haitian Fight Song quote, paying homage to Mingus.

  • @joshualiebman1991
    @joshualiebman1991 4 года назад +13

    5:53 Brecker licks all the way killin man

  • @nightingaleofparadise8997
    @nightingaleofparadise8997 5 лет назад +21

    Stunning virtuosity now at a level unimaginable during the Johnny Hodges era, on and on the saxophone continues to re-invent itself in an organic and progressive instrument for invention. Great LIVE performance.

  • @Sax4Him
    @Sax4Him 5 лет назад +51

    The negative criticisms are pretty funny, and I think a bit dishonest. The fact is, in the same situation, we'd all play with that kind of abandon if we too had those chops.

    • @ok-ms3ke
      @ok-ms3ke 4 года назад +1

      sax4Him well said

    • @jonunderscore
      @jonunderscore 11 месяцев назад +1

      Just because you can, doesn't mean you always should continuously.

    • @duncancofell8960
      @duncancofell8960 11 месяцев назад

      @@jonunderscoreit’s how they choose to improvise. I respect those who are willing to play how they choose no matter what people think.

    • @jonunderscore
      @jonunderscore 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@duncancofell8960 I respect that confidence too, but I respect it even more when what they're playing is interesting. Better choices can be made in my own opinion which I also respect.

  • @wyndhleodumegwu253
    @wyndhleodumegwu253 4 года назад +5

    Greatissimo!
    Chad climaxes with that Michael growl...
    Great saxophonics in the order presented...
    Altoist has great potentials as an ace virtuoso; don't you agree?
    Drummer smokes like Joe Frasier; great rhythm section...

  • @salcrocker894
    @salcrocker894 5 лет назад +38

    All great saxophonists! At the risk of sounding critical, it sounds like the first two soloist are playing from a place of competition versus artistry. We are all guilty of this sometimes. It becomes about “chops” versus truly taking the risk of not being seen as the one with the most chops. This music is very subjective at best and I am truly blown away with the abilities of all these players, but we have to keep in mind that it is about the music not who is going to get the next gig because of how much faster than the next guy you can play. I prefer more space and interaction with the rhythm section. It can become too academic and patternistic which eventually leads to a splash of boredom. Also, what is wrong with a mic? It sounds like it must have been too loud and the players are overblowing. Been there too myself!

    • @bassmonk2920
      @bassmonk2920 5 лет назад +2

      As a bassist who supports everyone all the time, the really advance players interact and share the rhythmical space allowing everyone to contribute to the soloist success. As advance as the new players are coming out of college these days, just talking/playing fast might make me remember you but not the band and in the end financially bands get booked/remembered more than individuals.

    • @rudyalexandermarquezmusic
      @rudyalexandermarquezmusic 5 лет назад

      this is such a great comment, so very true @sal Crocker

    • @mambojazz1
      @mambojazz1 5 лет назад

      @@rudyalexandermarquezmusic NONSENSE

    • @mambojazz1
      @mambojazz1 5 лет назад +2

      Everything you wrote is complete nonsense!!! You obviously dont really like jazz much. You probably listen to an extremely narrow era of jazz. They play how real artists play! Come to New York and you can see real jazz everynight!!

    • @Bl4zinn
      @Bl4zinn 4 года назад

      @@mambojazz1 is it nonsense tho?

  • @bassmonk2920
    @bassmonk2920 5 лет назад +7

    oh...bass solo time to walk in front of the camera and talking louder....

  • @calebarredondo5204
    @calebarredondo5204 5 лет назад +8

    Did anyone else notice the Haitian Fight song bass Line in chads solo at 10:27

  • @bobgreen1236
    @bobgreen1236 4 года назад +5

    Chad: "Very nice guys.....hold my beer please, I'll be right back".....

  • @UnknownHumanoid
    @UnknownHumanoid 4 года назад +6

    the kid murdered that sax. Really good.

  • @johnjacquard2182
    @johnjacquard2182 4 года назад +6

    I can't believe how good they are! Are you hearing this?......

