Jacob Collier Explains Music in 5 Levels of Difficulty ft. Herbie Hancock | WIRED

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  • @purpleknight1396
    @purpleknight1396 5 лет назад +36056

    *Musician Explains One Concept in 4 Levels of Difficulty and Then Hangs Out with Herbie Hancock*

  • @spakerman
    @spakerman 3 года назад +13123

    "this time, let's visit the B flat and see how it feels." It's so nice that he checks in on the notes to make sure they are okay.

    • @Mster_J
      @Mster_J 3 года назад +501

      Sounds like Bob Ross talking about his paintings lol

    • @temitopetaiwo9695
      @temitopetaiwo9695 3 года назад +52

      Underrated comment.

    • @johnzackarias11
      @johnzackarias11 3 года назад +15

      lmao

    • @noorykorky5056
      @noorykorky5056 2 года назад +10

      LOL... 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @MAJORSVNVLOGS
      @MAJORSVNVLOGS 2 года назад +35

      What a perspective! Don’t let this go over y’all heads!

  • @zack8521
    @zack8521 4 года назад +18374

    The college student legit passed the vibe check

    • @-attemptingtherandom-2777
      @-attemptingtherandom-2777 4 года назад +550

      his style is like John Mayer's

    • @unlshtb4524
      @unlshtb4524 4 года назад +357

      sounds like blues and jazz

    • @grizzlydynamics
      @grizzlydynamics 4 года назад +49

      exactly.

    • @loiceyrolle813
      @loiceyrolle813 4 года назад +514

      @@unlshtb4524 Yeah ! And slipping that minor chord in there absolutely made the end of their musical conversation. That young man is ballsy and I'm loving it :)

    • @lilmissemi
      @lilmissemi 4 года назад +370

      dude seemed vaguely high
      XD

  • @gustavobuquera
    @gustavobuquera 2 года назад +3046

    It's amazing that all the talks were about technique and theory, then he met someone who understands as much as he does and the talk became feeling and philosophy. It's like learning grammar and then using it to make poems.

    • @isaiasduarte7385
      @isaiasduarte7385 Год назад +15

      Amazing.

    • @doubledare7034
      @doubledare7034 Год назад +10

      Beautiful

    • @L3vls
      @L3vls 8 месяцев назад

      💯

    • @miram2053
      @miram2053 8 месяцев назад +15

      *more than he does. Respectfully, Herbie Hancock has been at it for far too long to attempt to act as if they're in the same league. Esperanto Spalding is a prodigy and I still understand d that she and Christian Mcbride aren't in the same league.

    • @sujiut
      @sujiut 8 месяцев назад +1

      otherwise, the trivium - grammar, logic, rhetoric.

  • @sprb4725
    @sprb4725 4 года назад +14963

    Imagine Herbie Hancock shows up and Jacob says “so... have you heard of harmony?”

  • @Dina8485
    @Dina8485 5 лет назад +37733

    This should be called “Musician explains harmony 5 times and each time I understand less and less”

    • @tuexss
      @tuexss 5 лет назад +427

      so, yet another youtube tutorial ;)

    • @PianoHooks
      @PianoHooks 5 лет назад +63

      LOL

    • @BrianGivensYtube
      @BrianGivensYtube 5 лет назад +216

      I'm a drummer and I understood through the professional scene. It's subtle and based strongly on feeling.

    • @n4rzul
      @n4rzul 5 лет назад +425

      That is because by the end, there is no explanation, its just uh hum.... yeah...ahhhhh. Imagine I scientist explaining electromagnetism at the *expert* level and just saying, well you know, light shines, mmmm yeah, like so cool man, its just jus so bright man, yeah, uh hum, would you take him seriously?

    • @bobbobinson11
      @bobbobinson11 5 лет назад +636

      @@n4rzul in an art field like music, once two professionals understand almost everything about their craft, they don't need to be specific or articulate because their peers know exactly what they mean. Nothing needs to be over-explained or simplified into baby-talk. It can be as simple or as complicated as it needs to be as long as their peer understands.

  • @_knighted
    @_knighted 5 лет назад +11851

    everybody gangsta until the musicians start talking in 🎹

    • @geraldkun2002
      @geraldkun2002 4 года назад +49

      Greg C on god though

    • @lejeune.youtube2538
      @lejeune.youtube2538 4 года назад +147

      Bro that’s so C major

    • @MyPissBurns
      @MyPissBurns 4 года назад +139

      that’s so Csus7 and b one octave higher aswell as a repeating f to g arpeggio every 2 measures

    • @cecesorrows
      @cecesorrows 4 года назад +32

      And that’s on musicianship 😌✨💅🏻

    • @GamerKid_
      @GamerKid_ 4 года назад +77

      @@MyPissBurns I'm getting A flat dominant 13 vibe coming off you, you know, a real Ab Gb Bb C F

  • @mrcult5597
    @mrcult5597 9 месяцев назад +1191

    Level 1 = Easy and fun
    Level 2 = Simple understanding
    Level 3 = Learning Experience
    Level 4 = Adding Depth
    Level 5 = Yeah.... yeahhh

  • @WaseemYusuf
    @WaseemYusuf 4 года назад +35869

    The 5 stages of human life: child, teen, college student, professional, Herbie Hancock

    • @liammoynihan5419
      @liammoynihan5419 3 года назад +838

      this is the hardest I've ever laughed at a youtube comment

    • @drepressoespresso3894
      @drepressoespresso3894 3 года назад +49

      @@liammoynihan5419 true thought 😂😂

    • @Callmestev
      @Callmestev 3 года назад +63

      Halfway there

    • @zebedee1389
      @zebedee1389 3 года назад +60

      this might be my favourite RUclips comment

    • @ArturoRodriguez-mp3uq
      @ArturoRodriguez-mp3uq 3 года назад +91

      I'd like to skip the college and professional stages, any recommendations?

  • @TinaA4289
    @TinaA4289 4 года назад +4507

    biggest flex was saying "something you once taught me" to Herbie Hancock and him being like, "aaaohh yeah"

  • @nathanbank1248
    @nathanbank1248 3 года назад +15882

    Jacob: So I don't know, when you decide to....
    Herbie: *interrupts* 🎹🎹
    Jacob: Oh yeah!
    Herbie: yeah
    Jacob: But you know when... *🎹🎹*
    Herbie: Uh yeah, and then... *🎹🎹🎹*
    Jacob: 🎹🎹🎹?
    Herbie: 🎹!
    Jacob: oh yeah!
    Herbie: Yeah
    Jacob: Thank you! That haunted me for days!
    Me: Huh?!?!

    • @unknowablerootvegetable
      @unknowablerootvegetable 3 года назад +489

      they lost me at Bodhi

    • @pinklemonade8283
      @pinklemonade8283 3 года назад +161

      @@unknowablerootvegetable lmao. The kid’s a legend.

    • @K_J_Coleman_Composer
      @K_J_Coleman_Composer 3 года назад +61

      I need a timestamp for this 👀😂

    • @adlaierasga
      @adlaierasga 3 года назад +80

      @@K_J_Coleman_Composer 9:34

    • @blonkski_2525
      @blonkski_2525 3 года назад +39

      the part with herbie is actually a little hokey doe, they def made some mistakes when they were explaining to each other

  • @Malapropify
    @Malapropify 11 месяцев назад +619

    Seriously - sometimes when I watch him, I have a feeling that he already lived 1 life as a musician and now in this run he's speedrunning it.

    • @rhatid
      @rhatid 8 месяцев назад +20

      Yeah! Mozart, yet another reincarnation.

    • @wesdavis8797
      @wesdavis8797 2 месяца назад

      Underrated comment

    • @Tina-pk1wy
      @Tina-pk1wy 28 дней назад +3

      Yes and it doesn’t hurt that his family are great professional musicians and have been teaching/playing music for a living since before he was born

  • @A_Hironaka
    @A_Hironaka 5 лет назад +8211

    *Looks a professional pianist straight in the eyes*
    6:45 "So, this is the note, F."

    • @eatfoss
      @eatfoss 5 лет назад +350

      This comment deserves far more credit than it has.

    • @neb373
      @neb373 5 лет назад +157

      LMAO THIS IS THE NOTE F LMAOAOAOA

    • @xriex
      @xriex 5 лет назад +470

      There aren't many people who have perfect pitch - and really it's for our benefit and not the pro player.

