canon in D but it keeps getting jazzier

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @GeorgeCollier
    @GeorgeCollier  2 года назад +23843

    twoset gonna have an aneurysm hearing this

  • @alexbraun55
    @alexbraun55 2 года назад +7545

    "add half a beat so the audience stays in time" at 2:01 is the best notation I've ever seen and it broke me

    • @youtubeforcinghandlessucks
      @youtubeforcinghandlessucks 2 года назад +360

      "wrong notes (a.k.a. jazz)" was also up there imo, made me realize how awesome I am for being able to play this 100% jazzy

    • @Romeren
      @Romeren 2 года назад +67

      @Kirk Horner Yeah what a talent to able play the piano like this and then to just wing out half a beat like no sweat :D

    • @MikeMichaels1987
      @MikeMichaels1987 2 года назад +4

      @@youtubeforcinghandlessucks Yep!

    • @JIsaacMardis
      @JIsaacMardis 2 года назад +5

      Same

    • @gingerscholar152
      @gingerscholar152 2 года назад +58

      7:22 "gradually add more wrong notes (a.k.a. jazz)" is what got me

  • @gasser5001
    @gasser5001 2 года назад +10249

    Her smile is absolutely infectious and it looks like she was having an amazing time playing it, as well. I couldn't stop smiling the entire time.

    • @LadyMngwa
      @LadyMngwa 2 года назад +145

      Me too! She was so obviously enjoying the whole thing and I loved it, my mood got better by 100 percent just by watching the video.

    • @ThyLLiS-
      @ThyLLiS- 2 года назад +70

      Same here. It's completely stupid but I even had tears of joy.

    • @WillBravoNotEvil
      @WillBravoNotEvil 2 года назад +6

      Sort of. My go-to analogy is Jordan at his prime. He worked his _ass_ off to make it look easy.

    • @20alphabet
      @20alphabet 2 года назад +19

      Her smile? Those were practiced Ted Nugent mouth theatrics.

    • @pidgelord9445
      @pidgelord9445 2 года назад +46

      She has the rare joyful-stankface

  • @iturea2504
    @iturea2504 2 года назад +9113

    the audience kept trying to clap but they got thrown off by the rhythm so much so they just gave up LOL

    • @taru4635
      @taru4635 2 года назад +538

      Considering they were clapping on 1 and 3, confusing them off was the correct move.

    • @ZeZapatiste
      @ZeZapatiste 2 года назад +158

      @@taru4635 Well clapping on 1 and 3 on a classical piece is the right thing to do. But it's also jazz. So... clapping on 1 2 3 4 is the way to go ?

    • @Bluejay-ri1yf
      @Bluejay-ri1yf 2 года назад +597

      @@ZeZapatiste Clapping anything on a classical piece is a no go, lol

    • @Darm0k
      @Darm0k 2 года назад +330

      @@taru4635 When they first started they were clapping on every beat. Clapping in performances like this annoys me. The crowd is too big to be able to keep the tempo steady, and the performer might not even want to keep it steady.

    • @Dartania
      @Dartania 2 года назад +24

      @@ZeZapatiste could clap eighth notes and make it a soul clap!

  • @sekidamail
    @sekidamail 8 месяцев назад +1995

    as someone who played the ruler in high school can confirm this was a talented ruler player, to incorporate a piano was genius :3

    • @megathudo
      @megathudo 8 месяцев назад +17

      Thank you

    • @keno1069
      @keno1069 8 месяцев назад +15

      I wish I had known you in high school.

    • @jhumble314
      @jhumble314 7 месяцев назад +5

      Hahaha
      🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ReResAllsorts
      @ReResAllsorts 7 месяцев назад +2

      😂😂

    • @gmarte12
      @gmarte12 6 месяцев назад +7

      as someone who got spanked by a ruler... i can tell you that making out of a ruler is impressive. not sure why they had to bring a piano into this

  • @Bloodpix
    @Bloodpix 2 года назад +7001

    Took me a solid few minutes to realize that she didn't have this sheet music, you MADE the sheet music so I could understand the insanity of the last 8 minutes to some degree. Thank you good sir.

    • @TYsdrawkcaB
      @TYsdrawkcaB 2 года назад +201

      "of the last eight minutes" literally the entire video

    • @kunstderfugue
      @kunstderfugue 2 года назад +120

      Description mentions one Tony Williams as the hero who did the transcription. What a wonderful gift he has bestowed upon humanity.

    • @zeronxepher4167
      @zeronxepher4167 2 года назад +23

      @Farb S may he rest in peace

    • @maisboyfriend
      @maisboyfriend 2 года назад +4

      @Farb S lmfao

    • @NOLASkaGuitarist
      @NOLASkaGuitarist 2 года назад +68

      Seriously, doing a transcription of this size would get you full credit as a major project in a jazz harmony or improv course in graduate level study.

  • @Exarchon
    @Exarchon 2 года назад +20281

    This is a Japanese artist performing a German composer's music remixed in the Swing-Jazz style originating from African Americans on an instrument invented in Italy. The connections our world can form bring about great beauty.

    • @DexiPawnz
      @DexiPawnz 2 года назад +195

      Amen!

    • @apokolypx
      @apokolypx 2 года назад +92

      amazing

    • @Chigger
      @Chigger 2 года назад +416

      Yep, music transcends nationality without completely disregarding it!

    • @Cptcat.
      @Cptcat. 2 года назад +436

      Yeah this connection reminds a kind of axis

    • @kuick6814
      @kuick6814 2 года назад +126

      @@Cptcat. NOOOOOO

  • @girurerumu
    @girurerumu 2 года назад +3414

    Imagine being able to play an instrument as if it were your own voice. She doesn’t think about where the hands go, she probably doesn’t even think about notes. It’s all as natural as walking. Truly an amazing gift, watered and nurtured through so many years of hard work and dedication. Thank you for sharing

    • @humanbean3
      @humanbean3 2 года назад +138

      That's how it is when u make music in ur dreams. I make some amazing music in my sleep.... I wish I could recreate it when awake :(

    • @Poulenc
      @Poulenc 2 года назад +213

      Not a gift, hours and hours spent playing and understanding music.

    • @kiransreekumar5004
      @kiransreekumar5004 2 года назад +60

      @@humanbean3 that sounds like a gift too

    • @humanbean3
      @humanbean3 2 года назад +34

      @@kiransreekumar5004 I'll admit, I'm blessed with amazing dreams, every night. Playing music in a dream when you've become aware you're dreaming is incredible... I think it's kind of sad that a lot of people simply don't remember their dreams.

    • @kowsosoft
      @kowsosoft 2 года назад +19

      tbh as a singer there were a ton of areas i think many trained singers (myself most certainly included) would struggle to sing with the clarity and cleanliness she displayed

  • @sunnybey
    @sunnybey Год назад +683

    What gets me is the look of pure joy on her face, she looks like she’s having the time of her life and it reflects beautifully in her music and the audience listening!