  • @bigtreefrog
    @bigtreefrog 5 лет назад +4

    Wow what an epic for the rhythm section 17:30min... It's like when you get a truck you get a sign that reads "No I will not help you move" maybe drummers need a sign when they see three horn players competing to out blow each other haha... Having said that I like the Alto player and of course Chad but hats off to Thomas who after 12min backing everyone else plays a great solo!!

  • @zickyhart1348
    @zickyhart1348 3 года назад +8

    Someone please transcribe Justin’s solo on this😭🔥

    • @chrizze5062
      @chrizze5062 3 года назад +3

      Ikr! Not everybody is feeling it but I think it’s sick 🔥

  • @nathanielwilliford2589
    @nathanielwilliford2589 5 лет назад +6

    I played with Ryan and Chad at the south Orlando jazz workshop! It was great. Great musicians and outstanding people

  • @dmitripetrov666
    @dmitripetrov666 4 года назад +5

    I'm proud to be going to the same jazz school as some of these cats🎺🙌💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @sequoyahcisneros8719
    @sequoyahcisneros8719 5 лет назад +6

    Funny how many times Chad quotes the other two's solos

    • @micahjrmoore8909
      @micahjrmoore8909 3 года назад

      i was just thinking of that like "did he really just take their solos and mock them?"

  • @Gliderking80
    @Gliderking80 5 лет назад +8

    10:50 entering warp mode

  • @jorgesalloum6074
    @jorgesalloum6074 4 года назад +5

    Sax tenor 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @normalizedaudio2481
    @normalizedaudio2481 Год назад

    Loudness Penalty. Way too loud. Demerits for Left Ko Witz. Phft. What a stooge.

  • @batuhanaytekin2877
    @batuhanaytekin2877 4 года назад +6

    WHAT A DRUMMER!

  • @instinct022
    @instinct022 5 лет назад +15

    Chad: Level1, then Level2, then Level3 To Saiyan mode..

  • @SaxophoneDanLive
    @SaxophoneDanLive 3 года назад +2

    Annnnnnndddd I'm back a year later after spending a lot of time on my horn. I feel like the more I learn, I reach new depths of realization as to how AMAZING these guys are!!! Well done gents absolutely blowing my mind. I think at one point seeing something like this made me want to throw my sax out the window. But now it makes me want to PRACTICCCCCEEEE!

  • @omarjared3161
    @omarjared3161 6 лет назад +5

    Chad approves lol everyone killed it. Keep it up bro!

  • @michaelabbo2779
    @michaelabbo2779 4 года назад +14

    Killin alto solo

  • @MrSoothingjazz
    @MrSoothingjazz 5 лет назад +14

    The second soloist had amazing technique but he just sounded like he was cycling through random tricks and patterns. Chad maintained the integrity of the tune and killed it. Every tune has its chord changes and it's important to maintain that structure otherwise you're just making noise.

    • @josephdrach2276
      @josephdrach2276 5 лет назад +5

      Does one have to stick with the original chords, especially when soloing?Perhaps people playing bass or comping on piano,guitar etc,can be pushed into that traditional role but even they don't ALWAYS have to play in according with the original chords,do they?Mostly we do but sometimes that has to go out the window.Without such an attitude,there would be no Bebop,let alone anything that followed it,In My Opinion.I wonder if Coltrane,Ornette Coleman or Bud Powell would say it's always so,let alone Eric Dolphy.

    • @username.subject.to.change
      @username.subject.to.change 5 лет назад +3

      bruh that’s Ryan Devlin, I think he knows what he’s doing

    • @username.subject.to.change
      @username.subject.to.change 5 лет назад +2

      also Chad does the same thing sometimes. how dare you call this video “noise”. sorry it’s not smooth enough for you

    • @penchev73
      @penchev73 5 лет назад +1

      Oh yes!...so maybe you can teach us on the same "random " tricks...🎷😊

  • @jasonandrews9058
    @jasonandrews9058 5 лет назад +16

    I bet Chad taught these guys. :)

  • @nathanbc55
    @nathanbc55 4 месяца назад

    Didn’t know jack black played bass like that

  • @Sax4Him
    @Sax4Him 5 лет назад +4

    Mr. Devlin, I enjoyed your playing VERY much.