    • @ethang105
      @ethang105 5 лет назад +12

      Lol funniest comment on RUclips

    • @thiccboybillybob6388
      @thiccboybillybob6388 5 лет назад +115

      xriex it’s for the professional as well. It’s hard even after years of experience to just pull the note out of thin air

  • @RingoBuns
    @RingoBuns 3 года назад +6617

    I love the expression of the college student. He looks very engaged and interested but also polite, but you can tell that when he's asked "do you what the circle of fifths is", in his head he's thinking "who do you take me for?" LOL

    • @ChrisM-qo1jc
      @ChrisM-qo1jc 3 года назад +628

      his response was actually very polite. Regardless of how trivial it may seem, it's always good to touch base when u dont know the other person

    • @zaksmith1035
      @zaksmith1035 3 года назад +251

      Yes, but do you KNOW what the circle of fifths is??
      Yes, but do you KNOW??
      Yes, but have you heard of Giant Steps?
      "Ah, I know nothing."

    • @Em_-en2xp
      @Em_-en2xp 2 года назад +52

      I have had the opportunity to go to the Eastman school of music to visit a few times it’s pretty cool. I know you probably don’t care but most of the students there are just like him very nice polite and kind.

    • @ems7623
      @ems7623 2 года назад +92

      He's sitting there talking with Jacob Collier. He probably was secretly wetting himself in excitement.
      But good god, i would love to have someone in my life look at me like that while jamming.

    • @musicanditsimplications9175
      @musicanditsimplications9175 2 года назад +2

      @@ChrisM-qo1jc ya

  • @el1ijah797
    @el1ijah797 4 года назад +3700

    College guy was straight vibing.

    • @7barsofchocolate
      @7barsofchocolate 3 года назад +359

      he looked like he was in love with jacob

    • @christianlauren5883
      @christianlauren5883 3 года назад +79

      @@7barsofchocolate LMAO the way he looked at him😂

    • @chesareg8217
      @chesareg8217 3 года назад +4

      ꕥ LMAO

    • @jinjalord
      @jinjalord 3 года назад +80

      @@7barsofchocolate lol, to me was more like a "yeah dude, whatever, just stop talking through it" 😂

    • @prinnywinny9013
      @prinnywinny9013 3 года назад +9

      @@TeakTeakchannel so true😭i was born a vocal prodigy but i have never been able to put it into words like jacob. like he’s beyond a prodigy. i’ve been surrounded by music prodigies since i was little and have never run into someone like jacob collier😭 his understanding is just different. i would pass out and die if he showed up in front of me

  • @bellaxo1115
    @bellaxo1115 Год назад +2397

    CAME BACK TO THIS AFTER TAKING MUSICIANSHIP III AT MY COLLEGE AND UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING I LOVE MY LIFE

    • @DECAF1031
      @DECAF1031 Год назад +75

      Oh wow, congratulations!

    • @ethanwaddell3005
      @ethanwaddell3005 Год назад +13

      Where did you go to college that’s so awesome

    • @jbukenya80
      @jbukenya80 Год назад +39

      I love to hear it. It's like your life comes into color. Cheers.

    • @dryelene
      @dryelene Год назад +30

      AMAZING, ENJOY YOUR INTELLECTUALITY

    • @craigcraig6248
      @craigcraig6248 Год назад +4

      Congrats, where do you study?

  • @pogageo4160
    @pogageo4160 3 года назад +8099

    everyone talkin about Herbie and the college kid but no ones mentioning how cool the professional guy was

    • @zeeisreal11
      @zeeisreal11 3 года назад +422

      I met him once, I went to one of his shows. he’s a really cool dude. he’s super nice.

    • @dmqualitist7316
      @dmqualitist7316 3 года назад +32

      Fax

    • @zaksmith1035
      @zaksmith1035 3 года назад +645

      It was fun watching him open up. You can tell at the beginning he's there to try his best to be a student, but he's uncomfortable due to his level of mastery.
      But as soon as Collier throws something at him he doesn't already understand he becomes almost childlike, and you get a window into how the true master is always ready to revel in being a student of his craft.

    • @dumbassgoth
      @dumbassgoth 3 года назад +148

      it was probably one of my favorite parts because it just shows you that there’s always new things to learn
      if a professional can learn something new then everyone can yknow

    • @xSIJUx
      @xSIJUx 3 года назад +16

      nice try, professional guy

  • @nathanbginger7
    @nathanbginger7 4 года назад +2716

    At the end, they were communicating solely with yeahs, rights, and hitting the keys, you didnt understand it, but you somehow get the feel of something incredible is going on

    • @nathanbginger7
      @nathanbginger7 4 года назад +47

      @DUKE LANGUAGE CENTER ok

    • @juliojimenez9794
      @juliojimenez9794 4 года назад +33

      Absolutely. Music is it's own language and I don't speak that language, so the only thing I could do is follow their gestures and facial expression to try to figure out what their conversation was all about.

    • @ethanwilkes217
      @ethanwilkes217 4 года назад +14

      @DUKE LANGUAGE CENTER stop shouting

    • @CyberneticArgumentCreator
      @CyberneticArgumentCreator 4 года назад +27

      The greatest part to me is that even as someone who has played music for 2 decades, I got lost in the wanderings but the two of them resolved at the same time over and over, especially the final part. I could pick out some keys but how did they know when to resolve? Music is such a crazy phenomenon.

    • @arzanstar9907
      @arzanstar9907 4 года назад +1

      @@CyberneticArgumentCreator Exactly

  • @FreakieFan
    @FreakieFan 6 лет назад +2691

    I love how interested and attentive the 4th guy was, even though he is a professional pianist himself.

    • @pufferphishgaming6849
      @pufferphishgaming6849 6 лет назад +483

      Guido Anselmi yeah he didn’t feel defensive and annoyed about being taught more even though he was professional

    • @rockinrobin
      @rockinrobin 6 лет назад +158

      college kid bothered me

    • @matthewstorto4387
      @matthewstorto4387 6 лет назад +281

      Knowing alpin personally, he brings that level of enthusiasm for learning into every situation, he's wonderful

    • @EddieEntertainment
      @EddieEntertainment 6 лет назад +231

      I think the college kid knew more than what he said. (At least in other countries) In college you learn more about harmony than he was willing to admit.

    • @noahoudejans5399
      @noahoudejans5399 6 лет назад +121

      It’s also because every professional musician would kill to have such a session with Jacob Collier :)

  • @Robisquick
    @Robisquick Год назад +863

    How someone who isn’t musically inclined can know Jacob Collier is a musical savant: See how utterly mindblown the professional musician whose been playing longer than Jacob reacts to what Jacob is showing him.

    • @kenpokid10
      @kenpokid10 Год назад +91

      Herbie Hancock hasn't just been playing music longer than Jacob Collier has been playing music. Herbie Hancock has been playing music longer than Jacob Collier has been *alive.*

    • @oliverkennard806
      @oliverkennard806 Год назад +180

      @@kenpokid10 Pretty sure OP was talking about the guy before Herbie

    • @Moderrnclassic
      @Moderrnclassic 10 месяцев назад

      ⁠@@kenpokid10w

    • @JustcallmeJayrot
      @JustcallmeJayrot 10 месяцев назад +5

      "Real recognize real"

    • @wellthisisinteresting4912
      @wellthisisinteresting4912 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@kenpokid10Jesus Christ

  • @HowardWimshurst
    @HowardWimshurst 6 лет назад +22690

    at level 5 they gave up the limitations of speech and just communicated with music which was much more efficient

    • @umopapisdnupsidedown5933
      @umopapisdnupsidedown5933 6 лет назад +537

      Remove the limitation of "vocabulary thinking" and thought becomes more efficient, too.

    • @crackalikeit222
      @crackalikeit222 6 лет назад +439

      So true. It was more like yeah yeah right right music music yeah yeah right yeah music :D

    • @ploopybear
      @ploopybear 6 лет назад +186

      I didn't get the last song, but their smile at the end tells us their language is on another level

    • @kathorsees
      @kathorsees 5 лет назад +150

      ...or they simply tried to hide the awkwardness of the situation. A 23-year-old dude explaining something to a 78-year-old is already kinda awkward, add to that the idea of anyone at all "explaining" music to Herbie Hancock and you get a disaster. We're talking about 1) a living legend, 2) with multiple degrees, 3) who gives university lectures of his own. Seriously? I'm not a fan of Hancock at all, I barely ever heard any of his stuff, so don't take this as a fanboy getting offended by proxy.
      Scroll through the comments and you'll see that people who know anything about harmony, or simply have enough commuincative skills, understand that there's no need for this "explaining" after level 2. There's no real discussion happening at all. Asking a music student if he's ever heard of the circle of fifths (something you find out in year one of learning music) - really, dude? And even when he asked Hancock for advice, he managed to do it in such a weird, condescending, smarmy way - "How do you find the courage to make a choice?". "So, you see, Herb, I'm sitting in front of my piano, and my extreme brain-power allows me to see all these endless possibilities, all these chord choices and key shifts... How do I handle all that vast richness? Oh, the pain of making a choice - something that those other plebians cannot even imagine!"
      So yeah, if you're in an extremely awkward situation, there's nothing to talk about, and there's a piano in front of you - what do you do? That's right - shut up and play! All while wearing a serious face, nodding along, patting each other on the back and making meaningful grunts. "Oh, yes, that was smart, you're a smart person and an expert!" "Why, of course, and that gives me the necessary expertise to pronounce you a smart expert person as well, tah-tah-tah!"