    • @desmond3828
      @desmond3828 8 месяцев назад +4

      Same here! I can’t agree better!

  • @andreweastwood3042
    @andreweastwood3042 2 года назад +10416

    Keeping the audience in time as a performer is such a power move!

    • @isaac_rodriguez17
      @isaac_rodriguez17 2 года назад +473

      When a performer does this I always think of Harry Connick Jr adding a beat to make the audience clap on the 2 and 4 rather than the 1 and 3. Very simple yet difficult thing to do on the fly

    • @tajf5529
      @tajf5529 2 года назад +59

      @@isaac_rodriguez17 Omg I'm so grateful for the internet, that I can find people who already commented what I was about to say !!

    • @menriquez89
      @menriquez89 2 года назад +40

      Even better if she had them clap “correctly” on the backbeat

    • @josephsherby
      @josephsherby 2 года назад +80

      @@isaac_rodriguez17 Seriously. It’s amazing how she does it almost immediately after the audience starts clapping out of time

    • @sleepyheadmemes
      @sleepyheadmemes 2 года назад +62

      she just adjusted what she was playing to be on their (incorrect) beat, I think it would be harder to NOT play on the beat there.

  • @driesverhaag8955
    @driesverhaag8955 2 года назад +7406

    2:02 "add half a beat so the audience stays in time" is the best thing I've seen in sheet music i think ever

    • @KCFlyer2
      @KCFlyer2 2 года назад

      white people can't clap

    • @ottorask7676
      @ottorask7676 2 года назад +365

      It is on par with "prepare right hand for combat", yes.

    • @tonjolley6422
      @tonjolley6422 2 года назад +142

      Actually would have never noticed it if it was not written. It's so flawlessly done on the fly.

    • @typ_mus_enjoyer
      @typ_mus_enjoyer 2 года назад +81

      look at the graph of replaying the vid. Your comment single-handly change it, everybode comes back to 2:02 lol

    • @achimsinn6189
      @achimsinn6189 2 года назад +42

      Also it shows her skill. This means she was able to improvise on the fly and to adjust her performance to the audience.

  • @dcj2
    @dcj2 2 года назад +1572

    This is a great clip to show someone who doesn't "get" jazz. Start with a familiar motif, play it until it's ingrained in the ear, gradually start twisting it around itself in more and more complex patterns until you're just freestyling the shit out of it, and finally, come back home. This is simply brilliant.

    • @ionageman
      @ionageman 2 года назад +50

      What a great description of jazz

    • @syvajarvi2289
      @syvajarvi2289 2 года назад +9

      The best description of Jazz I’ve ever heard is that it is smooth spirals.

    • @Rorimac67
      @Rorimac67 2 года назад +9

      Yeah that describes it really good. Destroying the original music until ears of audience are hurting and for sol long that everyone is releived when it finally ends. 🤮 Jazz is really the most overfluent and misleaded variation in modern music by far. And I like MANY music styles when done well, nearly everything as long as it is not yazz. Yazz is always and forever with NO exception bad.

    • @benjaminz248
      @benjaminz248 2 года назад +26

      @@Rorimac67 boi you better replay the video

    • @Dell-ol6hb
      @Dell-ol6hb 2 года назад +18

      @@Rorimac67 what utter nonsense

  • @rmerrida
    @rmerrida Год назад +325

    Saw Hiromi on the thumbnail and had to click it. As usual, she never misses a beat and blew me away. I saw a video of her in concert once where she actually reached into the piano and straight up played the strings...by hand!!! It sounded awesome! Seeing her live in concert one day is on my bucket list.

  • @TheMemeBorrower.
    @TheMemeBorrower. 2 года назад +8969

    2:27 the real reason she’s smiling is because she successfully got the audience to stop clapping off beat.

    • @whois_johnnny7418
      @whois_johnnny7418 2 года назад +77

      Like Harry Cowlick Jr. (I know that's now it's spelled, I just think it's kinda humorous)

    • @KaoXoni
      @KaoXoni 2 года назад +134

      Like "hands off, I got this".

    • @day6stan
      @day6stan 2 года назад +597

      Am I an asshole for absolutely hating when an audience does this? I assume the people on stage are sort of happy for audience engagement because it shows they are enjoying the show, but I hate how these types of audiences “take over” a performance. I feel like a stooge, but i had to get this off my chest

    • @4rdency
      @4rdency 2 года назад +164

      @@day6stan Nah you ain't alone, brother

    • @rosalindafortier8184
      @rosalindafortier8184 2 года назад +12

      Truth

  • @seanfitzpatrick7878
    @seanfitzpatrick7878 2 года назад +3283

    Her sense of timing was obvious when she was able to block out the audience's clapping that was painfully off beat.

    • @XeLYoutube
      @XeLYoutube 2 года назад +52

      only non drunk metalhead can headbang to meshuggah

    • @mouthpiece200
      @mouthpiece200 Год назад +3

      well said

    • @broccolee4328
      @broccolee4328 Год назад +34

      Only Tim Minchin has called the audience out on their offbeat clapping so far.

    • @billy9079
      @billy9079 Год назад +3

      @James Grant yes it's called sound waves lol

    • @DueySR
      @DueySR Год назад +10

      @@broccolee4328 Oh you're off beat, wicked

  • @butwithcats265
    @butwithcats265 2 года назад +3073

    just sitting here thinking every few moments, "well, surely it can't get jazzier," and then it GETS JAZZIER

    • @PieroGiuseppeGoletto
      @PieroGiuseppeGoletto 2 года назад +17

      She is gorgeous and she has swing.

    • @whatdaro
      @whatdaro 2 года назад +11

      this absolutely, the title of the video is just so apt

    • @infamouscha
      @infamouscha 2 года назад +20

      It can always get jazzier

    • @AlanPostScript
      @AlanPostScript 2 года назад

      Same. At first I was thinking this is getting about as jazzy as Norman White and the White Skat Chorale ruclips.net/video/hwryh-U6MXQ/видео.html

    • @lesliewessling4714
      @lesliewessling4714 2 года назад +10

      "press random notes, AKA 'JAZZ'" lost it xD

  • @RyanLeach
    @RyanLeach 10 месяцев назад +467

    I had the privilege of going to Berklee at the same time as Hiromi, she was just as delightful to watch back then

  • @CapnMarcoPolo
    @CapnMarcoPolo 2 года назад +2825

    god i wanna be a musician like this, so unapologetically enraptured by the joy of making music. she looks like she's having so much fun up there, if it weren't for her adjusting to the audience's (bad) rhythm i would wonder if she even knew they were there. there is so much love and passion and happiness in this performance and it makes my heart full to see.