  • @JosueExplores
    @JosueExplores 4 года назад +2

    Why does the alto sax players cheeks inflate like that? I was told that's a bad habit (in classical music)

    • @tobybrightman2523
      @tobybrightman2523 4 года назад +1

      It looks like he's doing circular breathing, so his cheeks are inflating with air from his lungs. Then the air in his cheeks is squeezed out whilst he fills his lungs with air through his nose.

  • @HansBaier
    @HansBaier 5 лет назад +15

    More meaning not more notes is the way to go. Skill has become such a commodity these days

  • @mountconquer
    @mountconquer 5 лет назад +3

    And of course they talk in the bass solo! 11:50

  • @danielhyde8041
    @danielhyde8041 4 года назад +2

    Absolutely amazing. Full marks to the rhythm section, who really kept it together when there was so much going on up front. Great bass player! Wow brilliant synergy and energy from everyone, and a great song to choose

  • @franlobatoruiz4289
    @franlobatoruiz4289 4 года назад +2

    Me da la impresión de que a Chad no le gusta la improvisación del saxo alto y si afirma la que hace el tenor , que parece un buen disipulo.

  • @emmeflores223
    @emmeflores223 5 лет назад +4

    Mad first solo !!!!

  • @pimeye
    @pimeye 5 лет назад +2

    Ryan Devlin - now that's what I call improvising over the melody.

    • @pimeye
      @pimeye 4 года назад

      No the other one - twitter.com/Rylan

  • @rhsax
    @rhsax 3 года назад +1

    I don't think Ryan blinked during his entire solo... 😶

  • @dillpickle1960
    @dillpickle1960 5 лет назад +2

    Fantastic - please give me your practice routine Ryan. Great absorption of Brecker and Trane man, and perfect control of the horn's range.
    .

  • @amaurycabralj
    @amaurycabralj 5 лет назад +18

    Incredible how good everyone actually is in that band.

  • @davidpinto2197
    @davidpinto2197 5 лет назад +3

    Bass player... badass!!!

  • @HGQjazz
    @HGQjazz 5 лет назад +3

    Justin, damn man! You're coming on!

  • @camsax
    @camsax 3 года назад +1

    Just curious to know who gave a thumbs down and why...

  • @anthonygiordano792
    @anthonygiordano792 3 месяца назад

    Coltrane lives

  • @jazzflutist
    @jazzflutist 5 лет назад +12

    Saxophonists all tend to go into frantic mode these days. Playing slow is okay too.

    • @dfigiel1950
      @dfigiel1950 4 года назад

      Saying something outside of the "frantic mode" would be nice too. I don't hear anything melodic like a "Desmond or a "Getz." It's not what they played that sounded so good, it was what they didn't play that sounded so good.

    • @jonunderscore
      @jonunderscore 11 месяцев назад

      Seriously..."ripping hard" is just one emotion.. emotional variety keeps you interested...

  • @TPelton22
    @TPelton22 4 года назад +2

    Hot House quote at 8:03. That's awesome

  • @luigiarredondosax
    @luigiarredondosax 6 лет назад +14

    Cats.

    • @calebarredondo5204
      @calebarredondo5204 6 лет назад +1

      my last name is arredondo to and have the same sax and I'm black

  • @kensword73
    @kensword73 4 года назад +2

    The bassist was going ham

  • @rjota_music
    @rjota_music 2 года назад +1

    That alto sax guy is one of the best of the world i'm pretty sure

    • @kylernice1505
      @kylernice1505 2 года назад +1

      He’s playing for the navy commodore band now

  • @dinarick1
    @dinarick1 4 года назад +2

    1st tenor tore it up!