    • @ploopybear
      @ploopybear 5 лет назад +63

      @@kathorsees everyone was like lol wtf I already know this. only the professional had the courage to try to make things interesting, but Jacob was like, nope lol I gotta stick to the script they gave me, sorry guys Cx

  • @Phyrre56
    @Phyrre56 4 года назад +12069

    Child: You know nothing, I'll tell you the basics.
    Teen: You know nothing but you have some life experiences, so I'll add a little context.
    Student: You know the basics, so I'll demonstrate an advanced concept.
    Professor: You know the objective concepts, so let's discuss the subjective ones as peers.
    Master: Spoken word can no longer support our conversation.

    • @GregoryMarkowski
      @GregoryMarkowski 4 года назад +23

      Fair

    • @Shendue
      @Shendue 4 года назад +477

      Yes, the last conversation was almost surreal. They pretty much said a couple phrases about inspiration and a little bit of technical stuff about notes and the whole rest of the exchange was in music.
      They pretty much went over technicality and into the realm of abstract, talking in notes.

    • @mekenziebrown3205
      @mekenziebrown3205 4 года назад +39

      As a teen but in band I get the college level explanation.

    • @evanmastermind
      @evanmastermind 4 года назад +13

      @@mekenziebrown3205 👏

    • @qwertyki9367
      @qwertyki9367 4 года назад +24

      @@ryanzea7196 OK buddy

  • @daffaabieza1938
    @daffaabieza1938 4 года назад +4781

    He’s not even explaining to Herbie. They both just vibing together.

    • @kellympinda4723
      @kellympinda4723 3 года назад +68

      We here vibing with them

    • @1Flyingfist
      @1Flyingfist 3 года назад +22

      How was that even Amazing Grace at the end there? It sounded random. 😶
      Were they just playing random chords that might fit the tune?

    • @MrX-tm8fy
      @MrX-tm8fy 3 года назад +48

      Understandable, what would he explain or teach to Herbie Hancock? 😆

    • @flumfabliau
      @flumfabliau 3 года назад +28

      @@1Flyingfist It was improv

    • @sleeptalkenthusiast
      @sleeptalkenthusiast 3 года назад +21

      @@1Flyingfist you wouldn’t get it lmaooo

  • @greysonvoutsas6969
    @greysonvoutsas6969 Год назад +300

    I love Alpin Hong's expressions as he's listening to Jacob.

    • @ducttaperulestheworl
      @ducttaperulestheworl Год назад +5

      Can't help it when Jacob explains it in a way it's fun to listen to

    • @hvh_music
      @hvh_music 5 месяцев назад

      I'd love to see if they jammed together

  • @theresilientfilmmaker253
    @theresilientfilmmaker253 3 года назад +6542

    Jacob was 23 at the time of this video, Herbie was 77 and the speak together like old friends. Jacob is a vampire. It’s the only explanation.

    • @supergene256
      @supergene256 3 года назад +8

      😂

    • @zaksmith1035
      @zaksmith1035 3 года назад +31

      It's at least one very possible explanation.

    • @kz7115
      @kz7115 3 года назад +177

      Herbie doesn't look 77 either.

    • @TheOnlyValken
      @TheOnlyValken 3 года назад +23

      It's probably also a little fair to hold our other 23 year olds to just a slightly higher standard lol

    • @carlosadurt6153
      @carlosadurt6153 3 года назад +70

      77? Woh, looks like 52

  • @Tophler91
    @Tophler91 2 года назад +5828

    11:21 I love how Jacob and Herbie speak their own "piano language". They're talking to each other by playing their piano. The only spoken words are "yeah yeah", "right right".

    • @YungStinkyWinky
      @YungStinkyWinky 2 года назад +232

      Herbie says "hey, how's it goin, let's take this somewhere smooooth", and Jacob says "guhioWHOIQ:EJA:IOgjsop;QIhgW;LKSMLKJ, are you impressed?"

    • @madstheraccoon
      @madstheraccoon Год назад +109

      As someone who takes AP music theory, when in it's in our head it makes sense but hearing someone else talk about it, it's a lot oh yeah yeah, let it sit, and realize it later

    • @oreo-hm4lh
      @oreo-hm4lh Год назад +63

      they understood the concept of harmony in its entirety that there was nothing else for them to say except "yeah"

    • @compdude551
      @compdude551 Год назад +44

      They finished playing and just laughed. They didn’t have to speak because they already communicated with music. Beautiful!

    • @bryandraughn9830
      @bryandraughn9830 Год назад +1

      "Pointing" tones😅

  • @seyeruoynepotsuj
    @seyeruoynepotsuj 4 года назад +14080

    There's a point where the English language ran out and they just started talking in music.

    • @Sammy71ful
      @Sammy71ful 4 года назад +335

      For me, I think that point was "You've heard of the circle of 5ths right?" After that, I was lost :P

    • @pianopanda9057
      @pianopanda9057 4 года назад +376

      I wasn't lost until him and Herbie started flirting over harmony lol

    • @pungvsbobawhoami1150
      @pungvsbobawhoami1150 4 года назад +23

      What a quote man

    • @Abrahambinzz
      @Abrahambinzz 4 года назад +60

      yes. its like they understand each other over just piano chords... wow

    • @michaeltreat4000
      @michaeltreat4000 4 года назад +10

      Yeah I had to rewind it for a second because I knew I missed something there :D

  • @sergio_jose
    @sergio_jose 2 года назад +643

    When i first watched this video, i was vibing with the whole thing up until herbie and jacob started playing. I thought to myself, "That's not what amazing grace sounds like at all! It's too far out!"
    Now a few years later, i realize it wasn't two musicians improvising over a piece; it was two scientists conducting an experiment with fruitful results.

    • @toadonwheels
      @toadonwheels 2 года назад +46

      Not even scientists, more like a Druid and a Sage performing alchemy experiments lol

    • @playdoh1845
      @playdoh1845 7 месяцев назад +5

      Or two philosophers having a conversation...

    • @The_SSSlopper
      @The_SSSlopper 5 месяцев назад +2

      To me it sounds really good. They’re just speaking to each-other musically.

    • @Aurorageriatric
      @Aurorageriatric 4 месяца назад +1

      Same!

  • @mercyonthetrack1053
    @mercyonthetrack1053 5 лет назад +3093

    Nobody is talking about how smooth that guitarist was. And beautiful Gibson too! Nice tone

    • @absoluteragee8312
      @absoluteragee8312 5 лет назад +117

      Mercy On the Track i was actually wondering why no one said anything bout the guitarist he was super good

    • @petterhouting7484
      @petterhouting7484 5 лет назад +37

      He was mediocre

    • @collinledesma7247
      @collinledesma7247 5 лет назад +127

      Petter Houting I'm sure you're so much better

    • @mercyonthetrack1053
      @mercyonthetrack1053 5 лет назад +21

      Petter Houting you don’t even play guitar lol

    • @abcrx32j
      @abcrx32j 5 лет назад +11

      Because it's an easy tune

  • @TenTonNuke
    @TenTonNuke 6 лет назад +3225

    The people get more and more proficient at speaking about music, until finally, they understand it so well, they speak through music. At the end, they're not even using words anymore.

    • @glitched2797
      @glitched2797 6 лет назад +112

      This is actually so true

    • @88KeysToPlay
      @88KeysToPlay 6 лет назад +7

      Absolutely!

    • @Visteaa
      @Visteaa 6 лет назад +66

      They literraly communicated using the keyboards

    • @MErthal21
      @MErthal21 6 лет назад +47

      Sometimes is so boring to use words again

    • @Avisae
      @Avisae 6 лет назад +2

      Elvis Govan all about listening

  • @BlakeMcLain
    @BlakeMcLain 4 года назад +18794

    I judge how much I've progressed musically by what I can understand in this video. Herbie is on a different planet.

    • @outkast512
      @outkast512 4 года назад +439

      So true, I keep coming back to this video every few months to check if I've understood something more.

    • @emr1d341
      @emr1d341 4 года назад +264

      Dude, exactly same. It feels so good when you have "aha" moment after "aha" moment.

    • @alisher000
      @alisher000 4 года назад +37

      So relatable

    • @yatharthbakshi
      @yatharthbakshi 4 года назад +29

      Bruh. I love your videos!! Surprised seeing your comment.

    • @angia3116
      @angia3116 4 года назад +16

      No no. When he met Herbie. Is Herbie explain to him.