    • @OJEEF
      @OJEEF 2 года назад +43

      Agreed. It looks like it feels so good to be able to just let your hands fly

    • @gtwthewarrior4256
      @gtwthewarrior4256 2 года назад +6

      This

    • @cent0r
      @cent0r 2 года назад +13

      Start learning man.

    • @user-gl7qx1ww6r
      @user-gl7qx1ww6r 2 года назад +4

      THIS BRO

    • @radar476
      @radar476 2 года назад +7

      devote time and effort. Music is a skill that only gives my friend :)

  • @gianluigiciambriello7999
    @gianluigiciambriello7999 2 года назад +9974

    Putting a metal ruler on strings to make it sound like a jazzy harpsichord is pure genius. Chapeau.

    • @sydposting
      @sydposting 2 года назад +138

      Reminds me of this comedy-cover of “I Will Survive” by Igudesman & Joo that uses a milk-frother against piano wire for a similar effect. 😂

    •  2 года назад +355

      The idea is cool, but I was really annoyed by the sound. It was so much better after she took it out.

    • @giocoso4576
      @giocoso4576 2 года назад +69

      Definitely a cool voice, don't necessarily like it tho. I thought the audio file were broken

    • @gianluigiciambriello7999
      @gianluigiciambriello7999 2 года назад +117

      @@melvinhawkins9208 since Pachelbel is a baroque composer, he didn't have piano back then but the harpsichord (even Bach barely saw the first prototypes of fortepiano).
      She used this trick to mimic the harpsichord on the medium-high octaves while accompanying with piano sound on lower thematic notes.
      Cheers!

    • @itamarbar9580
      @itamarbar9580 2 года назад +5

      So that's what it was for?

  • @Jakamo2323
    @Jakamo2323 2 года назад +3578

    My favorite part is so much FUN she's having.
    There's nothing like watching a musician who truly enjoys and feels what they're playing. ❤

    • @bread_girl_jane
      @bread_girl_jane 2 года назад +43

      if you watch any of hiromi’s other performances you can tell how much she loves what she’s doing, like in her performances with edmar castaneda she’s having a BLAST

    • @chrismusix5669
      @chrismusix5669 2 года назад +9

      There's a zone we get into when our hearts are finally opening up to unleash the deeper music.

    • @tattoodude8946
      @tattoodude8946 Год назад +3

      Absolutely agree! Nothing is better than seeing a musician that is really loving what they are doing. It is so inspiring and makes me so much happier knowing they are loving it!
      I went to a concert of four metal bands and one of the undercard bands was Avatar. I knew of them and enjoyed their music, but they stole the show with how much fun they had on stage and with the crowd. It means so much more when the people there to entertain you clearly are enjoying doing it. In contrast, I saw Bob Dylan play the same venue and he came off like he felt he had blessed us with his presence - never thanked or even acknowledged the crowd and at the end, he walked up front, looked to the side, put a hand out in a flashy pose, turned and walked off stage. I would love to see Avatar again - wouldn't go see Dylan if the tickets were free (which is sad because I love his work).

    • @raimundoarce7014
      @raimundoarce7014 Год назад

      That's the spirit, isn' it?

    • @reavercity568
      @reavercity568 Год назад +1

      she is fucking stoked through the whole set

  • @daronal1131
    @daronal1131 10 месяцев назад +74

    演奏が素晴らしいのは勿論だけど、楽しそうにプレイするその表情が見てる自分を幸せな気分にさせてくれて止まないです。とても素晴らしいライブです。

  • @jasonruff1270
    @jasonruff1270 2 года назад +2026

    Hiromi: ahh this is a nice upbeat tempo.
    The audience: not on my watch, not my tempo

  • @kerrickpereira880
    @kerrickpereira880 Год назад +3379

    I love how at 4:12 some guy from the audience says "Yeah!" after the repetitive lick, and she acknowledges him by bringing it back for a few measures right after! What an amazing performer!!

    • @rossou99
      @rossou99 Год назад +145

      When she did that she looked into the crowd and started laughing, probably to the person who yelled. God music is awesome

    • @DeadlyDeadlyBeees
      @DeadlyDeadlyBeees Год назад +36

      Great catch, I had to watch this section 3 times to see what happened!

    • @ytp3n
      @ytp3n Год назад +32

      4:15 on my player. Good catch!!

    • @mazewindstudios255
      @mazewindstudios255 Год назад

      @@ytp3nohh lol thats where it is

    • @bennemann
      @bennemann Год назад +6

      @@rossou99 "When she did that she looked into the crowd and started laughing, probably to the person who yelled"
      it's difficult to conclude that that's what she did, because she was already looking to the crowd and smiling even before the guy shouted "yeah". Then she briefly looked at the piano and looked back the same way she was doing before. Even this whole idea that she repeated the lick just because of the "yeah" is kind of a stretch, as that could have been on her plans to do anyway, regardless of the guy shouting.

  • @Azoth011235
    @Azoth011235 2 года назад +519

    I love that they added a half a beat to keep the audience in time then decided nope they're not tight enough and just syncopated the Rhythm to destroy their will to clap along

    • @10thletter40
      @10thletter40 2 года назад +13

      That was beautiful I'd say

  • @garlowloke
    @garlowloke 5 месяцев назад +19

    "gradually add more wrong notes AKA jazz" i spit out my drink. Then had to clean my brand new laptop. Thanks George. This performance is the embodiment of all the rage that classical musicians (especially cellists) have for this song. Truly astounding performance.

  • @jdm11060
    @jdm11060 2 года назад +937

    I'm typically a classical junkie, but this was the first time I ever shed a tear over a jazz adaptation. How incredible. She is absolutely levitating on the pure joy of music.

    • @supermot34
      @supermot34 2 года назад +32

      I started tearing up very suddenly at around 6:21, when that bass line came in and she just kept that high thing going it was absolutely crazy

    • @drewwhite6865
      @drewwhite6865 2 года назад +4

      Beautifully said. Very emotional to watch this.

    • @jendralhxr
      @jendralhxr 2 года назад +4

      classical + jazz = country

    • @VorseRaiderStrike
      @VorseRaiderStrike 2 года назад +12

      @@jendralhxr no

    • @jackycrazy8316
      @jackycrazy8316 2 года назад +2

      me too ,me too tears at 3:06 also took all will to play piano again .....

  • @steverichardson7971
    @steverichardson7971 2 года назад +2188

    This woman is arguably the best jazz pianist alive in terms of mechanisms. Just INSANE fingers.

    • @samthisam570
      @samthisam570 2 года назад +85

      The jazz culture in me 🧐 wants to argue to exert my dominance in playing wrong notes the "right" way and considering exclusively the "classic" jazz pianists, as being offended by new interpretations of jazz is our primary responsibility as we progress towards PhDs in jazz theory, but...honestly, she's pretty dang good. 😆 I feel like this comment will inevitably cause contention in the jazz world because jazz schools teach musical superiority even more than they teach contradictory music theory, but...who cares? I'm impressed!

