I am a thirteen-year-old aspiring jazz-pianist. I cannot explain how much this has helped me and inspired me to continue playing. All I can say is thank you so much, Mr. Doig 🙂
Keep at it! I played piano when I was a kid and I can still kick myself for not sticking with it. When you're young, you can learn to make it like 2nd nature. And I swear, kid, even if you turn out to want to become something else professionaly, you'll be forever grateful to yourself if you put in the time and effort now because making music is the most amazing, beautiful and fun thing to do. And that will never change, no matter what your life has in store for you.
thanks for the lovely comment. do keep playing, its so worth it. take any chance you have to play live, to join other musicians. any experience is great and remember - you never stop learning!
Beautiful playing, beings back memories of listening to my Dad play in this style. He preformed with Nat King Cole while in The Air Force Band of the West, Texas 1950-1953. Thank You for the great music.
Wow! That's such an incredible brag you have there! I have a few connections to famous people, but Nat isn't even in the same class. Kinda weird, but I feel a little more special for even reading your comment knowing there's still strong connections to that era. Fantastic
Thank you so much for the lovely comments - what a fabulous memory - Nat is one of my all time favourites. i wish he had done more as a pianist as he was brilliant, the early sessions with his trio are his best for me. you must have been very proud of your dad! happy memories
thanks a lot - so much stress around the world at the moment, i'm glad you were able to forget about things for a while. i'm hoping to post some more tracks soon
thanks Liam, thats very kind of you. I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if people are interested they can see the chords - I find it hard to explain how I play (i'm not a great teacher!). If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and do keep playing and enjoying!
I've been looking into this cocktail piano thingy lately: F-Major7, Step on the pedal, play it on three different spots to the right, and I sound like a million ... And then I stumbled in to THIS performance ... ☺👀 A TRILLION dollar contract on all the famous hotels and casinos around the world is coming your way !!!
Many thanks for your kind comments Stefan , glad you enjoyed the video. Certainly something I might look at doing when I retire from the day job 😂. Much appreciated and keep playing !
I'm a struggling pianist. You encourage me. You make it look so easy-it's so hard for me. I won't give up! Love the songs you play. Thanks for posting this.
thank you so much. don't give up .. the more you play the easier it will be. play when ever you can and take any opportunities to play with people, accompany people. it all helps. i love this genre of jazz as well .. anything from the great american songbook.
This video is making me sit down at my 1925 upright piano again. St. James Infirmary starting at 6:00 really did it. My 6 and 4 stringed instruments will need to take a break.
Thanks Lars-Erik. I'm uploading my first video done at home today so hope you like it. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and thanks again
thanks Carol, thats much appreciated. i'm hoping to record some videos from home in the next couple of weeks and upload them. would love to hear any feedback. cheers, Steve
Thanks Charles, i've always thought this sort of music is timeless. its what i grew up listening to to on Radio 2 - people like David Jacobs, Benny Green, Hubert Gregg, Desmond Carrington - its a shame they don't have much 'light music' on there anymore. glad you enjoyed it!
thanks Gary, I'm so pleased i bought back memories of your mum. my dad could play a bit by ear, but he used to mainly play 'on the black keys' - F#, G#, C# etc. I used to spend my time playing along to their LP'S rather than practising for my piano lessons and exams !
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Thanks Antonio. glad you liked it. I'll be recording some new tracks at home in the next few weeks. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and do keep enjoying!I
Thanks Glen, so pleased you liked it. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe - I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if people are interested they can see the chord progressions.
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thanks jacob, muc appreciated .. i am going to listen back my self and see what i did at 5:55. its been a while since i recoreded this and have forgotten. hoping to record more again in the new year
Just stumbled across your video Steve and I would like to say that I thought you were brilliant. I can see you are an accomplished pianist who probably plays by either ear and/or knowing your chords and progressions whereas I unfortunately can only play by reading music for the last 60 years, too old now to learn chords (wish I had done in my youth). Anyway a pleasure to listen to you. Cheers.