  • @realryankennedy
    @realryankennedy Год назад +461

    To my music illiterate ears 6:52 and beyond sounded like a rally car navigator giving directions to the driver on a curvy road at 180 Mph

    • @_TheNoobPlayer
      @_TheNoobPlayer 11 месяцев назад +9

      good comparison
      honestly he was basically doing the same thing as a car navigator, he's playing chords and using musical terms to describe them

    • @m2mdohkun
      @m2mdohkun 10 месяцев назад +2

      Totally G sus

    • @gtinetti
      @gtinetti 9 месяцев назад +2

      g sus af

    • @geologotejano
      @geologotejano 9 месяцев назад +2

      That is a great analogy 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

    • @Mster_J
      @Mster_J 8 месяцев назад +1

      Samir?

  • @matgeo
    @matgeo 4 года назад +2542

    Harmony is...
    0:54 - feeling
    1:20 - emotion
    2:43 - language
    4:40 - story
    8:18 - context
    8:38 - experience
    12:00 - LIFE

    • @michaelfoxbrass
      @michaelfoxbrass 4 года назад +18

      Yes. Union.

    • @gaudia3985
      @gaudia3985 4 года назад +24

      EVERYTHING, not just musical harmony, comes down to Life, in the end. 😄 But the short cut isn't as interesting as the long, circuitous route.

    • @raygreen2134
      @raygreen2134 4 года назад +4

      @@gaudia3985 ye there's no shortcut after all

    • @tykingcrystal864
      @tykingcrystal864 4 года назад +1

      Yes!

    • @matgeo
      @matgeo 4 года назад +1

      @Eddie Arias lol

  • @AmaZaneChannel
    @AmaZaneChannel 4 года назад +7331

    I love how they teach each other in the 5th level

    • @scarlettjersey307
      @scarlettjersey307 4 года назад +7

      Hiiiiiiiii! Huge fan here!

    • @sheikharfaa1865
      @sheikharfaa1865 4 года назад +4

      Hey

    • @kaziiqbal7257
      @kaziiqbal7257 4 года назад +33

      Haha, that's probably because they're actually pretty good friends

    • @AnotherAnonymousMan
      @AnotherAnonymousMan 3 года назад +54

      There's literally nothing in this video that Herbie didn't already know! 🤣

    • @johnvalmoria9229
      @johnvalmoria9229 3 года назад +11

      i read that as as "i love how they touch each other in the 5th level" and i was like wtf

  • @Subatomic_Glue
    @Subatomic_Glue 4 года назад +2106

    If you're watching this for the first time and this is your first exposure to Herbie Hancock, level 5 is an understatement. You are basically staring at one of the living embodiments of music. He is a musician to the highest degree.

    • @hopemj4469
      @hopemj4469 3 года назад +12

      After watching this video.. he'll be all i listen to

    • @seizethemeansproduction
      @seizethemeansproduction 3 года назад +37

      Listen to Watermelon Man

    • @saltyzu8412
      @saltyzu8412 3 года назад +15

      I prefer Billy corgan circa 94

    • @romarina2687
      @romarina2687 3 года назад +5

      He has come on tour to South America and I hope to see him playing live someday

    • @CGBalla1014
      @CGBalla1014 3 года назад +4

      @@saltyzu8412 lmao this cracks me up

  • @youngfrijoles
    @youngfrijoles 2 года назад +128

    I like how Herbie says “so we say…” but then plays a note. Very cute and interesting how they each interject or finish each other’s sentences with chords instead of words

  • @mi-2857
    @mi-2857 5 лет назад +18140

    "yeah 🎹 you know🎹🎹. “
    " Right, we got🎹🎹🎹."
    "Yeah🎹"
    "Mhm🎹🎹🎹 right🎹🎹!"
    "oh yeah🎹"
    "🎹🎹right🎹"

  • @elektrolyte
    @elektrolyte 5 лет назад +3413

    Level 1: when two people sing together.
    Level 6: yeh, right, OK, wow, o yeh, yeh, Yeh, righ right Right. MmHmm yeh yeh. Right right. Woww that's amazing.

    • @kaku2189
      @kaku2189 5 лет назад +118

      Level 7:
      Ohmmmmmmmm...
      Ohmmmmmmmm...
      Ohmmmmmmmm...

    • @christiandelord
      @christiandelord 5 лет назад +9

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

    • @oliverscattergood1077
      @oliverscattergood1077 5 лет назад +135

      Level 8:
      *intense silence*

    • @humorousthief6999
      @humorousthief6999 5 лет назад +130

      Level 9: harmonized silence 😂😂😂

    • @GR-uc1gq
      @GR-uc1gq 5 лет назад +60

      Level 10: RREEEEEEeeeeeeeeeEeeeeEEeeeeee

  • @valhalla_1129
    @valhalla_1129 3 года назад +3998

    I like how it got progressively more and more technical and once we arrived at the Hancock segment it loosened up again and turned into a something entirely about feelings rather than technicalities.

    • @relativelybasic
      @relativelybasic 2 года назад +366

      Shows that there are only two groups of people that go by feel, absolute beginners or absolute legends. But you have to go through the technicality of music stage. It's necessary. Too many "professional" musicians skip the technical foundation and just go straight to feel, which is great for performance but in terms of practice and growth and upper bounds they are stuck. They can't grow past their skill.

    • @cja4793
      @cja4793 2 года назад +118

      @@relativelybasic I love this description. As someone who is trying to teach themselves to play guitar, I love music but am not very skilled nor educated in it. So I recognized how stuck I got relying on practicing alone without learning the technicalities of music. Which is why videos like this are starting to show up in my recommends as I tried learning more about jazz and improvisation, and I realized I needed to go to this technical space in order to eventually express myself. Achieving the "feel" requires knowing the music math

    • @austinhernandez2716
      @austinhernandez2716 2 года назад +35

      @@cja4793 exactly. I hate how guitarists have a stigma of things like music theory. I'm a music major in college. Theory is very helpful. It's like calculus for engineers.

    • @thewrens_
      @thewrens_ Год назад +10

      @@relativelybasic Reminds me of that literally 300-page paper proving 1+1=2. True genius is always found in carefully folding out the subtleties in plain sight. And that's doubly true with feelings.

    • @jimreadey2743
      @jimreadey2743 Год назад

      I, as well.

  • @toadonwheels
    @toadonwheels 2 года назад +73

    That last note brought a tear to my eye that only the most powerful of songs normally do... and they weren't even playing a song, they were just having a conversation that tasted like amazing grace.

  • @benschrock1082
    @benschrock1082 4 года назад +3844

    "My name is Jacob Collier and I am a musician."
    Understatement of the year.

    • @jaedancurcio1545
      @jaedancurcio1545 4 года назад +124

      Change a to the and it’s probably more accurate

    • @sammyboy1236
      @sammyboy1236 4 года назад +145

      Correction: “my name is Jacob Collier and I am THE musician” there I fixed it.

    • @nicolasdelcampo2307
      @nicolasdelcampo2307 4 года назад +193

      “My name is Jacob Collier and i am music”

    • @sammyboy1236
      @sammyboy1236 4 года назад +55

      “My name is Jacob Collier and I am everything.”

    • @Boom-
      @Boom- 4 года назад +27

      “My name is Jacob Collier and I am” )
      OR: “My name is Jacob Collier and that is it” ;)

  • @the_real_boulder
    @the_real_boulder 4 года назад +1065

    I love how when Jacob got to Herbie, he just stopped "telling" him things, and immediately started listening and asking questions.

  • @BlackSilver23
    @BlackSilver23 3 года назад +5600

    Jacob and Herbie playing together is like listening to two celestial beings having a conversation. You can't really follow what they're saying, but you know they're saying something deeply profound.

    • @aranyabanerjee4520
      @aranyabanerjee4520 2 года назад +12

      1000th like.

    • @bimbom3745
      @bimbom3745 Год назад +45

      like being a dog

    • @emotionalrelation997
      @emotionalrelation997 Год назад +19

      Liked and unliked just so I could like again

    • @scottkunghadrengsen2604
      @scottkunghadrengsen2604 Год назад +13

      There NEEDS to be a Jacob/Herbie album!!

    • @Trip_mania
      @Trip_mania Год назад +6

      Or it's like you don't understand what is happening but you know you should probably like it because everyone else say they do. The story of every Collier comment section.

  • @shieh.4743
    @shieh.4743 2 года назад +202

    I am usually pretty good at following these vids until grad school or whatever, but this one was humbling and beautiful to watch. I felt like a child again, listening to the adults narrate a world I really haven't felt or seen before. Amazing. (I'm 43, so it has been a loooong time to feel like that).