  • @chrisfork6297
    @chrisfork6297 5 лет назад +3

    8:58 nature boy - Coltrane

  • @777leviandades
    @777leviandades 4 года назад +5

    These Saxes are all very good wow! ... Alto sax combines great qualities, sound + line shapes that link the past of American jazz and the contemporary modern classical European sounds

  • @wyndhleodumegwu253
    @wyndhleodumegwu253 4 года назад +3

    Chad has just "saxophonically" exhumed both John Coltrane and Michael Brecker with excellence which is second to none.
    Justin and Delvin with Band are smokingly hot!
    Lohvissimo!

  • @mikehawk9461
    @mikehawk9461 3 года назад +1

    Drummer swinging like a mother

  • @Fire-sideStories
    @Fire-sideStories 4 месяца назад

    9:21 licc

  • @bengerber4542
    @bengerber4542 3 года назад +3

    The chord work and amount of technical prowess in these are really amazing.
    I'm a bit confused at Justin's solo being essentially an endless stream of eighth notes with 16th breaks and phrases ending on a quarter. Chad does like 70% the same thing and breaks it up with melodic callbacks. It's a bunch of fun melodic shapes but in a really dull rhythm... Is he doing something rhythmically through those 45 second long strings of eighth notes that I just can't hear besides the single long note phrase breaks?

  • @lorenzobenito4031
    @lorenzobenito4031 3 года назад

    Jazz music for jazz musicians, and what about the public...? Play on tune > play out of tune

  • @martinoestate4758
    @martinoestate4758 4 года назад +1

    Justin Mendez .... yes yes yes!!

  • @klavyamashru6351
    @klavyamashru6351 4 года назад +3

    I dug the bass solo the most of all

  • @ogdTo
    @ogdTo 5 лет назад +6

    Wow. Ryan Devlin omg. And Justin Mendez. Wow wow wow.

  • @krismorgan1405
    @krismorgan1405 4 года назад +2

    Tht was so awesome 😭😭😭

  • @juanrondonmusic
    @juanrondonmusic 2 года назад

    Se cumple la ley:
    Todos hablan en el solo del bajo. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @raginbakin1430
    @raginbakin1430 4 года назад +1

    One hell of a sunrise, alright

  • @DaDarkGuy
    @DaDarkGuy 4 года назад +6

    Wow, the alto player blew my mind because of how young he is. Incredible language coming out of his horn. Sounds like he's listened to Oatts!

    • @Yo-sb9st
      @Yo-sb9st Год назад

      That’s funny cuz oatts thinks it’s corny

    • @bobbob-ny8dl
      @bobbob-ny8dl Год назад

      @@Yo-sb9sthow do you know?

  • @pureld
    @pureld 8 месяцев назад

    Justin throws down such awesome ideas in that first solo, blows my mind

  • @TomMeyer01
    @TomMeyer01 5 лет назад +18

    Some of the stuff the other 2 guys were doing was cool, but Chad was the only one that was actually playing the changes and referencing the melody in his solo

    • @ogdTo
      @ogdTo 5 лет назад +8

      And ?

    • @ninrey19
      @ninrey19 5 лет назад +1

      There are different ways of playing, hitting every change is just one of them. Just listen to Mike brecker on this song, most of his solo it outside

    • @ogdTo
      @ogdTo 5 лет назад

      @@ninrey19 i know it was sarcastic...but thank you ^^

    • @TomMeyer01
      @TomMeyer01 5 лет назад

      The Flying Nimbus Definitely not trying to start anything and I respect your opinion. But if you listened to all 3 solos without rhythm section could you tell what the changes were by what they were playing?

  • @keniwashington672
    @keniwashington672 4 года назад +6

    OK, great chops and patterns practiced ad infinidum. But who the hell is *TELLING A STORY in their solo*? Not hearing any arc of storytelling - maybe the drummer???

    • @thecourierNCR
      @thecourierNCR 4 года назад +3

      Justin and Chad had a very clear arc, of you take the beginnings of their solos and compare them to the ends you can tell they went places and are coming back.