Hi Robert, thank you so much for the lovely comments. I started at around 6 years old and had piano lessons with a local teacher. although i went through the usual Royal College of Music exams, practical and theory, and learnt to play from music, in truth i used to spend more time improvising and playing along to my parents LP's on the stereo. Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Mantovani, soundtracks from musicals - etc. i was luck at the age of 12 to be able to accompany the choir at our local church and then start playing the organ for morning services. That taught me a lot about accompanying and i had to learn how to cope with playing one verse to many or stopping one verse short!. At 16 I left school and started playing in bands, Trad jazz, country and western and also as pianist and musical director for local am-dram clubs. Another really good learning curve in improvising. i've been lucky to have played with different bands and had my own jazz trio and function band. i now enjoy being part of Capitol Swing with my hugely talented friend John Prescott. My sight-reading is slow as i just don't practise it enough but i've spent years with bands where I just have a sheet with lyrics and chords above. My comfort zone. Thanks again and keep enjoying music.
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Thank you so much . That’s very kind of you. Although (and other people have said this) it’s not st James infirmary blues 😂it’s actually ‘Summertime’ George Gershwin. But it’s a very, very similar chord structure. Really glad you enjoyed it and thanks again 😊
Thanks Don, really glad you liked it. I love these classic jazz standards. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe - I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if people are interested they can see the chord progressions.
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@@josephostrowski3866 you're welcome and good luck! If you type in exactly the song name I mentioned, you will find a transcription video with the music sheet in the description.
That piano sound is excellent. I am pretty sure I see Yamaha written on the top on the left hand side. Does anyone know the exact model of this keyboard?
can someone tell me where I would need to start in order to learn to play like this? I already have a basic knowledge of music theory and can play piano. it's just I can only play what I learned and I can't freely improvise. I guess my biggest question is what do I play in my left hand in order to not always play the basic chords
hi, thanks for the comment. i have posted some videos that i have been doing from home set up on this channel. i'm experimenting with 2 video cameras and a Zoom recorder. would love to hear you feedback. i posted Stardust, Laura and Skylark. feel free to subscribe if you've enjoyed. i'll be posting some more soon. Cheers
Hi Clyde - its one in long line of Yamaha pianos i have had over the years. this current one is a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. great tone and touch to them. They don't have speakers but on the plus side that keeps the weight down for transporting and carrying them into venues. hope you liked the video. if you enjoyed please feel free to subscribe. i post cocktail piano videos from my home as well - all on our Capitol Swing channel. Cheers
What make and model is your keyboard pls? I can’t have a baby grand in my apartment and would need earphone capability so it has to be electric due to neighbours. Thanks.
Hi Mary, it's a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. I've used Yamaha for years as i really like the tone and the touch. The CP4 doesn't have built in speakers (to keep the weight down for gigging) but you can plug it in to a small amp or use the headphone socket. TBH any of the Yamaha clavinova's are great for home use but they do take up more room. I'm very lucky (and indulgent) and have a Clavinova CVP47 at home and a Kawai baby grand. not much room for anything else though! thanks for listening - much appreciated
thanks Bill, really pleased you enjoyed it - i love the thought of being a whole orchestra. i think thats one of the great things about the piano - you can be can be a soloist and an accompanist at the same time! I'll be recording some new tracks at home in the next few weeks. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and do keep enjoying!I
Do you have any tips on improvising those chord melodies in your right hand? I can improvise one note melodies, but I'm amazed at how you play chord-melodies.
Hi. It's a great question but one I struggle to answer. One of the reasons I've never taught piano is because I kind of don't know, or don't think about, how I play. I've always done a lot of accompanying of singers and you learn to fill in the gaps around and underneath the vocal, without dominating it. when it comes to swing/jazz/cocktail piano I love big band music and i think the top of my right hand is playing the melody, the bottom part of my right hand is playing 'stabs' like the saxes and trumpets would do in a big band. my left hand is a combination of rhythm and chords. i bounce the chords between my left hand and right hand to give that big band sort of feel. It's inspired me now to do some videos at home with a camera over the top of the piano. i'd be really keen to see what people think and if they can tell me what i'm doing and how i'm doing it. I'll post something soon!
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 Thanks! This may be a really tough question... but are you hearing those harmony notes in your head and just playing them as you hear them? Or are you thinking of the "chord of the moment"? I can kind of harmonize with a melody by thinking of which is the current chord... and adding the harmony below the melody using notes of that chord, but I'm getting the feeling that's not what you're doing?