    • @alejandrorincon5649
      @alejandrorincon5649 Год назад +4

      I am really glad you were able to have a moment like that again

  • @malloy6400
    @malloy6400 5 лет назад +3026

    I like how herbie Hancock really got his own level he’s like the boss level

    • @jerryjazzbo2845
      @jerryjazzbo2845 4 года назад +60

      ...and don't you forget it. 😉

    • @TallicaMan1986
      @TallicaMan1986 4 года назад +10

      @@jerryjazzbo2845 Jerry Jazzbo... hahaha thats a memorable name.

    • @Ismael-kc3ry
      @Ismael-kc3ry 3 года назад +7

      He is tho

    • @Thoko26
      @Thoko26 2 года назад +10

      Listen to headhunters and you'll understand why, absolute beast.

    • @rsbeacham
      @rsbeacham 2 года назад +3

      Herbie is different

  • @Pragmatic__
    @Pragmatic__ 3 года назад +1756

    I love how the professional started off slightly skeptical with well basically a kid "teaching" him about harmony but then just loses it when Jacob goes full Jacob...

    • @bwackbeedows3629
      @bwackbeedows3629 3 года назад +187

      A prodigy engineered and nurtured by expert musician parents, he's an entirely different breed. Just... *wow.*

    • @caitlinistired1050
      @caitlinistired1050 2 года назад +29

      Jacob just Jacobing

    • @mrvlacp
      @mrvlacp 2 года назад +29

      In this video, we saw only 30% Jacob's true form

  • @DAMIENDMILLS
    @DAMIENDMILLS 3 года назад +13857

    Jacob: So here's two note
    Kid: ok
    Jacob: Here's a bunch of notes
    Teen: Cool
    Jacob: Here's a song, let's play it
    College Student: Awesome
    Jacob: Let's talk about the song
    Professional: Yeah, let's do it.
    Jacob: 🎹
    Herbie: 🎹

  • @bumblemii
    @bumblemii 2 года назад +233

    Having met Jacob Collier can confirm that he is simplifying his thought process for this whole video just to be understood 😂
    His instinctual understanding of technical music is amazing

  • @dansaunders1655
    @dansaunders1655 4 года назад +3013

    Level 8: John Coltrane eats a keyboard, while Jacob Collier, Herbie Hancock, and Miles Davis applaud to the rhythm of Steve Reich's "Clapping Music"

    • @justinflores2022
      @justinflores2022 4 года назад +57

      Genuinly underated comment

    • @Lasperus
      @Lasperus 4 года назад +11

      This is a great comment

    • @stevenrempel
      @stevenrempel 4 года назад +16

      His violin phasing piece seriously messed me up. Listening to it on cans with my eyes closed I started to get the sensation the I was spinning, faster and faster
      And then had to quickly throw my hands up to my neck because I was sure that the core was wrapping around my neck, only to discover I was neither spinning nor wrapping The cord around my neck.

    • @perrinyone1596
      @perrinyone1596 4 года назад +8

      This is the greatest comment I've ever seen on the Internet. I just wiped the tears out of my eyes I laughed so hard, oh my god. Bravo.

    • @Madhaus47_110
      @Madhaus47_110 4 года назад +1

      Dan Saunders 😂😂😂

  • @zacharyadam8467
    @zacharyadam8467 4 года назад +7438

    Level six:
    “So *God* , you’ve heard of harmony before right?”

    • @TheIndogamer
      @TheIndogamer 4 года назад +259

      God: **Telepathically perfects Jacob's knowledge about music in an instant**

    • @Taco_Burrito39
      @Taco_Burrito39 4 года назад +173

      @@TheIndogamer
      Jacob: did anything happen? It feels like nothing changed

    • @manuelfontana8283
      @manuelfontana8283 4 года назад +74

      Yeah God is good, but I honestly prefer Herbie

    • @zacharyadam8467
      @zacharyadam8467 4 года назад +81

      Manuel Fontana you right
      *level 5 god
      Level 6 Herbie

    • @TheIndogamer
      @TheIndogamer 4 года назад +12

      @@Taco_Burrito39 Jacob: **starts talking about the VY Canis Majoris tuning**

  • @hoopsheadE
    @hoopsheadE 2 года назад +3578

    I can only imagine how amazing it must feel as 23 year old with this passion for music to just get to chill and jam with Herbie Hancock.

    • @TeKeyaKrystal
      @TeKeyaKrystal 2 года назад +80

      You can tell by the way his face was turning red that is so cute

    • @EdwardHazell
      @EdwardHazell Год назад +67

      and vice versa!
      to be Herbie Hancock and to jam with someone as Young as Jacob Collier and have him not just follow, but make the magic squish together harmoniously

    • @MsSuperBMX
      @MsSuperBMX Год назад +33

      At that point he was already friends with herbie, quincy jones, chick corea, etc

    • @jacobc8019
      @jacobc8019 Год назад

      Eh it’s just melody

    • @saraphonic8649
      @saraphonic8649 Год назад +10

      bro thats jacob collier

  • @ethanmartin4015
    @ethanmartin4015 2 года назад +117

    I think it's awesome how Herbie takes a supporting role at the beginning and let's Jacob lead the harmonic structure while he just plays melody in octaves. A lot of respect and humility in both these people.

    • @XavierCanosa
      @XavierCanosa Месяц назад

      Yeah, herbie letting the young guy do the thing. Then at the end he did the teaching. For me, herbie does the funkyness at the right time. Jacob has a different vibe, he goes away too quickly and doesn't settle enough to make the tension feel different. When herbie started making it groovy it felt way better for me

  • @jensrasmussen9228
    @jensrasmussen9228 4 года назад +2798

    I am really impressed by Jacob's ability to positively reinforce his recipients/students, and their responses to his comments. This is an excellent way to approach positive teaching, communication and cooperation in an educational situation.

    • @kerzariz8717
      @kerzariz8717 4 года назад +33

      If you're a teacher. You rock! I love teachers, they're a massive help to society. ❤️

    • @XanDubs
      @XanDubs 3 года назад +1

      Absolutely shared this thought as I watched!

    • @SepiaSepiaKR
      @SepiaSepiaKR 3 года назад +44

      Know what's the secret ingredient? He's absolutely excited and in love with what he's teaching. Being an awesome human being helps a lot too.

    • @ricklominguez168
      @ricklominguez168 3 года назад

      @@kerzariz8717 yess!!

  • @conniep46
    @conniep46 4 года назад +9697

    Jacob: 🎹
    College student: :)
    Jacob: 🎹
    College student: :))))))
    Jacob: 🎹
    College student: :)))))))))))

    • @ProducerLaz
      @ProducerLaz 4 года назад +453

      I mean jamming with him would be such an honour

    • @0beseman
      @0beseman 4 года назад +481

      Jacob:🎹
      Herbie:🎹

    • @brianliveshere
      @brianliveshere 4 года назад +37

      Hahahaha I was looking for this comment

    • @krandobas
      @krandobas 4 года назад +26

      he becomes russian? if you know what i mean)))

    • @negy4463
      @negy4463 4 года назад +6

      ConnieP
      That guy seemed so amazed!

  • @kenzo6172
    @kenzo6172 3 года назад +2800

    when you barely understand a thing Jacob and Herbie are talking about but keep watching because you genuinely love the interaction and synergy these two great artists are having with each other

    • @stevewaite381
      @stevewaite381 2 года назад +33

      Harmony

    • @austinhernandez2716
      @austinhernandez2716 2 года назад +5

      I understand for the most part. I'm in college as a music student and focused on learning jazz improvisation this semester.

    • @jamz9756
      @jamz9756 2 года назад +4

      @@austinhernandez2716 herbie was easier to understand than profesional

    • @kf9346
      @kf9346 2 года назад +2

      Same! Letters, numbers, notes and I am glued, then realise I have no clue what they are saying!

    • @florisdejong1512
      @florisdejong1512 2 года назад

      @@austinhernandez2716 im an economics student and even i understood what they were talking about

  • @mooshafesterbone1645
    @mooshafesterbone1645 Год назад +19

    When that last note resolved at the end and Herbie and Jacob smiled at each other I seriously felt my eyes well up. Something about that moment was so beautiful to me.

  • @Gman44044
    @Gman44044 3 года назад +1664

    I'm just blown away by Jacob Collier, the fact that he is just 23 and understands music so deeply.
    I liked that he didn't try to "educate" herbie hancock and was respectful towards him.
    Also love how humble herbie hancock is, a mark of a true genius!

    • @zaksmith1035
      @zaksmith1035 3 года назад +92

      Ack-shually, the mark of a true genious is arrogance in the face of all things wonderful.
      I should know, for I, yes I, am a true genious.

    • @segmentsAndCurves
      @segmentsAndCurves 3 года назад +33

      @@zaksmith1035 Wonderful. Somebody is gonna get woosh.