    • @malin6594
      @malin6594 2 года назад +18

      Yea i also think her creativity is outstanding!

    • @tajf5529
      @tajf5529 2 года назад +18

      Look up her Time Out piano solo :)

    • @steverichardson7971
      @steverichardson7971 2 года назад +14

      @@tajf5529 inhuman

    • @jagonski
      @jagonski 2 года назад +5

      @@samthisam570 she's great and Im a fan and have seen her play, but I think Chihiro Yamanaka is better

  • @MadhatClemens
    @MadhatClemens 2 года назад +3541

    She looks like she's enjoying her music more than the audience. Honestly, she looks like she'd buy a ticket to play at her own show.

    • @ori_the_omnivorous
      @ori_the_omnivorous 2 года назад +252

      Truth be told, that's what every artist should be. Their own biggest fan.

    • @DaniRadriendil
      @DaniRadriendil 2 года назад +96

      If you would not listen to your own album, why did you record it?

    • @mdemanuel1911
      @mdemanuel1911 2 года назад +64

      ​@@ori_the_omnivorous omg yess. One musician should love performing with all their heart. I can't avoid smiling while playing. It's all about having fun and enjoying because the music is pure magic. Something beautiful and unique.

    • @nicholaslittle2312
      @nicholaslittle2312 2 года назад +7

      But its a sad day when a musician needs to pay to play at their own show. This happens every time attendance is poor.

    • @THARAX
      @THARAX Год назад +2

      her name?

  • @djalexander968
    @djalexander968 11 месяцев назад +294

    came for some kids rendition of cannon D, stayed cause i was busy picking my jaw up off the floor

    • @pauldominiqueschal6769
      @pauldominiqueschal6769 6 месяцев назад +1

      Hello Alexander, the sound on the right hand islike that because she put a metal stick on the strings

    • @harshverma7731
      @harshverma7731 4 месяца назад

      ​@@pauldominiqueschal6769Brother, it's called a metal ruler😂, no offense btw.

    • @monke3548
      @monke3548 4 месяца назад +1

      Too much jawz, it seems.

  • @HeliBenj
    @HeliBenj 2 года назад +6628

    Can we just acknowledge that transcribing this is completely INSANE?

    • @zacharyspencer3192
      @zacharyspencer3192 2 года назад +253

      I never thought about that but you're right. Must of taken a long time to get it right.

    • @oughtssought1198
      @oughtssought1198 2 года назад +31

      amen. well said.

    • @isaicordero5654
      @isaicordero5654 2 года назад +7

      Not for a profecional artist.

    • @AIIu_
      @AIIu_ 2 года назад +220

      @@isaicordero5654 It's insane even for a professional.

    • @thefalsekingslayer3717
      @thefalsekingslayer3717 2 года назад +43

      Hes still in highschool too

  • @Law0fRevenge
    @Law0fRevenge 2 года назад +1533

    She gradually went from playing the wrong notes at the right time to playing wrong notes all the time and then abruptly back to super smooth harmony.
    She's wild.

    • @JustAGuyYaHear
      @JustAGuyYaHear 2 года назад +88

      _JAZZ_

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 года назад +37

      I bet you clap the offbeat along with a performer who's trying to play it correct, messing them up and then coming on here talking about how you think jazz is

    • @matthewgonzales5077
      @matthewgonzales5077 2 года назад +22

      Jazz is spicy music.

    • @pro2ject077
      @pro2ject077 2 года назад +4

      Welcome to jazz

    • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
      @WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 года назад +2

      @Ruska oh, we haven't been formally introduced, but I'd gladly ask who you are so that I can unintroduce us. Also, 13 people agreed with me, none of you know jazz, you just benefit off of the daily random shit that greets you on the algorithm wagon. Get a personality

  • @ufoufo2788
    @ufoufo2788 2 года назад +501

    I audibly exclaimed 'no..." in bewilderment when she started playing the left hand melody underneath those 32nd notes. She's on another level ;o;

    • @amj.composer
      @amj.composer 2 года назад +36

      Those 32nds were straight, and the 16ths were swung, I think that's even crazier

    • @Rabid_Nationalist
      @Rabid_Nationalist 2 года назад +1

      .....

    • @JaZoN_XD
      @JaZoN_XD 2 года назад +1

      My jaw literally dropped for the rest of the performance

    • @allmotivation3827
      @allmotivation3827 8 месяцев назад

      Me too!

  • @HaydenF870
    @HaydenF870 10 месяцев назад +184

    There are no words to describe how much she loves music, but you can see it through her happiness when performing.

  • @dragonfistotto9201
    @dragonfistotto9201 2 года назад +4767

    Imagine performing this in the 1680’s and seeing everyone lose their freaking mind

    • @lengmoua6861
      @lengmoua6861 2 года назад +451

      Witch!

    • @alessandramunger993
      @alessandramunger993 2 года назад +340

      I always wonder how people back then would have reacted to jazz!

    • @carlosvasquezjr92
      @carlosvasquezjr92 2 года назад +218

      Like a Marty McFly moment lol
      "Your great(x50) grandkids are gonna love this"

    • @senseihollywood2258
      @senseihollywood2258 2 года назад +42

      ask Copernicus how that went...🤣

    • @richardconnelly2672
      @richardconnelly2672 2 года назад

      @@lengmoua6861 Only if she weighs the same as a duck ;=)

  • @ChristopherMardell
    @ChristopherMardell 2 года назад +563

    I was lucky enough to hear Hiromi play live in 2014 - front row seat, behind the piano, in a stand on the stage(!). She had this same level of fun and intensity for what I guess was a couple of hours. When she came back for the second encore I felt kinda sorry for her, as she was clearly exhausted, but she still gave it her all and knocked it out the park anyway. An absolute olympian of musicianship.

  • @seanonel
    @seanonel 2 года назад +928

    Her control of rhythm is astonishing, i mean I know that she's a world class musician but that section at around 06:30 where she was playing the melody in the bass left me gobsmacked 😶

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 2 года назад +80

      It wasn't even the rhythmic clarity for me, which is mind-blowing in and of itself; it was how she gave the melody that much personality and exuberance while keeping the treble so regimented and restrained. It felt to me like the melody had been so restrained for the previous measures it was just forcing it's way out of her. Glorious stuff.

    • @RayfieldA
      @RayfieldA 2 года назад +15

      My right forearm almost got a Charlie Horse just watching her perform that part!