Hi Ruth - its one in long of Yamaha pianos i have had over the years. this current one is a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. great tone and touch to them. They don't have speakers but on the plus side that keeps the weight down for transporting and carrying them into venues. hope you liked the video. if you enjoyed please feel free to subscribe. i post cocktail piano videos from my home as well - all on our Capitol Swing channel. Cheers
I love your style!! Did you learn to play by ear, or are you a note reader as well. My daughter has perfect pitch but I don't feel her teacher cares about that at all. She's 12 and started 2 years ago
Hi Sylvia, thanks for listening. I did initially learn to play from music, I started lessons at the age of 7. I think I remember playing a few notes on the piano at primary school and I was given the chance to have lessons with a local teacher in the village. I did do my grades (up to grade 6) but I always did my practise very quickly then used to put my parent's LP's on the record player and play along to them. I played along to Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Mantovani and lots of Hollywood musical sound tracks - I think that's where I picked up my ear for music and being able to improvise. I stopped lessons when I left school at 16 and joined up with a musician I met who played guitar and sang. We spent the next few years as a duo and band on the professional circuit in the eighties which was a great way to hone skills as a musician. It's quite hard to find a teacher that encourages improvisation and playing by ear as they tend to have gone through the grades and exam route themselves - you do benefit from a good grounding in lessons and disciplines like sight reading, scales, etc. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe - I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if your daughter is interested she can see the chord progressions and try to play along. The more you do it the better your ear becomes. Keep at it - having perfect pitch is a massive benefit!
I too have pp. Get your daughter away from the teacher immediately. It is like having a person who only sees in B&W trying to teach someone who sees in colour and try to make the student only see in B&W.. Your daughter knows instinctively that the teacher only gets part of the musical picture.
hi, tx for the comment and glad you enjoyed. i don't have any CD's of cocktail piano. only a CD with the band. i will look at doing something in 2024, you've inspired me to do it!
i be interested to know as well !. i can tell what key each piece is in but as to what scale ... i don't really know. i did music theory at school and alongside my private lessons but i've forgotten so much of it over the years and i play mostly now by ear and improvise rather than from music. i know what i'm doing but i can't explain what i do - i guess thats why i wouldn't make a very good teacher.
Hi David - its a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. i've been a huge fan of Yamaha piano's all my gigging life. The tone and the feel, the way they play. I'm very lucky (and indulgent) and have a Clavinova CVP47 at home for fun and also a Kawai baby grand. Piano's feature quite heavily in our lives !
Steve- thanks for replying. Yes I'm a Yamaha fan too - CLP-340 but too heavy for gigging! Loved your phrasing, voicings and laid back style. delivered at just the right level of sophistication for the public to appreciate. ( Some Jazzers go over the top with clever upper structure harmonies ,which can be lost on the general public with closed ears) .Very pleasant to listen to. I'm sure many would like to hear more from you. I’m also always impressed with players with great memories, as I’m strictly a “Reader “ only. Regards.
Hi. I’ve been asked a number of times over the years and I’ve never taught anyone. I suppose it’s been so long since I had lessons that I’ve forgotten how I play, like driving a car, I don’t think about it - what notes to play, what chords goes with which notes, chord progressions - I just do it. So it’s hard for me to go back to basics and teach people how to play. I’ve also probably got in to so many bad habits when I play as well 😂. The best teachers have a certain temperament as well which I don’t think I’ve got. I’m hoping the videos with some overhead shots will give any interested viewers some tips in playing cocktail piano and help them develop their own style.
Steve : is it true that cocktail pianists hate being asked to play : As Time Goes By ? If not ; are there any requests that make you grimace ? And finally ! : can you play The Birdie Song ?
I actually love "As Time Goes By' and i never mind playing anything for people - you never know what song or tune brings back memories for someone. As Time Goes By is probably a bit like asking a sax player to play 'Baker Street' 🤣 - i can imagine some pianists think it s a bit cheesy. I have had a jazz trio, and a function band over the years and we have been asked to play the birdie song at parties - and we've obliged. it is quite funny though when a guest at a wedding asks a function band comprising of 5 middle aged guys if they can can do anything by The Spice Girls .. true story!. I'm going to be recording some tracks at home in the next few weeks and i'll do 'As Time Goes By'. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and do keep enjoying!I
I don't get it. You are clearly not playing the notes we hear. Is this playback, and you overdub yourself? Because your fingers don't correspond to the notes like, at all.