    • @justs_
      @justs_ 3 года назад +3

      @@zaksmith1035 you’re*

    • @reevessmoak5425
      @reevessmoak5425 3 года назад +1

      @@segmentsAndCurves :)

    • @segmentsAndCurves
      @segmentsAndCurves 3 года назад

      @@reevessmoak5425 ;)

  • @direwolf1989
    @direwolf1989 4 года назад +1696

    "When you realize every melody note can go with any bass note anything is possible..." that statement might have just changed my life

    • @dietmarpfeffer4874
      @dietmarpfeffer4874 4 года назад +29

      james lashway still don't understand what he exactly means 😔

    • @direwolf1989
      @direwolf1989 4 года назад +180

      @@dietmarpfeffer4874
      Let's take two tones that totally dont jive, C in the bass and the melody note of Db. We could harmonize that as C7b9 (CEGBbDb) or Dbmaj7(DbFAbC) in 3rd inversion, neither is a wrong answer (though what comes before and after said chord would really define what that chord could be)

    • @ThePremiumQuote
      @ThePremiumQuote 4 года назад +87

      I have so much to learn.

    • @direwolf1989
      @direwolf1989 4 года назад +66

      @@ThePremiumQuote we all do, there is always something to learn or practice with music. The journey never ends

    • @dietmarpfeffer4874
      @dietmarpfeffer4874 4 года назад +13

      @@direwolf1989 thank you very much now I had that "ah" moment too!!

  • @smashtown2583
    @smashtown2583 5 лет назад +1851

    0:40 The boy looks genuinely worried about the melody being lonely.

    • @WyniciusSilva
      @WyniciusSilva 5 лет назад +30

      lmao

    • @apug296
      @apug296 4 года назад +49

      :( i felt bad too, poor melody

    • @SamanthaAdalia
      @SamanthaAdalia 4 года назад +15

      This is so sweet :(

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 4 года назад +1

      @@apug296 'Sarrite, it made a good investment with its meagre earnings, now lives in a penthouse on Prak Ave.

    • @agustinavarece
      @agustinavarece 4 года назад +1

      the addition of the word lonely (a very subjective and emotional term) is the only reason why the whole proposition had sense, and argumentatively this is a trap! so jacob can vindicate his own argument causing the kid believe him although it's not necessary true, how many of our experiences are this way and we live upon floating castles of thruths and meanings connected only to the emotions of our preexistent experience

  • @dbx1233
    @dbx1233 2 года назад +176

    The depth of his knowledge is incredible. I'm surprised he didn't discuss what music and a freshly waxed floor have in common. That is if you don't C-sharp you'll B-flat.

    • @KxNOxUTA
      @KxNOxUTA 2 года назад +4

      X'D Good one!

  • @ndgo7950
    @ndgo7950 5 лет назад +1687

    Who else noticed those two dudes fell in love with each other when he played the guitar

    • @Adventrium
      @Adventrium 5 лет назад +69

      Was gonna like this but it's at 69 so I couldn't

    • @austincha8570
      @austincha8570 5 лет назад +52

      Adventrium noble effort but it has been made useless

    • @aleksilaine2758
      @aleksilaine2758 4 года назад +9

      Quazy Duck so sad

    • @elliotmcgee8918
      @elliotmcgee8918 4 года назад +55

      Nah. The kid was into Jacob, but Jacob and Herbie fell in love in the end

    • @honklerton732
      @honklerton732 4 года назад +14

      leave ur yaoi fantasies in your brain plz.

  • @pinchyh
    @pinchyh 6 лет назад +1899

    At Herbie they were communicating mostly through music not words and understood each other, that really is another level

    • @FLORIDAERO
      @FLORIDAERO 6 лет назад +6

      Agree. Why so many dislikes for this video. Just not right.

    • @BenGreen1980
      @BenGreen1980 6 лет назад +28

      It was interesting to watch. I felt like HH was posing questions by introducing a few notes and then JC would respond with a whole bunch of stuff, and then HH would play a couple of notes and JC would sort of laugh and shake his head and play something else.

    • @Stykees
      @Stykees 6 лет назад +8

      I've seen this in real life at college. The end was not unlike a free-form jazz conversation between two masters.

    • @Aresu77
      @Aresu77 6 лет назад +6

      it's honestly one of the best feelings as a musician. to just sit and play together without talking. it moves something within man

    • @hifive7366
      @hifive7366 5 лет назад

      Yes, music is a laguage

  • @Mamson608
    @Mamson608 3 года назад +18371

    Child: *Harmony is a feeling*
    Teen: *Harmony is a journey*
    College student: *Harmony is a language*
    Professional: *Harmony is a world*
    Herbie Hancock: *Harmony is a universe*

    • @manuelpino3722
      @manuelpino3722 3 года назад +325

      Harmony is THE universe!

    • @diegovera1353
      @diegovera1353 3 года назад +126

      Im at the stage in which I’m able to understand it as a language, seeing it as a world seems kinda complex

    • @Masanorichan
      @Masanorichan 3 года назад +294

      Deaf person : *Harmony is nothing*

    • @StealthArt
      @StealthArt 3 года назад +421

      I think it's more like
      Child: Harmony is a feeling
      Teen: Harmony is a journey
      College student: Harmony is a language
      Professional: Harmony is a world
      Herbie Hancock: Harmony is a feeling

    • @VasilyGurzhiy
      @VasilyGurzhiy 3 года назад +59

      @@StealthArt dude, that actually feels more acurate

  • @benrosie4456
    @benrosie4456 2 года назад +69

    When he explained how every note works harmoniously with every base note… that blew my mind. Inspired.

  • @savoryflan
    @savoryflan 6 лет назад +968

    I like how he didn't explained anything at the end but started asking questions to the master.

    • @CosmicHippopotamus
      @CosmicHippopotamus 6 лет назад +162

      Because he got to hang out with Herbie Hancock and they forced it to fit it in this weird format. He could have wasted his time and explained something to him but there's nothing this guy could explain that Herbie hasn't seen.

    • @omegakek
      @omegakek 6 лет назад +43

      he has talked to herbie before and he has made a harmonization of herbies weird melody

    • @shiggisos1411
      @shiggisos1411 6 лет назад +22

      yea was about to say they know each other quite a while now, and have met/played before...

    • @conconconcon486
      @conconconcon486 6 лет назад +23

      In fact, Jacob is working with Herbie on his next album!

    • @jazzblossom4122
      @jazzblossom4122 6 лет назад

      Conor Quinlan really????

  • @aerickajm9298
    @aerickajm9298 4 года назад +6017

    get you a man who would look at you the way the college student looks at the harmonist

  • @Gomace
    @Gomace 3 года назад +5295

    Find a someone that looks at you the way the college guy looks at Jacob.

    • @sachra7838
      @sachra7838 3 года назад +333

      HAHAHA HE WAS PROPERLY STARING, no break of eye contact HAHA

    • @lalasee2873
      @lalasee2873 3 года назад +342

      When musicians are so focused on feeling the sound they sometimes forget about their body language I've seen it happening to many players

    • @Speed4Runs
      @Speed4Runs 3 года назад +44

      @@lalasee2873 no he just gae

    • @RetroLugia
      @RetroLugia 3 года назад +4

      @@Speed4Runs 😂😂

    • @will1714
      @will1714 2 года назад +3

      @@Speed4Runs LOL

  • @maatfournier
    @maatfournier Год назад +71

    at 15:19 Herbie showing respect by not playing the last note... That's what music is.. Respect

    • @BrandonMillerRaps
      @BrandonMillerRaps 9 месяцев назад +11

      I think that was just a nod to resolve the tension in the chords and end the musical conversation

    • @maatfournier
      @maatfournier 9 месяцев назад

      @@BrandonMillerRapsyou’re right man

  • @michaelmoon622
    @michaelmoon622 5 лет назад +3336

    Levels 1-4: Explaining in a descriptive way.
    Level 5: It’s like two kids pressing random buttons and giggling when one sounds funny
    😂😂

    • @danielroose8607
      @danielroose8607 5 лет назад +272

      It’s like the Picasso quote:
      It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.

    • @maxdiaz9329
      @maxdiaz9329 5 лет назад +54

      There’s so many intricacies going on in their music; if you don’t know how to listen to it, it can be confusing

    • @Murrangurk2
      @Murrangurk2 4 года назад +2

      That's the goal.

    • @ieruza
      @ieruza 4 года назад +25

      Reminds me of something my music teacher told me once: "Everybody wants to PLAY jazz, but nobody wants to LEARN jazz."

    • @abberss
      @abberss 4 года назад +6

      People say similar things about abstract art

  • @robott5177
    @robott5177 6 лет назад +3850

    *gets to the last interview*
    *half of the video left*
    we're in for a wild ride

    • @DrGlickenstine
      @DrGlickenstine 6 лет назад +57

      You're *always* in for a wild ride with Collier

    • @RayasNegroOvejas
      @RayasNegroOvejas 6 лет назад +17

      Dr. Glickenstine not Herbie?