  • @joshuabrasler9208
    @joshuabrasler9208 10 месяцев назад +63

    I will always be grateful for this video because it's what first introduced me to Hiromi. Her joy and skill in this video are captivating, and prompted me to listen to just about everything I could find of hers. She's now my favourite pianist, by far

  • @PresidentFunnyValentine
    @PresidentFunnyValentine 2 года назад +633

    It's like she's lost in her own world. Nothing exists outside of her and the piano. This is someone who is completely in the zone.

    • @neitsab8172
      @neitsab8172 2 года назад +4

      Not that true since she is also playing with the public

    • @Ryquard1
      @Ryquard1 2 года назад +12

      @@neitsab8172 her zone is so poweful that she took the whole audience with her in her realm

  • @simatin19
    @simatin19 2 года назад +813

    It's always impossible to do this level of jazz without making the face.

    • @hadifelani
      @hadifelani 2 года назад +3

      Fr 🤣

    • @dragon___
      @dragon___ 2 года назад +13

      any level of jazz needs that stank face ooomphh

    • @EpicNerdsWithCameras
      @EpicNerdsWithCameras 2 года назад +10

      Jazz just seeps into your soul and you can't help but smile.

    • @SiniBANG
      @SiniBANG 2 года назад +5

      Like how a guitarist makes the face when they're so absorbed in their solos.

    • @ianlowery6014
      @ianlowery6014 2 года назад +4

      @@SiniBANG I play oboe. Try making a face with that!

  • @ccaa7674
    @ccaa7674 2 года назад +960

    Its wild to me how expressive she's being with her right hand while still playing rhythm with her left hand.

    • @eliasthehuman
      @eliasthehuman 2 года назад +26

      It’s like two different people

    • @andersonr4562
      @andersonr4562 2 года назад +18

      Hand independence at its finest

    • @mal2ksc
      @mal2ksc 2 года назад +4

      Soloing and doing stride bass at the same time is notoriously hard to do, which is why it fell out of fashion. People _wanted_ to imitate it but it's really, really hard.

    • @ianmcdonald9219
      @ianmcdonald9219 2 года назад

      Wait until you hear Oscar Peterson doing it in Blues Etude: ruclips.net/video/EX6fLQZNMiA/видео.html

  • @mrsusan5672
    @mrsusan5672 2 месяца назад +45

    Adverts in the middle of this feels like a crime against humanity.

    • @rocneric
      @rocneric Месяц назад

      feels even worse

    • @tjlambaes
      @tjlambaes Месяц назад +1

      Adverts are a crime against humanity.

    • @mrsusan5672
      @mrsusan5672 Месяц назад

      @@tjlambaes Amen brother!

    • @Expatkeys
      @Expatkeys 29 дней назад

      I started subscribing to youtube so I could watch stuff like this without the advert rubbish. Best money I have spent in a long while.

  • @bobbluered8984
    @bobbluered8984 2 года назад +621

    The best part of the whole thing is that you can tell she's just having a BLAST up there.

    • @bogdanshevchenko
      @bogdanshevchenko 2 года назад +5

      She's smiling through the pain

    • @kaptenlemper
      @kaptenlemper 2 года назад +12

      Almost every performance I've seen her do she brings this infectious, happy vibe that just draws you in and clearly shows how much she's enjoying her time at the piano.

    • @dazaimaru5799
      @dazaimaru5799 2 года назад +2

      Absolutely

    • @davidhawley1132
      @davidhawley1132 2 года назад

      @@kaptenlemper It's kinda creepy. Is it camp I wonder? I wish she wouldn't, the music doesn't need it.

    • @kazzajaxon7566
      @kazzajaxon7566 2 года назад +1

      @@davidhawley1132 Pretty sad that you don't recognize what happiness looks like.

  • @Ceekayedmusic
    @Ceekayedmusic 2 года назад +1222

    If I had a time machine, I'd go back to the 17th century and show this to Pachelbel.

    • @Wecoc1
      @Wecoc1 2 года назад +86

      You'd show this to him at his deathbed? (Well, I guess it would be his deathbed after seeing it)

    • @Numbabu
      @Numbabu 2 года назад +227

      @@Wecoc1 “this musical performance could kill a small Victorian child, or a large Baroque era Composer”

    • @TeasyLove
      @TeasyLove 2 года назад +20

      that's ok, she is his most recent reincarnation :P

    • @kitsubi11
      @kitsubi11 2 года назад +9

      He would cry a lot

    • @Ceekayedmusic
      @Ceekayedmusic 2 года назад +19

      @@kitsubi11 Cry from happiness I hope. It's hard to imagine a musician not feeling only joy for having this kind of a tribute done to them.

  • @modzbabol
    @modzbabol 2 года назад +1564

    She's like a classical musician through out her life and finally came out of her closet to be a jazz player

    • @mattm7220
      @mattm7220 2 года назад +44

      Just a live-action, abridged adaption of Kids on the Slope, really 😂

    • @michaeltagor4238
      @michaeltagor4238 2 года назад +10

      @@mattm7220 dammit, everyone is talking abt it and now I gotta watch/read it too (if it has a manga)

    • @gnolo
      @gnolo 2 года назад +11

      no she started studying jazz at 8...

    • @archivisttome9708
      @archivisttome9708 2 года назад +1

      Kinda like Crossroads.

    • @jarrickhillery8664
      @jarrickhillery8664 2 года назад +2

      @@michaeltagor4238 you should watch it rather than reading it if you like jazz music

  • @axelling3086
    @axelling3086 10 месяцев назад +110

    keep smiling and crying at the same time while the song is playing, hiromi is just wonderful, the world is beautiful, to be able to live 'til now is a absolute miracle, thank you and wish everyone a smooth and happy new year

    • @kreeepyk0
      @kreeepyk0 10 месяцев назад +5

      Canon in D always makes me emotional for some reason and this performance especially filled me with joy and I sat here smiling and crying as well lol. I thought something similar how this is what life is about, there is so much talent and beauty and art in the world and I feel lucky to be able to see so much of it. Glad to share an experience and joy with you. Happy new year to you as well.

    • @prescottwhynot
      @prescottwhynot 8 месяцев назад

      gosh i'm glad I wasn't the only one

    • @prescottwhynot
      @prescottwhynot 8 месяцев назад

      gosh i'm glad I wasn't the only one

    • @penguinista
      @penguinista 8 месяцев назад

      That is a wonderful response!

  • @cornela1
    @cornela1 2 года назад +501

    I always loved her expressions and joy on stage, she's so fun to watch!

    • @jasonlieberman4606
      @jasonlieberman4606 2 года назад +1

      Who is she?

    • @louderlens
      @louderlens 2 года назад +13

      @@jasonlieberman4606 Hiromi Uehara

    • @jasonpaisley1535
      @jasonpaisley1535 2 года назад +1

      She is having so much fun. Reminds me of tommy Emmanuel on the guitar. If they were to play together their smiles would be out of control.