Thanks for the comment. I can assure this was filmed live - in one take - at the Limehouse in Clevedon and every note you hear is indeed played by me. I’m not sure what you were watching but hope you enjoyed listening in any case.
Nope this was recorded live in one take, I've watched him play my whole life. Clearly he's just too good at piano for you to keep up with his hands🤷🏼♀️
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I am a thirteen-year-old aspiring jazz-pianist. I cannot explain how much this has helped me and inspired me to continue playing. All I can say is thank you so much, Mr. Doig 🙂
Just quit
Keep at it! I played piano when I was a kid and I can still kick myself for not sticking with it. When you're young, you can learn to make it like 2nd nature. And I swear, kid, even if you turn out to want to become something else professionaly, you'll be forever grateful to yourself if you put in the time and effort now because making music is the most amazing, beautiful and fun thing to do. And that will never change, no matter what your life has in store for you.
thanks for the lovely comment. do keep playing, its so worth it. take any chance you have to play live, to join other musicians. any experience is great and remember - you never stop learning!
Hello, my dear friend! Thanks for sharing this wonderful cocktail piano music!🎹🎼🎵🎶💜 Like 👍. Very nice! Always be healthy and happy! Have a great day!
Beautiful playing, beings back memories of listening to my Dad play in this style. He preformed with Nat King Cole while in The Air Force Band of the West, Texas 1950-1953. Thank You for the great music.
Very cool.
Wow! That's such an incredible brag you have there! I have a few connections to famous people, but Nat isn't even in the same class. Kinda weird, but I feel a little more special for even reading your comment knowing there's still strong connections to that era. Fantastic
Thanks for the story. Thats really amazing.
Thank you so much for the lovely comments - what a fabulous memory - Nat is one of my all time favourites. i wish he had done more as a pianist as he was brilliant, the early sessions with his trio are his best for me. you must have been very proud of your dad! happy memories
@@sethagreenqual é referência desse sintetizador da Yamaha - please for me -Sorocaba-sp Brasil
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By far the best cocktail piano on RUclips. Thanks for sharing!
1. Somebody Loves Me 0:00
2. Body and Soul (Coleman Hawkins) 2:01
3. Misty 3:56
4. Summertime 6:01
5. 'S Wonderful 8:17
Wonderful! What a memory of all these classics!
0:45 that dingly dingly was amazing 😆☺️
This helps to forget my worries for a moment. Thank you so much from Germany!
thanks a lot - so much stress around the world at the moment, i'm glad you were able to forget about things for a while. i'm hoping to post some more tracks soon
Steve is a menace! Wow this is just casually expert level and beautiful playing all in one
Amazing performance, thank you for sharing and bringing some joy to our lives. I dream to be able to play like this one day
thanks Liam, thats very kind of you. I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if people are interested they can see the chords - I find it hard to explain how I play (i'm not a great teacher!). If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and do keep playing and enjoying!
I've been looking into this cocktail piano thingy lately:
F-Major7, Step on the pedal, play it on three different spots to the right, and I sound like a million ...
And then I stumbled in to THIS performance ... ☺👀
A TRILLION dollar contract on all the famous hotels and casinos around the world is coming your way !!!
Many thanks for your kind comments Stefan , glad you enjoyed the video. Certainly something I might look at doing when I retire from the day job 😂. Much appreciated and keep playing !
I'm a struggling pianist. You encourage me. You make it look so easy-it's so hard for me. I won't give up! Love the songs you play. Thanks for posting this.
thank you so much. don't give up .. the more you play the easier it will be. play when ever you can and take any opportunities to play with people, accompany people. it all helps. i love this genre of jazz as well .. anything from the great american songbook.
Great stuff, Steve ! One can hear how many years of experience have gone into making that style and sound.
This is a really, really good demo video. The audio is perfect as well as your playing. I like the setting as well.