    • @hypno159753
      @hypno159753 6 лет назад +14

      Dr. Glickenstine I'd say more so with herbie

    • @seagullsoars
      @seagullsoars 6 лет назад +23

      kdt its about to get jazztastic in here

    • @cooperwood5413
      @cooperwood5413 6 лет назад +21

      "This is where the fun begins"

  • @enya6224
    @enya6224 6 лет назад +284

    i love how the professional pianist, despite knowing so much music theory, is 100% open to learning more amd discussing through a down-to-earth chat

    • @Stark-Raving
      @Stark-Raving 6 лет назад +42

      Only a fool claims to have nothing left to learn.

    • @samsungsiphone4354
      @samsungsiphone4354 6 лет назад +15

      You can always learn something new everyday.

    • @saranoxxis
      @saranoxxis 6 лет назад +2

      Besides that, probably Jacob collier is more prepared anyway, that guy is a god

    • @ssimon64
      @ssimon64 6 лет назад

      colin the caterpillar Yeah, cool guy.

  • @jinni0831
    @jinni0831 Год назад +38

    the way jacob relates almost every musical explanation to nature is beautiful.

  • @hushwonder2070
    @hushwonder2070 4 года назад +7467

    Jacob: Have you heard of the Circle of Fifths?
    College Student: *Am I a joke to you?*

    • @RogerBarraud
      @RogerBarraud 4 года назад +227

      Do you *know* how much my Martini-sipping Hamptons parents paid for my education??!!!11??
      ;-)

    • @itisWhatitis12345
      @itisWhatitis12345 4 года назад +140

      Exactly I felt personally attacked xD Like of course he has heard of circle of fifths, but then my mind was blown away

    • @andrewbryan1444
      @andrewbryan1444 4 года назад +92

      But do you know the circle of 9ths?

    • @abstractnonsense803
      @abstractnonsense803 4 года назад +54

      Andrew Bryan thats called the whole tone scales XD

    • @andrewbryan1444
      @andrewbryan1444 4 года назад +16

      Dailin Li you are correct.

  • @matteoaubin2623
    @matteoaubin2623 5 лет назад +1754

    that kid is super talented both musically and socially

    • @jwalkrr
      @jwalkrr 5 лет назад +106

      hes a genius, and very charismatic

    • @balt3562
      @balt3562 5 лет назад +35

      He's one jazz's biggest up and coming stars, already has a few grammys

    • @ddrolet9978
      @ddrolet9978 5 лет назад +21

      A distant galaxy is missing a musician

    • @johnvant7984
      @johnvant7984 5 лет назад +1

      Oh Yeah oh yeah yeah

    • @juancpgo
      @juancpgo 5 лет назад

      yeah that 25 yo kid is quite talented

  • @brianhall4182
    @brianhall4182 5 лет назад +2921

    1st level: Tch, too easy.
    2nd level: Okay, I got that too.
    3rd level: I think I understand some of that?
    4th level: Nope. These are two professionals talking jargon that's way over my head.
    5th level: Oh my god they are literally speaking to each other by playing the piano.

    • @OneBiasedOpinion
      @OneBiasedOpinion 5 лет назад +34

      5th level is the coolest, because even if you don't "speak" music like that, you can still sit there and listen with your jaw in your lap and enjoy it without understanding anything that's said.

    • @abcrx32j
      @abcrx32j 5 лет назад +6

      I kinda got an okay part of level 5, I'm not even close to being able to apply it though

    • @zachariahkansema616
      @zachariahkansema616 5 лет назад +9

      The inside jokes bro... "right....."

    • @nicolle2126
      @nicolle2126 5 лет назад +1

      Roxouras Rash i think level 5 is the jamming level

    • @saschahennes1900
      @saschahennes1900 5 лет назад

      What an nice Comment. Made me laugh so hard.

  • @joshcantrell8397
    @joshcantrell8397 2 года назад +15

    He’s absolutely right. Every profession is spoken in its own language. And how fluent you are in that language, determines your knowledge and expertise of the profession. It could be medicine, chemistry, music… etc.

  • @DrMcFly28
    @DrMcFly28 6 лет назад +19897

    And on level 6 they just intensely stare at each other.

  • @victorprokop2240
    @victorprokop2240 4 года назад +3346

    Now I am going to play a G minor b Sus 11 with a augmented seventh 15 sharp 13 diminuted minor augmented 15
    *Smashes piano with both forearms*

    • @pierrechildress8875
      @pierrechildress8875 4 года назад +112

      I am coughing and laughing uncontrollably, taking time out only to type this

    • @unrealgalaxy9669
      @unrealgalaxy9669 4 года назад +12

      OMG DEAD LMAO

    • @declanswann3723
      @declanswann3723 4 года назад +7

      I’m crying

    • @Loreleeh
      @Loreleeh 4 года назад +2

      XDD

    • @sonja_rademacher
      @sonja_rademacher 4 года назад +53

      😂😂😂😂😂 It is 2.36 am and my husband just woke up finding me laughing out loud. You're endangering my marriage.

  • @juliansedor7101
    @juliansedor7101 4 года назад +3628

    College Student, Eastman School of Music. Jacob asks: "Have you ever heard of the circle of fifths?"

    • @marcelinethevampirespleen8492
      @marcelinethevampirespleen8492 4 года назад +402

      Never ask a college student about a circle of fifths. You'll end up hearing a story about 10 guys with tequila

    • @MinhTran-nn3uj
      @MinhTran-nn3uj 4 года назад +16

      Marceline the Vampire Spleen why?

    • @cameronvadnais4388
      @cameronvadnais4388 4 года назад +15

      @@marcelinethevampirespleen8492 lol, even in a music school?

    • @egaluel
      @egaluel 4 года назад +10

      Cameron Vadnais Lol? Can you even operate a glock?

    • @zzzorfevre
      @zzzorfevre 4 года назад +3

      @@marcelinethevampirespleen8492 hhhhh

  • @criadabatterista8647
    @criadabatterista8647 2 года назад +53

    I am a drummer for 10 years, and just recently pick up a guitar because I always want to express my other feeling not only by beat/rhythm, if you know what I am saying. Seeing jacob explained harmony, the way it feels, or how it is a world or a journey, is fascinating. I guess this is a level I want to understand in my process learning the guitar. Wish me luck!!

    • @dajay2k
      @dajay2k 5 месяцев назад

      Hows it going?

  • @Holycryptonite47
    @Holycryptonite47 6 лет назад +3579

    The child has more definitive answers to questions than I ever did in my whole life of questions.

    • @dianeridley9804
      @dianeridley9804 6 лет назад +5

      Yup

    • @C_mao
      @C_mao 6 лет назад +27

      What are you, a politician !? (:

    • @stephenhill6003
      @stephenhill6003 6 лет назад +16

      But, I bet you intuitively knew the answer, just couldn't verbalize it.

    • @bakedthepotato5489
      @bakedthepotato5489 6 лет назад +11

      think basic like a child, and you will answer all your questions. no matter how advanced.

    • @umopapisdnupsidedown5933
      @umopapisdnupsidedown5933 6 лет назад +5

      @@bakedthepotato5489 Remove the limitation of "vocabulary based thinking" and thought becomes more efficient, too.

  • @hazmaticx1994
    @hazmaticx1994 5 лет назад +1943

    You know you're special when you get your own piano in the interview lol

  • @MsNanceePants
    @MsNanceePants 3 года назад +3423

    Professional Pianist: (dubious) "Care to demonstrate that?"
    Jacob: *demonstrates*
    Professional Pianist: 😮😲😄🤗

  • @Tom-nt2bs
    @Tom-nt2bs 4 года назад +820

    The college student was just in awe of being in Jacob’s presence.

    • @Thegoldenringsyt
      @Thegoldenringsyt 3 года назад +1

      Id like but i hate bad numbers

    • @johnmietus4801
      @johnmietus4801 3 года назад +4

      sorry to bust the bubble but he really wasnt hahaha

  • @kennethweber2193
    @kennethweber2193 2 года назад +4918

    Right at the end of the video, you see Herbie reach his right hand to play the closing high notes, and then we get to watch him notice Jacob is already there. There's a genuine look of surprise on his face. I think it's really cool to witness this, I think these two are so used to being in a league of their own when it comes to applying music theory real-time, that it surprises them to play with another "them" :)

    • @tonysimmons5729
      @tonysimmons5729 2 года назад +336

      Well said. Its like they know a secret language and when they jam, they express it subtly and when they realize the other person knows the language too, they get excited and express it together.

