Boogie Piano Never Fails To Draw A Crowd!

Theophilus Martins plays some boogie woogie piano and a crowd forms with a round of applause at the end!
Thank you @theboogiewoogiedude for filming.
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[@drbekken]

oh yes indeed

[@theophilusmartins]

Oh wow, Dr. Bekken! It's great to have you here. Thanks for listening!

[@yvoheaton6402]

Still at the top of your game and blowing a storm Theo....

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Yvo! Much appreciated!

[@heybamanba1]

How everyone aren't stomping their feet is amazing to me? Smoooooth!!

[@theophilusmartins]

Who knows? 😂 Cheers for that!

[@michaeldwyer9656]

Theophilus has a distinct musicality, unique to him.

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Michael! I really appreciate your kind words.

[@PrairieNightMoon]

Draws a crowd and certainly grabs my attention! 😊

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Prairie! Much appreciated!

[@nadavsenbetu8581]

Great play Theo !!!!
i like that left hand , allways sits good
BOOGIE WOOGIE !!!!!

[@theophilusmartins]

Yes, sir, Nadav! That's what it's all about! I'm glad you enjoyed it, friend!

[@Frances-m1h]

BRILLIANT, FROM FRANCES UK 👍♥️

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Frances! Glad you liked it!

[@Bentcypress]

Great as always Theo. I usually don't comment but do enjoy your playing. You are very talented. Thank you from Wisconsin in the US.

[@theophilusmartins]

Many thanks for listening and also commenting. I greatly appreciate it.

[@abstragic4216]

Really high quality performance Theo. Much appreciated.

[@theophilusmartins]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@theboogiewoogiedude]

Clean as always ! Can’t wait to play with you again….

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Albert, and likewise!

[@thelimey58]

Nice job as always Theo from Grand Rapids,Michigan,U.S!

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Keith from Michigan, USA! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@vitrohm]

You are fire 🔥🔥 Would love to hear it live some day. Greetings from Denmark 😉

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Vitrohmm! I appreciate your kind comment, and yes, maybe one day! 😎👍

[@pancholino]

bravo

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks Goran!

[@williampaganucci1084]

Great as always Theo! 🎹👍

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, William! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Hope you're doing well?

[@nickkeogh5778]

Outstanding once again Theo. Very interesting improvisations on your own Theos Boogie. You have an excellent feel for the piano far better than many of your peers who play the notes but without the necessary subtlety and change in dynamic that you display.

[@theophilusmartins]

Thank you for listening, Nick. I appreciate your kind comment.

[@GAMEOVERTBH]

Wow 🥃👏💯

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks!

[@GAMEOVERTBH]

@theophilusmartins will done 💙 fr 🎹🎶...

[@peterhutchison_music]

On fire as always, Theo! 😀😁

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Peter! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@slice9833]

Nice to see you again Theo, great video 👍

[@theophilusmartins]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@Ric0ceronte]

I LIKE IT !!! 10/ 10 👏😎👍👍👍🔥🎶🎹🎹🎹🎶🔥

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks Rico!

[@RuediKehl]

😊Deine Musik kann ich den ganzen Tag hören!ruclips.net/user/sgaming/emoji/7ff574f2/emoji_u1f60a.png

[@theophilusmartins]

Hey! Thanks a lot for the donation, Reudi! I appreciate your kind gesture. I'm glad you enjoy my music!

[@ZACHARYSHARKEY]

Great stuff as always from you Theophilus!

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks Zachary! Much appreciated!

[@JeremyHollier]

Nice one Theo.

[@theophilusmartins]

Thanks, Jeremy!

[@SpencerTwiddy]

I thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful performance! As others have said, your musicality is outstanding. Also, you keep the interest level high by adding variation to repeated sequences. The part I’m most curious about is how you decide what idea to introduce rhythmically and melodically each time the progression comes back to its first measure. You do a great job building on it for the rest of the progression, but it baffles me how you come up with the “next idea” after you’ve been building on one for a while. Are they planned in advance or improvised? If you look at this comment, would you mind explaining any strategies you use for that?

[@theophilusmartins]

Thank you so much for your amazing response. I'm glad you enjoyed my playing, and I greatly appreciate it. To answer your question, it's a mixture of trial and error/ improvisation. Theo's Boogie has a specific structure that it must always follow, which is what I played in this video. The variations you sometimes see me play is an improvisation using other licks that aren't included in "Theo's Boogie." Sometimes, it's a spur of the moment thing. If it sounds right, I play it. Sometimes, it doesn't, and when when I practice, I figure out which part the lick sounds better in. Technically, there's no such thing as a bad lick it's just where you put it that makes it sound good or bad. Furthermore, "Theo's Boogie" has a fast sounding intro, so in order to maintain that level of intrigue and momentum, I have to play fast licks right after. Then, after building the moment, I bring it to a resolution by playing some chord licks. Otherwise, the listener and I might have a heart attack, haha. Then, just when you think it's calming down, I bring back the momentum!
In conclusion, I'm only able to do this because of the countless hours practicing and listening to authentic Boogie woogie piano by Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, Jorg Heggman, Eeco etc, to really understand how real Boogie woogie and blues piano is supposed to sound. When you familiarise yourself with it, you then know what sounds right when improvising or composing.

[@SpencerTwiddy]

@ Fascinating. I’m not familiar with Theo’s Boogie, but I’ll check it out as well as other videos on your channel. Keep it up!

[@hqmhqm]

great

[@theophilusmartins]

Cheers!

[@theboogiewoogiedude]

as I watch it back again, I realise I was humming the riffs, sorry lol ! hopefully people didn't notice .....

[@theophilusmartins]

Haha, no worries! It made the video much better 😂

[@richardgill2280]

Amazing. Cant quite tell though...is this in G or C? (Im learning your left hand G technique from a video a while back)

[@theophilusmartins]

Hey Richard! It's great to hear you're learning my left hand in G. This is actually in the key of C, and it's a variation of the Albert Ammons left hand from Boogie Woogie Stomp.

[@richardgill2280]

Thanks theo. Yep learning that one too!