Thanks Jeff, we're really lucky to have a local wine bar that let us use their venue for free one day. it really was a perfect setting!
But, the guy in the video is very obviously not playing the music you're hearing... 2:23 and onwards, like wtf
@@tomiantenna7279 go home, you're drunk!
@@tomiantenna7279 Even if, pretending to hit the right keys is pretty much as difficult as actually hitting the right keys.
Has your mind liquified and dribbled out of your ears?@@tomiantenna7279
Thank you for making me aware of your existence and skill
You are wonderful!!loved listening to you so much!!
I can play the music... just need a venue... Thanks for the inspiration!
B R A V O O O O O O O O !!!!!HO RIASCOLTATO ALMENO 10 VOLTE QUESTI BRANI E TROVO IL TUO MODO DI SUONARE BELLISSIMO!!
thanks you Sara, very kind of you
3 times a week me for listening. Greetings from Kazakhstan. Borat.
That’s some jazzy tune for the weekend
Terrific playing, Steve!🎶🎹
This is goals right here 🙌🏽🎹
This video is making me sit down at my 1925 upright piano again. St. James Infirmary starting at 6:00 really did it. My 6 and 4 stringed instruments will need to take a break.
Many thanks for the kind comment. Glad you hear you’re inspired to break out the piano again 😊
Uh, that was "Summertime". Just saying. (Great ending on that one, btw; in fact, I'm enjoying this whole video.)
@@MomLAU thanks Laura. Probably my favourite Gershwin composition, possibly my all time favourite song. So glad you’re enjoying the video . Cheers
@@MomLAU My bad, the opening line melody is so very similar to me ;-)
Totally wonderful. Brings back so many happy memories.
Thanks Harvey, really glad you enjoyed it. i love it when songs i play evoke happy memories for people
Wonderful, I hope you do many more !
Nice going! Like it very much. A fan of cocktail music. Like Misty especially.
Thanks Lars-Erik. I'm uploading my first video done at home today so hope you like it. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and thanks again
Complimenti una meraviglia maestro
YOU just performed the most wonderful concert; THANK YOU!!🤩🌹👍🤗👌🌹
thanks Carol, thats much appreciated. i'm hoping to record some videos from home in the next couple of weeks and upload them. would love to hear any feedback. cheers, Steve
He has the best job in the world.
Nice and relaxing... A return to the past . Thank You...
Thanks Charles, i've always thought this sort of music is timeless. its what i grew up listening to to on Radio 2 - people like David Jacobs, Benny Green, Hubert Gregg, Desmond Carrington - its a shame they don't have much 'light music' on there anymore. glad you enjoyed it!
Oh, man, so damn cool! Thank you.
This is awesome i love it reminds me of my mom playing the piano thats why im into and play piano myself.
thanks Gary, I'm so pleased i bought back memories of your mum. my dad could play a bit by ear, but he used to mainly play 'on the black keys' - F#, G#, C# etc. I used to spend my time playing along to their LP'S rather than practising for my piano lessons and exams !
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 Thanks for the response i am South African and love to listen to your music. Be Blessed.
Love your playing style.
More, please!
quickly become my go-to easy listening music, thank you for sharing
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Bravissimo Great suond
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absolutely stunning
I liked your style, I will try this out
Please do!
Nice!
Felicitaciones! A Steve Doig por su magnifica interpretación. Excelente pianista con mucha inspiración. Gracias! Por este extraordinario vídeo.
Gracias Victor
sounds great......I too play ocktail piano....
Fantástico! Gracias, un saludo desde Valencia, España.
Beautiful!
Thanks Glen, so pleased you liked it. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe - I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if people are interested they can see the chord progressions.
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 You're welcome. I have been subscribed. Thank you. Great playing.
Really pretty!
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Great renditions. blues ending at 5:55 is nice. I'll have to use that bII sometime!
thanks jacob, muc appreciated .. i am going to listen back my self and see what i did at 5:55. its been a while since i recoreded this and have forgotten. hoping to record more again in the new year
Ohhhhh my holy spirit
Just stumbled across your video Steve and I would like to say that I thought you were brilliant. I can see you are an accomplished pianist who probably plays by either ear and/or knowing your chords and progressions whereas I unfortunately can only play by reading music for the last 60 years, too old now to learn chords (wish I had done in my youth). Anyway a pleasure to listen to you. Cheers.