    • @deantasty7421
      @deantasty7421 2 года назад +160

      15:18 time stamp

    • @Psykooos
      @Psykooos 2 года назад +151

      I actually don’t think that’s it, Herbie’s reaching for the high notes and considering wether to place that final high tonic or not, but decides not to. “Don’t play the butter notes”
      Regardless it’s awesome to see

    • @rayres1074
      @rayres1074 2 года назад +54

      Insane to think someone as young as Collier is in the same headspace as an absolute giant such as Hancock.

    • @emilithium1
      @emilithium1 Год назад +44

      Herbie's reaching for the lower notes (not the high ones) which are on his left side, the look/nod is cueing Jacob that Jacob should go ahead.

  • @Kanjo_Bazooie
    @Kanjo_Bazooie 3 года назад +843

    The college kid starts a little closed off and by the end was smiling so big. That was cool to see, music is awesome.

    • @marcosm1223
      @marcosm1223 3 года назад +43

      Man, I wish more people would see this side of music. It looks so magical when you put 2 musicians together and they just jam and experiment

    • @ChrisM-qo1jc
      @ChrisM-qo1jc 3 года назад +23

      It started off by something trivial to him / waste of time to something really cool

  • @abbieamavi
    @abbieamavi Год назад +30

    I love how at the end, it came full circle back to basics again. The feeling and emotion in full swing, and the logistics of it weren’t verbally spoken, just expressed in a song conversation. Amazing to watch art being born!!

  • @thespeedyyoshi
    @thespeedyyoshi 4 года назад +3313

    3:30 college student: =)
    3:35 college student =) 🎸

    • @MrRobocopster
      @MrRobocopster 4 года назад +126

      this is it, it found the best comment.

    • @xapokalypse
      @xapokalypse 4 года назад +88

      lmao why is this so funny

    • @cozycozy7348
      @cozycozy7348 4 года назад +45

      lmao that's so cute

    • @AGMLIST
      @AGMLIST 4 года назад +28

      idk why i’m dying of laughter

    • @TheFirstGroover
      @TheFirstGroover 4 года назад +16

      "now you talk" "now you play"

  • @DaDarkGuy
    @DaDarkGuy 4 года назад +2239

    Jacob to college student: "Have you heard of the circle of fifths?"
    College Student: "Yeah I know what that is"
    Jacob: *you won't in about 2 minutes*

    • @b1_ferg
      @b1_ferg 4 года назад +23

      🤣🤣🤣 I hope you get more likes for this. Oh, man, that got me good!

    • @FeyTheBin
      @FeyTheBin 3 года назад +5

      I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend.

  • @justme7928
    @justme7928 4 года назад +4242

    -Do you know the song amazing grace?
    -no
    -okay so it's a good one

    • @kellympinda4723
      @kellympinda4723 3 года назад +29

      🤣

    • @bubba4847
      @bubba4847 3 года назад +56

      How can you be a musician that hasn’t heard of amazing grace, it’s like being a basketball player not knowing how to dribble

    • @franckensteine
      @franckensteine 3 года назад +196

      @@bubba4847 it's a religious song that isn't widely known in every single part of the world

    • @thenarrator1921
      @thenarrator1921 3 года назад +177

      @@bubba4847 it's also a largely western song. If I berrated you for not knowing Махаббат бер маған you'd realize that pseudo pop culture music isn't applicable to every place ever

    • @conner.j.a.wilson
      @conner.j.a.wilson 3 года назад +130

      @@bubba4847 He was talking to a seven year old, to be fair.

  • @Lil_Mozart_V
    @Lil_Mozart_V 2 года назад +35

    That moment of mutual speechlessness at the end is just a moment where they both realize that thousands of words were said yet none could be used to describe what had just happened. It is what in The Alchemist is described as “the language of the universe”

    • @julianscott4682
      @julianscott4682 7 месяцев назад

      Thousand of words?…. Right, right!… yeah, yeah…

  • @BD-yl5mh
    @BD-yl5mh 3 года назад +2677

    I actually love when Jacob does that weird hunched over posture. I feel like some would call it bad technique, but he sort of hovers over the notes and studies them with this amazing sort of intimate curiosity. It’s almost a physical manifestation of his internal love for and curiosity about music

    • @stevierayvaughan6652
      @stevierayvaughan6652 3 года назад +22

      A la Glenn Gould

    • @liquidsubmarinezzzz4701
      @liquidsubmarinezzzz4701 3 года назад +18

      Does that cause any back problems for him?

    • @aisha02a
      @aisha02a 3 года назад +25

      no pls because i do that too and my friends look at me like i'm some fkn weirdo

    • @vigoolz241
      @vigoolz241 3 года назад

      @@liquidsubmarinezzzz4701 no

    • @JC-11111
      @JC-11111 3 года назад

      Watch Gregg Allman play his Hammond B-3. You'll see it big time.

  • @dyllpickalio1700
    @dyllpickalio1700 5 лет назад +42055

    Ah yes, the five stages of life:
    Kid
    Teen
    College Student
    Professional
    *Herbie Hancock*

    • @tdb8852
      @tdb8852 5 лет назад +1949

      Lmao. Can't wait to hit the Herbie phase.

    • @suhaib168
      @suhaib168 5 лет назад +1027

      Can't wait till i'm old enough to be Herbie Hancock.

    • @whenwillitbecold
      @whenwillitbecold 5 лет назад +93

      LMAOOO

    • @literate-aside
      @literate-aside 5 лет назад +112

      Tonia Di Biase ... I came to comment exactly this. Not all heroes wear capes my friend. Keep fighting the good fight.

    • @pangpengmaster
      @pangpengmaster 5 лет назад +120

      I aspire to retire when I Herbie Hancock.

  • @avationmusic
    @avationmusic 3 года назад +877

    I like the college student a lot because you can tell he knows music theory already, but stays humble and lets Jacob talk anyway. His passion is also really visible when he plays. Awesome stuff.

  • @lukashislop5890
    @lukashislop5890 Год назад +9

    I love the section where they're playing together is just like an incredibly intricate musical conversation.

  • @mphogcinashemfuleni3794
    @mphogcinashemfuleni3794 3 года назад +2671

    Can we just say how humble and receptive the level 4 professional pianist guy was ! ( he probably knows a lot too but he was open to Jacobs tips ) Wish they’d given him and opportunity to jam with Jacob ! 💝

    • @rachealakinpelu7322
      @rachealakinpelu7322 2 года назад +85

      Dude was also so much amazed. He was mind blown

    • @AhnSeoulo
      @AhnSeoulo 2 года назад +194

      Honestly, this is what I’m blown away by. There’s a lot of ego in music (including myself there). But dude seemed to be genuinely enjoying the interaction with Jacob.

    • @jorgebatidora1317
      @jorgebatidora1317 Год назад +12

      @@AhnSeoulo Maybe the professor talked a lot and they cutter of video didn't like him.

    • @alexbojko6194
      @alexbojko6194 Год назад +17

      He could be professional at a classical piano.

    • @AdleeDemientieffBASS123
      @AdleeDemientieffBASS123 Год назад +28

      @@alexbojko6194he is, he played at my school cuz he was touring around the world I think and dropped by

  • @ahmedyoussef9266
    @ahmedyoussef9266 4 года назад +663

    When he said “A flat major 7 sharp 5 with a sharp 11” I felt that

    • @DaylatheWonderful
      @DaylatheWonderful 4 года назад +12

      Ahmed Youssef i literally read this comment as this part happened in the video😂

    • @pjbpiano
      @pjbpiano 4 года назад +2

      Me too!

    • @wilbervalenteg.417
      @wilbervalenteg.417 4 года назад

      Same 😔

    • @Taco_Burrito39
      @Taco_Burrito39 4 года назад +7

      Yo check out my name what a close coincidence

  • @keymaster430
    @keymaster430 2 года назад +3284

    I'm really impressed with the college kid's guitar playing and how he was able to keep up with Jacob as he was calling out chords.

    • @1507l690
      @1507l690 2 года назад +248

      Yea, he's now a very accomplished classical guitarist judging by the huge number of times he appears on Utube.

    • @jesspavlichenko5745
      @jesspavlichenko5745 2 года назад +61

      He did really, really well. They sounded great together

    • @minuru5940
      @minuru5940 2 года назад +16

      he was improving in the key

    • @andyglamrock
      @andyglamrock 2 года назад +44

      He was noodling in key. You learn that in a week

    • @BIGBADNEWS
      @BIGBADNEWS 2 года назад +4

      @@andyglamrock so playing/jamming?

  • @LaurenKingAllen
    @LaurenKingAllen Год назад +76

    Music is a dimension all its own with the same colors and depth and meaning as visual art.

  • @isaacceron3827
    @isaacceron3827 3 года назад +1971

    Level 6: Cosmic Harmony
    Jacob: “So how much do you know about yourself”?
    Harmony: ......🎹🎹✨
    Jacob: yeah...🎹🎹🎹