Jazz Singers: How to Lead a Band in a Ballad

As a vocalist, a ballad offers you a chance to shine and show off your interpretive abilities. How do you lead the band through the ballad and get them to provide you with the support and artistic complement that you want? Master singer Marion Cowings shows you how to approach the band and give them the crucial cues needed.
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Marion Cowings - Vocals
Todd Williams - Saxophone
Tom Dempsey - Guitar
Eli Yamin - Piano
Noriko Ueda - Bass
Alvin Atkinson - Drums
Eric Suquet - Director
Marshall Rose - Director of Photography
Jessica Paz - Sound Engineer
Richard Emery - Production Assistant
Seton Hawkins - Producer
Recorded May 3, 2013

[@fivetimesyo]

Marion: "how about the key of F?"
Drummer: **nods coolly**

[@TimKGrimes]

Lol, as he should

[@EnryOnTheKeys]

That is a leader!

[@jamesdonkey5800]

Oh my god there’s a saxophone here

[@BykerTheBoy]

Superb calm demonstration and nice smooth vocals to boot.

[@Night_-gl2ki]

Very helpful, thank you! And God Bless you all!

[@gabrielawedzel923]

Great video! Thank you! I want to see more films for vocalists. ;)

[@issiec7873]

Wow. You inspire me to study vocal jazz even more.

[@TimKGrimes]

Perfect obbligatos, by the way.

[@taniaiorio]

Grazie! Meraviglioso!

[@carlossilva4730]

Great!

[@eliseumanassesjazzcontanti8536]

Ele e o prof de jazz

[@talia2229]

Nice

[@SpecterSensorial]

Where can i found the chords on guitar? This sounds really sweet and chill, and i really want to play this

[@brendanb2517]

There’s no where to find it unless someone transcribed what he played because he improvised that

[@Ocaosperfeito]

My ears are crying

[@steliosemmanouilidis5050]

Jazz is weird

[@wholeshebang1]

...in such a beautifully pleasing way!