Hi Robert, thank you so much for the lovely comments. I started at around 6 years old and had piano lessons with a local teacher. although i went through the usual Royal College of Music exams, practical and theory, and learnt to play from music, in truth i used to spend more time improvising and playing along to my parents LP's on the stereo. Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Mantovani, soundtracks from musicals - etc. i was luck at the age of 12 to be able to accompany the choir at our local church and then start playing the organ for morning services. That taught me a lot about accompanying and i had to learn how to cope with playing one verse to many or stopping one verse short!. At 16 I left school and started playing in bands, Trad jazz, country and western and also as pianist and musical director for local am-dram clubs. Another really good learning curve in improvising. i've been lucky to have played with different bands and had my own jazz trio and function band. i now enjoy being part of Capitol Swing with my hugely talented friend John Prescott. My sight-reading is slow as i just don't practise it enough but i've spent years with bands where I just have a sheet with lyrics and chords above. My comfort zone. Thanks again and keep enjoying music.
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 Fascinating play! Glad to see you're answering, quite interesting to read your comments as well as watch the video.
Nice work, Hoagy!
Thank you! Cheers!
I've been playing classical for so long, now I have now idea how to even begin learning this style. I want to learn so bad😭
How beautiful.
Thank you! 😊 - glad you enjoyed listening. Please feel free to check out our channel for more videos
Amazing !!!
Love it!!
Would love hearing u live..for hrs..
Thank You
Woah! So good 👍
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Great...looking forward to them. Subscribed 👍
Your st.james infirmary rendition is insane !!
Thank you so much . That’s very kind of you. Although (and other people have said this) it’s not st James infirmary blues 😂it’s actually ‘Summertime’ George Gershwin. But it’s a very, very similar chord structure. Really glad you enjoyed it and thanks again 😊
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 thank you for blowing my mind I love both those songs and I never realized that lol
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 Love your playing! What is the name of the first piece you play?
You play beautifully.
thanks you so much, very kind of you. Ive recently uploaded some videos from home at my piano. i'm hoping to do some more in the next week or two
Very nice
Bravoooo! 👏👏👏👏 Amazing!
thanks so much, really glad you enjoyed it.
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048
❤️
Sweet 👍
Thanks Don, really glad you liked it. I love these classic jazz standards. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe - I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if people are interested they can see the chord progressions.
Bravo... ❗👌🏻
Superb! Subscribed!
thanks so much!
Bravo👏👏
Thank you!
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I don't play piano but If I ever do, I want to play like this....
thank you - i don't know how i settled into this style. i used to play along to my parent's LP's on the stereo and got used to improvising and jazz.
Well played
Super 😎
Love the song that starts at the 6:00 mark......what’s the name of it??
The original Song is: Summertime (Gershwin) - The Pianos of Cha'n :)
@@andro8284 thank you very much!! I will definitely gather the sheet music together and do some exploring..
@@josephostrowski3866 you're welcome and good luck! If you type in exactly the song name I mentioned, you will find a transcription video with the music sheet in the description.
That piano sound is excellent. I am pretty sure I see Yamaha written on the top on the left hand side. Does anyone know the exact model of this keyboard?
thank you so much :D
thanks you so much
where can I get wallpaper like that?
That’s it!!!❤
On the day I can play piano like this, the pigs have flown
can someone tell me where I would need to start in order to learn to play like this? I already have a basic knowledge of music theory and can play piano. it's just I can only play what I learned and I can't freely improvise. I guess my biggest question is what do I play in my left hand in order to not always play the basic chords
Post more, please!
hi, thanks for the comment. i have posted some videos that i have been doing from home set up on this channel. i'm experimenting with 2 video cameras and a Zoom recorder. would love to hear you feedback. i posted Stardust, Laura and Skylark. feel free to subscribe if you've enjoyed. i'll be posting some more soon. Cheers
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 , I have already watched and commented. 🇧🇷
Which electronic keyboard is being used there , please ? 🙏🏽
Hi Clyde - its one in long line of Yamaha pianos i have had over the years. this current one is a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. great tone and touch to them. They don't have speakers but on the plus side that keeps the weight down for transporting and carrying them into venues. hope you liked the video. if you enjoyed please feel free to subscribe. i post cocktail piano videos from my home as well - all on our Capitol Swing channel. Cheers
What make and model is your keyboard pls? I can’t have a baby grand in my apartment and would need earphone capability so it has to be electric due to neighbours. Thanks.