    • @malloryalbertson892
      @malloryalbertson892 4 года назад +1

      I agree Batman

  • @nathanielwilliford2589
    @nathanielwilliford2589 6 лет назад +1

    Killin! Awesome working with you guys at the workshop a few months back!

  • @EvilMandark13
    @EvilMandark13 5 лет назад +18

    the first guy's cheeks are giving me anxiety.

  • @Azman.
    @Azman. 4 года назад +1

    Great jam sessions! Great sound from all the line up!

  • @voicisalyre1971
    @voicisalyre1971 5 лет назад +1

    If one of you is invited in Lyon (France) for a master class, I 'll be there, for sure!

  • @noahtruth6554
    @noahtruth6554 Год назад

    Is that the new Nexus tenor your playing?

  • @arthurcosta5359
    @arthurcosta5359 5 лет назад +2

    Parabéns Chad, muito musical!

  • @therealalexpoole
    @therealalexpoole 5 лет назад +1

    This was a ride! Fantastic job to everyone on stage!

  • @andylopez0731
    @andylopez0731 4 года назад +1

    what's the altos setup

    • @racehoglund7251
      @racehoglund7251 3 года назад

      I think at this time Justin was playing a relatively small tip opening like 5 or a 4* with a harder reed. Ligature looks like some sort of Rovner and the horn looks like a selmer paris series II. I don't know the specifics because he changes his setup frequently.

  • @michaelabbo5097
    @michaelabbo5097 4 года назад +5

    Alto sax cuts everyone

    • @blackie8083
      @blackie8083 4 года назад +1

      Alto player must be like 15 years old??? He's tearing it up!!

  • @micahjrmoore8909
    @micahjrmoore8909 3 года назад

    are we gonna ignore chad snuck the lick into his solo?

  • @5Tykon5
    @5Tykon5 5 лет назад

    I’m pretty sure I saw Justin at NAMM? We were both trying cannonball saxophones

  • @benren10
    @benren10 3 года назад

    justin said lemme embody chad energy rq

  • @burthall4791
    @burthall4791 6 лет назад +2

    killin bro!!

  • @pimeye
    @pimeye 5 лет назад +1

    Is that Rylan Clark-Neal on tenor?

  • @royzilbersher3228
    @royzilbersher3228 5 лет назад +5

    the bass solo was amazing

  • @moisesbonilla7228
    @moisesbonilla7228 3 года назад

    Why is chad’s sound thicker and brighter!

  • @KarecaSax
    @KarecaSax 4 года назад +1

    timbre de sax alto zuado demais.. kkkkkkkkk

    • @claudemiropacheco
      @claudemiropacheco 4 года назад

      Respeitosamente, discordo em genero, nro e grau. O moleque debulhou o sax......

    • @KarecaSax
      @KarecaSax 4 года назад

      @@claudemiropacheco pode ter debulhado mesmo.. porém to falando do TIMBRE q NÃO ME AGRADOU e nao da técnica usada por ele! ;-)

  • @maxbrinster
    @maxbrinster 4 месяца назад

    yeah chad. 🎩

  • @parker550
    @parker550 5 лет назад +11

    These characters need to listen to some melodic improvisation... Try hank mobley... This is just ridiculous noise with no reference to the chords or overall melody... Dear me.... Excepting the Man of course 😲👍

  • @nateyboi4813
    @nateyboi4813 3 года назад

    yo he doesnt blink tf

  • @sumabatman
    @sumabatman Год назад

    Yeah Justin!!!

  • @jorgesalloum6074
    @jorgesalloum6074 4 года назад

    Ne respecte pas qui joue du saxo alto ???? qu'est-ce que tu fais là ????

  • @zactaylorschindler8208
    @zactaylorschindler8208 5 лет назад +6

    Like the exact opposite of Hank mobley's playing

    • @mambojazz1
      @mambojazz1 5 лет назад +1

      Not true. You need to listen to more Hank Mobley. Check him late 60's early 70's. He could BUrN!!!