    • @newtonlkh
      @newtonlkh 2 года назад

      That's showmanship. It does add a lot to the performance. Some people force a smile when playing their instruments and they looked pathetic.

  • @meinderth8240
    @meinderth8240 2 года назад +1886

    I felt relieved when she finally took the ruler off the strings.

    • @toulee8051
      @toulee8051 2 года назад +93

      That poor ruler didn't deserve to be violated as such...

    • @davidwilson6577
      @davidwilson6577 2 года назад +273

      I don't think it's a particularly great sound. Meant to emulate a harpsichord probably, or some other early keyboard, but it just sounds like a ruler stuck,k in a piano most of the time.
      This isn't Cage's Sonata 5.

    • @ivers1001
      @ivers1001 2 года назад

      @@davidwilson6577 fuck all the way off that shit was poppin

    • @Sesquipedaliofobia
      @Sesquipedaliofobia 2 года назад +138

      As soon as she took that ruler out, everything escalated into a full-blown musical perfection streak

    • @toulee8051
      @toulee8051 2 года назад +58

      After much calculations, I infer a hotdog sausage would create a more softer reverb over the ruler

  • @battousaicrescent
    @battousaicrescent 2 года назад +871

    The pure joy on her face while she's playing is contagious x'D

  • @Slamraptor
    @Slamraptor 11 месяцев назад +35

    One of the best piano players in the world. She is absolutely mind blowingingly good.

  • @andrewbarrett1537
    @andrewbarrett1537 2 года назад +649

    I lost my shit at 6:21 when she starts swinging a melody in her left hand while KEEPING UP that gnarly (although probably not TOO difficult) right hand pattern at the SAME TIME! I'm sure it's a 'trick', but keeping it THAT EVEN and CLEAR in the right while SWINGING the LEFT is NOT a trick... that's called damn fine musicianship ! And the way she gets out of it is brilliant and brings the house down.

    • @TheatreHead
      @TheatreHead 2 года назад +44

      right hand accompaniment with left hand lead sounds like it should be a 'trick', but the way she used it was so musical and rhythmic and such a gigantic flex. She's amazing

    • @Gladiva19
      @Gladiva19 2 года назад +23

      What an underhanded compliment. It's okay, you can acknowledge someone is better at it than you.

    • @nameless_moon
      @nameless_moon 2 года назад +9

      @@Gladiva19 Normally when you compliment someone, there is someone will say " it is not that impressive " and something similar, so maybe he just do that beforehand.

    • @fig4714
      @fig4714 2 года назад +3

      just say you liked the song bro

    • @JrgenHelland00
      @JrgenHelland00 2 года назад +16

      Guys, acknowledging that it's a trick does not undermine the compliment. Please don't go all out fanboy defense mode, never go all out fanboy defense mode.

  • @DanieltheTruebadour
    @DanieltheTruebadour Год назад +3369

    This may get lost among the 4.5K comments, but PLEASE put her name in a prominent place. This is the fabulous jazz piano goddess Hiromi Uehara. Her "I've Got Rhythm" is the most spectacular rendition you will ever hear: ruclips.net/video/CY5dTBhRxOA/видео.html and at 5:25 she loses her everlovin' MIND. Her duet with Chick Corea on "Spain" is one for the ages: ruclips.net/video/tYe3mV5oK_Y/видео.html. The smile will enchant you; the music will entrance you!

    • @heek8163
      @heek8163 Год назад +9

      Thank you

    • @gffn7316
      @gffn7316 Год назад +61

      It says performed by Hiromi Uehara literally 1 second into the video

    • @michaeltagor4238
      @michaeltagor4238 Год назад +14

      are you- like can't you rea- you know what, I'm sorry old man but if you don't understand RUclips you probably want to consider not being in here in the first place. Like at this point you're just not appreciating George, like puts the source both in the video and the description box, and you still chose to make the comment as if he doesn't, like bruh c'mon

    • @DanieltheTruebadour
      @DanieltheTruebadour Год назад +52

      @@gffn7316 Sorry, but I watched it several times and I did not see her name. Problem is, there are two versions up of this performance. I just noticed a link saying "full version" or something like that, which did give her (first) name and performance info. But I had to hunt to find it. That information should have been on the short version as well, but it was not. When there are multiple versions up, it can be confusing. And I am far from a RUclips novice. Please be civil.

    • @gffn7316
      @gffn7316 Год назад +6

      @@DanieltheTruebadour please be civil? Far from a youtube novice? I dont wanna argue i was just letting u know. Ur weird.

  • @DrumsTheWord
    @DrumsTheWord 2 года назад +1377

    How do you even start to transcribe such music? Well done, George. As a drummer, I find your videos fascinating...as I'm sure non-drummers do also.

    • @leeuwengames315
      @leeuwengames315 2 года назад +10

      well you can make a machine do it

    • @harrys2331
      @harrys2331 2 года назад +24

      I think it starts with knowing what key it is in first. Then you just gotta know the scale. Chords are the last thing you can identify. Often melodies can be pulled if you have an anchor note( what I like to call it) like the 1st of the scale or just C in general.

    • @thenonfurry
      @thenonfurry 2 года назад +9

      I’m a piano player, and this is frickin’ awesome

    • @DrumsTheWord
      @DrumsTheWord 2 года назад +1

      @@thenonfurry You get it! :)

    • @agnes8679
      @agnes8679 2 года назад +2

      As a beginner pianist, this is so amazing and impressive. I can sometimes pick a simple melody line by ear, but I can't really pick up the bass, and I wouldn't even know the correct notation, time signature, etc. Amazing, I am so in awe with professional musicians.

  • @ベルちゃん-y2b
    @ベルちゃん-y2b 5 месяцев назад +10

    まさか、jazzサウンドがカノンに合うなんて、想像出来なかったですよね😂
    素敵な演奏でした🎉❤
    いゃあ右手凄過ぎでしょ(笑)

  • @koszegimatyas
    @koszegimatyas 2 года назад +840

    Very nice transcription as always! Also: Thanks for bringing attention to such remarkable pieces of music and their performers.

    • @Sam-mb5zf
      @Sam-mb5zf 2 года назад +12

      @@AcousticOlli i mean he has multiple videos sent to him to upload every day and he handpicks the one he chooses.
      With his platform multiple unrecognized talents got in the spotlight.
      But I do see where you are coming from.

    • @tappkarton
      @tappkarton 2 года назад +17

      @@AcousticOlli Tony Williams (who transcribed this score) probably sent it to George because he wanted to share his work. This channel is the most popular one of its kind, after all. And I'm pretty certain George Collier aligned the transcription with the original video himself and made sure to keep the time marker in sync with her playing. He didn't just upload it.