Hi Mary, it's a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. I've used Yamaha for years as i really like the tone and the touch. The CP4 doesn't have built in speakers (to keep the weight down for gigging) but you can plug it in to a small amp or use the headphone socket. TBH any of the Yamaha clavinova's are great for home use but they do take up more room. I'm very lucky (and indulgent) and have a Clavinova CVP47 at home and a Kawai baby grand. not much room for anything else though! thanks for listening - much appreciated
man this guy sound like a whole orchestra. what beautiful playing....I wish they hadn't cut those last notes short, this spoils it soooo much....
thanks Bill, really pleased you enjoyed it - i love the thought of being a whole orchestra. i think thats one of the great things about the piano - you can be can be a soloist and an accompanist at the same time! I'll be recording some new tracks at home in the next few weeks. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and do keep enjoying!I
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 Looking for ward to the new recordings.
Hi! Very nice. What standards were you playing?? I recognise body and soul, summertime, ‘ts wonderful...
Misty
Nice
Do you have any tips on improvising those chord melodies in your right hand? I can improvise one note melodies, but I'm amazed at how you play chord-melodies.
Hi. It's a great question but one I struggle to answer. One of the reasons I've never taught piano is because I kind of don't know, or don't think about, how I play. I've always done a lot of accompanying of singers and you learn to fill in the gaps around and underneath the vocal, without dominating it. when it comes to swing/jazz/cocktail piano I love big band music and i think the top of my right hand is playing the melody, the bottom part of my right hand is playing 'stabs' like the saxes and trumpets would do in a big band. my left hand is a combination of rhythm and chords. i bounce the chords between my left hand and right hand to give that big band sort of feel. It's inspired me now to do some videos at home with a camera over the top of the piano. i'd be really keen to see what people think and if they can tell me what i'm doing and how i'm doing it. I'll post something soon!
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 Thanks! This may be a really tough question... but are you hearing those harmony notes in your head and just playing them as you hear them? Or are you thinking of the "chord of the moment"? I can kind of harmonize with a melody by thinking of which is the current chord... and adding the harmony below the melody using notes of that chord, but I'm getting the feeling that's not what you're doing?
I want to play like this man but i cannot play jazz... hu hu hu
*cries in classical pianist *
What brand keyboard and model, might I ask?
Hi Ruth - its one in long of Yamaha pianos i have had over the years. this current one is a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. great tone and touch to them. They don't have speakers but on the plus side that keeps the weight down for transporting and carrying them into venues. hope you liked the video. if you enjoyed please feel free to subscribe. i post cocktail piano videos from my home as well - all on our Capitol Swing channel. Cheers
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I love your style!! Did you learn to play by ear, or are you a note reader as well. My daughter has perfect pitch but I don't feel her teacher cares about that at all. She's 12 and started 2 years ago
Hi Sylvia, thanks for listening. I did initially learn to play from music, I started lessons at the age of 7. I think I remember playing a few notes on the piano at primary school and I was given the chance to have lessons with a local teacher in the village. I did do my grades (up to grade 6) but I always did my practise very quickly then used to put my parent's LP's on the record player and play along to them. I played along to Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Mantovani and lots of Hollywood musical sound tracks - I think that's where I picked up my ear for music and being able to improvise. I stopped lessons when I left school at 16 and joined up with a musician I met who played guitar and sang. We spent the next few years as a duo and band on the professional circuit in the eighties which was a great way to hone skills as a musician. It's quite hard to find a teacher that encourages improvisation and playing by ear as they tend to have gone through the grades and exam route themselves - you do benefit from a good grounding in lessons and disciplines like sight reading, scales, etc. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe - I'm going to try recording some videos at home with a couple of camera angles so if your daughter is interested she can see the chord progressions and try to play along. The more you do it the better your ear becomes. Keep at it - having perfect pitch is a massive benefit!
@@capitolswingclassicjazzswi3048 Thank you...from a new subscriber. My daughter and I look forward to more wonderful content🙂
Get a new teacher.
I too have pp. Get your daughter away from the teacher immediately. It is like having a person who only sees in B&W trying to teach someone who sees in colour and try to make the student only see in B&W.. Your daughter knows instinctively that the teacher only gets part of the musical picture.
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Very nice. Do you have CDs available?
hi, tx for the comment and glad you enjoyed. i don't have any CD's of cocktail piano. only a CD with the band. i will look at doing something in 2024, you've inspired me to do it!
That's fantastic! What's the first tune?
George Gershwin - SOMEBODY LOVES ME
Yamaha.....what model?
anyone know what scale he’s improvising over?
i be interested to know as well !. i can tell what key each piece is in but as to what scale ... i don't really know. i did music theory at school and alongside my private lessons but i've forgotten so much of it over the years and i play mostly now by ear and improvise rather than from music. i know what i'm doing but i can't explain what i do - i guess thats why i wouldn't make a very good teacher.
What model of piano are we hearing?
Hi David - its a Yamaha CP4 stage piano. i've been a huge fan of Yamaha piano's all my gigging life. The tone and the feel, the way they play. I'm very lucky (and indulgent) and have a Clavinova CVP47 at home for fun and also a Kawai baby grand. Piano's feature quite heavily in our lives !
Steve- thanks for replying. Yes I'm a Yamaha fan too - CLP-340 but too heavy for gigging! Loved your phrasing, voicings and laid back style. delivered at just the right level of sophistication for the public to appreciate. ( Some Jazzers go over the top with clever upper structure harmonies ,which can be lost on the general public with closed ears) .Very pleasant to listen to. I'm sure many would like to hear more from you. I’m also always impressed with players with great memories, as I’m strictly a “Reader “ only. Regards.
@@David-in-England Yamaha p 125 is the way to go. It's light too and has speakers
C'è tra voi un maestro di piano che mi dia lezioni in cui spiegare queste improvvisazioni jazz?
Does anyone know what the second song was?
thanks for listening Jack. the second song was Body & Soul. hope you liked it
Bests
Do you give lessons
Hi. I’ve been asked a number of times over the years and I’ve never taught anyone. I suppose it’s been so long since I had lessons that I’ve forgotten how I play, like driving a car, I don’t think about it - what notes to play, what chords goes with which notes, chord progressions - I just do it. So it’s hard for me to go back to basics and teach people how to play. I’ve also probably got in to so many bad habits when I play as well 😂. The best teachers have a certain temperament as well which I don’t think I’ve got. I’m hoping the videos with some overhead shots will give any interested viewers some tips in playing cocktail piano and help them develop their own style.
Steve : is it true that cocktail pianists hate being asked to play : As Time
Goes By ? If not ; are there any requests that make you grimace ?
And finally ! : can you play The Birdie Song ?
I actually love "As Time Goes By' and i never mind playing anything for people - you never know what song or tune brings back memories for someone. As Time Goes By is probably a bit like asking a sax player to play 'Baker Street' 🤣 - i can imagine some pianists think it s a bit cheesy. I have had a jazz trio, and a function band over the years and we have been asked to play the birdie song at parties - and we've obliged. it is quite funny though when a guest at a wedding asks a function band comprising of 5 middle aged guys if they can can do anything by The Spice Girls .. true story!. I'm going to be recording some tracks at home in the next few weeks and i'll do 'As Time Goes By'. If you've enjoyed please feel free to subscribe and do keep enjoying!I
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thanks for listening
Only thing missing is a Scotch and soda on the piano.
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I don't get it. You are clearly not playing the notes we hear. Is this playback, and you overdub yourself? Because your fingers don't correspond to the notes like, at all.
Thanks for the comment. I can assure this was filmed live - in one take - at the Limehouse in Clevedon and every note you hear is indeed played by me. I’m not sure what you were watching but hope you enjoyed listening in any case.
Nope this was recorded live in one take, I've watched him play my whole life. Clearly he's just too good at piano for you to keep up with his hands🤷🏼♀️
This channel is lacking cocktail piano tutorials...
A little too stiff for jazz.