    • @Wampire1994
      @Wampire1994 2 года назад +1

      🙂

    • @GeorgeCollier
      @GeorgeCollier  2 года назад +88

      @@tappkarton I commission Tony for all the transcriptions that he does for the channel. I have to research videos, edit them, manage a YT channel, manage a website, provide support, on top of other things and I’m in my final year of high school with final exams coming up!! By working with other transcribers for about half of my videos, you get more frequent videos and transcriptions of instruments I can’t transcribe like guitars and drums:)) only so many hours in a day 😂

    • @shlimon7667
      @shlimon7667 2 года назад +9

      @@GeorgeCollier you’re in high school?!?!!

  • @nicolaricola2491
    @nicolaricola2491 Год назад +854

    its insane how she manages to keep those chords so insanely quiet but lively and bouncy at the same time. as a pianist, i can only sit in astonishment and doubt all my life decisions

    • @krissprl4494
      @krissprl4494 Год назад +12

      the same !!! i was sitting in astonishment and doubting about my life too

    • @James-wd9ib
      @James-wd9ib Год назад +8

      Aside from the rulers, there appears to be a black coat and a bunch of other junk sitting inside the piano

    • @loudneiv4653
      @loudneiv4653 Год назад +3

      I know that feel bro...Best solution is to banish RUclips entirely

    • @laurentfabron
      @laurentfabron Год назад +4

      Every time I see Hiromi I realise that the highest of heights of jazz are only reachable by her and a few others.

    • @tehedx
      @tehedx Год назад +5

      No need to doubt life decisions. Compare it to something else. Like driving a bike. Yes, there is top sport where they outperform me in every possible way. Doesn't stop me from having fun driving my bike.

  • @leahhoward7645
    @leahhoward7645 2 года назад +95

    My right hand started physically cramping up at 6:50 and she’s the one who’s playing, what the hell! Incredible

  • @damno.1376
    @damno.1376 2 года назад +420

    Never did I once think that I'd ever hear a truly interesting adaptation of canon in D that makes me feel something. Fantastic rendition that the performer is clearly enjoying to play, which helps the audience to enjoy more as the feeling of joy comes through in the music.

    • @charlessaintpe8574
      @charlessaintpe8574 2 года назад

      As a bassist, I'm still thinking an orchestral adaption of this would be torture. Sure, there's the occasional interesting bit, but on the other hand you either have to count measures or pay really close attention to know when the next bit comes. Most of this song is just as boring as before for the bass and/or cello.

    • @emilyr8668
      @emilyr8668 2 года назад +8

      @@charlessaintpe8574 good thing this is done by a solo pianist for solo piano

    • @charlessaintpe8574
      @charlessaintpe8574 2 года назад

      @@emilyr8668 I get that, but that doesn't change how this song makes me feel. Maybe this will help you understand. ruclips.net/video/JdxkVQy7QLM/видео.html

    • @mackymoo1329
      @mackymoo1329 2 года назад

      😊

  • @anch0r11-n2r
    @anch0r11-n2r 2 года назад +170

    7:16 "continue with random sloppy clusters" is easily the greatest notation i've ever witnessed, that's just fucking golden lmaoo

    • @adriduw4434
      @adriduw4434 2 года назад +8

      aka jäzz

    • @evanvert8163
      @evanvert8163 2 года назад +3

      Hahah I laughed at “add a half beat so audience clap stays on time”

    • @EphemeralPseudonym
      @EphemeralPseudonym 4 дня назад

      man I feel like the discordance of that part would pop off so much harder with an instrument that has more harmonics (or whatever it is called when there are a lot of under and overtones)

  • @Arjogezh
    @Arjogezh 2 года назад +524

    This is beyond words. Thanks for sharing your work with us, George :)!

    • @Qril
      @Qril 2 года назад +11

      Credit where it's due - this was transcribed by Tony Williams :)

  • @JediMaestr0
    @JediMaestr0 3 месяца назад +2

    Wow that tone is incredible. I’m told I can get a pretty good tone out of a piano, but this is just on another level, and I’m envious for sure! The independence of her two hands is even crazier, especially during that part with the super fast ostinato on top and embellished melody on bottom!

  • @kohunji9267
    @kohunji9267 2 года назад +282

    "Gradually add more wrong notes (a.k.a Jazz)" Pretty much accurately sums up what jazz is, but also sums up what makes Jazz such an amazing genre.

    • @u1zha
      @u1zha 2 года назад +14

      It says jäzz, for a reason

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 2 года назад +1

      Jazz is syncopation, 3 beats against 4 or a variation.
      "It don't mean a thing if it don't swing"

    • @kaitlyn_artz
      @kaitlyn_artz 2 года назад

      that was my favorite part about the whole notation XDD

    • @RagenRibbonz
      @RagenRibbonz 3 месяца назад

      Yeah…try adding just any old “wrong” notes…

  • @philuribe7863
    @philuribe7863 2 года назад +1086

    7:23 "gradually add more wrong notes (a.k.a. jazz)" - that makes me a jazz master! :) Love Hiromi's playing

    • @andrelaszlo
      @andrelaszlo 2 года назад +23

      * jäzz
      lol

    • @sharkofjoy
      @sharkofjoy 2 года назад +30

      "Wrong" aint a word in jazz baybee

    • @jonnydent825
      @jonnydent825 2 года назад +24

      Like Thelonius Monk said, "The piano ain't got no wrong notes."

    • @socialcontracttheory
      @socialcontracttheory 2 года назад +1

      beat me to it, lol

    • @georgelionon9050
      @georgelionon9050 2 года назад +3

      @@sharkofjoy There are not wrong notes, you only miss the confidence to play them.

  • @autumnstoptwo
    @autumnstoptwo 2 года назад +128

    i love watching people who look like theyre about to start singing as they play instruments. like they’re singing but the instrument is their voice. so much fun!

  • @tokimon514
    @tokimon514 10 месяцев назад +28

    👏👏👏
    I'm fascinated by her eh-y voice. And her expression. And of course the structure of the song.
    2:32 3:39 3:55
    4:07 4:26 4:43
    5:43 6:54 7:03 (for myself)

  • @dabiga2315
    @dabiga2315 2 года назад +459

    "Mom, can we have harpsichord at home?"
    "We already have harpsichord at home."
    Harpsichord at home:

    • @tatemitchell1479
      @tatemitchell1479 2 года назад +21

      Your mom is right, harpsichord at home is better

  • @LoDaFTA
    @LoDaFTA 2 года назад +548

    She was positively vibin the whole time. Neat.

  • @panher
    @panher Год назад +8

    I keep coming back to this video. It just puts a smile on my face!

  • @alec1403
    @alec1403 Год назад +1829

    The look she has the entire time is just sheer, unadulturated JOY 😁 I adore this

    • @aria3190
      @aria3190 Год назад +29

      The smile she always has on her face is so contagious. I can’t help but smile when I watch this

    • @kostakowski
      @kostakowski 10 месяцев назад +7

      Fake smile..

    • @goldendoodle252
      @goldendoodle252 9 месяцев назад +9

      It's called play for a reason! it should be fun!

    • @ThomasPerezGhost
      @ThomasPerezGhost 6 месяцев назад +8

      @@kostakowski LOL she's just... *pretending* to be happy while she plays piano for a bunch of people as loud as she wants? Okay.

    • @andrueanderson8637
      @andrueanderson8637 6 месяцев назад +1

      I'd say I enjoyed it too if she weren't trying so hard to put on a facade..but the lack of consistent pacing just kinda made her demeanor a bit awkward. The annotator calls it "swing" in some places but honestly she's just not great at staying in time

  • @ajsmith2507
    @ajsmith2507 2 года назад +609

    Two things stand out to me: (1) the sheer joy of playing on her face. She knows she's in the zone. (2) Seeing the score, I realize I can't even think fast enough to play 32nd notes. The whole thing just amazes me. Love it.

    • @ThatSockmonkey
      @ThatSockmonkey Год назад +4

      The only time I'm pulling off 32nd notes, it's cos I programmed it with midi lol.

    • @mouthpiece200
      @mouthpiece200 Год назад +9

      Nobody thinks fast enough to play the 32nd notes - its all muscle memory.

    • @stephena21
      @stephena21 Год назад +3

      And to play triplets with the left hand at the same time. Unbelievable.

    • @billywashere6965
      @billywashere6965 Год назад

      The amount of repetition required to pull those off is insane. Even practicing everyday, that's something I don't think I will ever be able to do. She must have started when she was like 6 or something.@@stephena21

    • @joa8593
      @joa8593 Год назад

      When you play 32 notes, you're playing patterns. You can't read or think them individually.
      The human brain has pretty remarkable really how it can organize music and flag the notes that don't fit so fast.

  • @ethanielhalling9426
    @ethanielhalling9426 2 года назад +505

    4:26 The AGRESSIVE DELICACY that she plays those chords with is mesmerizing, speechless.

    • @michaeltagor4238
      @michaeltagor4238 2 года назад +32

      "agressive delicacy" that's it, that's my new fav phrase, thank you for that one

    • @khethelozungu984
      @khethelozungu984 2 года назад +15

      Dude! She's OOZING feel! It's ridiculous!

    • @RockSpoon123
      @RockSpoon123 2 года назад +3

      OH YEAH! It's classic Erroll Garner with those full delayed chords. It's so wild!

    • @TheMan21892
      @TheMan21892 2 года назад +4

      It legit didn't even sound like a piano to me, it was so damn gorgeous

    • @chinor3999
      @chinor3999 2 года назад

      What a beautiful human being

  • @JakeT3056
    @JakeT3056 Год назад +21

    I don't think I've ever seen a happier human

  • @dotsya
    @dotsya 2 года назад +136

    I love it when musicians reach that level of play where it's as easy as breathing for them. Everything they do becomes art. Even their -mistakes- _happy little accidents_ are incorporated into the musical flow. As a guitarist, I still have a long way to go until then. In the meantime it's practice, practice, and practice. Or at the very least, "let the guitar collect dust while I ignore it for weeks on end."

  • @firespirit383
    @firespirit383 2 года назад +363

    She looks like she's having so much fun, what a smile and her voice is so perfectly soft.

    • @squishprince
      @squishprince 2 года назад +9

      That’s what I was thinking the entire time! It wasn’t until the video was over that I realize was face was just starting to hurt from smiling along with her the whole way. It’s something about seeing the joy radiate off of a musician while they play; seeing someone look so happy doing something they love. For me that aspect makes me enjoy the performance so much more. 💕

    • @MellonVegan
      @MellonVegan 2 года назад +3

      Remember watching a concert of hers on YT with her just going :D and her bassist going D: the entire time ^^

  • @antariksavvan
    @antariksavvan 2 года назад +347

    that sound of metal ruler on the strings sounds like a hit in rhythm game

    • @Nippontradamus
      @Nippontradamus 2 года назад +7

      How is that so spot on?
      FC

    • @leerye2227
      @leerye2227 2 года назад +6

      Arcaea hitsounds

    • @claudiovasquez2099
      @claudiovasquez2099 2 года назад +3

      Oh so thats what it is, i was wondering whats wrong witth this piano haha

  • @bofunk1
    @bofunk1 Год назад +5

    oh, how much i enjoy, i love the way the notes come along thogether with this bodylanguage!!

  • @HarukoJisan
    @HarukoJisan 2 года назад +191

    I can only pray that sometime in my life, I will feel something as hard as she was feeling that performance.

  • @sageeden7274
    @sageeden7274 2 года назад +216

    I LOVE THE CALLBACK TO THE ORIGINAL CANON IN D NEAR THE END! seriously though, this woman is seriously talented, not to mention the vibe she gives. only wish it never ended

  • @HarrisonHoude
    @HarrisonHoude 2 года назад +950

    2:35 ooai! this is the most underrated note in the whole piece. Also you really should be crediting this amazing artist in the title of the video!! Mad respect to Hiromi Uehara

    • @JL-jm7
      @JL-jm7 2 года назад +30

      Totally agree, the pianist name should be in the title

    • @oughtssought1198
      @oughtssought1198 2 года назад +2

      @@aldiepi8160 I think that's Hawaiian for
      "OMG my eyes+ears are so amazed I can't get them back in my head"

    • @jacobbullock2070
      @jacobbullock2070 2 года назад +11

      My guess is the title has been designed for SEO - it allows the video to get into the algorithm and reach a broader audience, and those with a lot of interest in this can certainly find the artist’s name in the video description. :)

    • @khanhdoan7813
      @khanhdoan7813 2 года назад +1

      I feel inclined to assume everybody already know who she is

  • @gmjjjones
    @gmjjjones Месяц назад +1

    The right/left hand split around 6:30 absolutely rocked me. Not just the difficulty on its face, but to play one hand straight and swing the other.
    魅力的で!

  • @nessun8457
    @nessun8457 2 года назад +382

    Those runs at the end are so god damn clean

    • @_aje
      @_aje 2 года назад +18

      Hiromi is one of the cleanest pianists you'll ever hear. That's kinda her thing.

    • @Warlequin
      @Warlequin 2 года назад +6

      You must have 100% control over your fingers at all times to be able to switch and be 'pin-point-perfect' with her straights at the end of such a piece. Her control is at 100%.

  • @shoka_01
    @shoka_01 Год назад +589

    4:25 has to be one of the most beautiful and coolest sounds I’ve ever heard played on a piano. It doesn’t even sound like a piano!! I keep replaying those 5 seconds over and over lol. God she’s talented

    • @ItsACaptainDan
      @ItsACaptainDan Год назад +21

      I involuntarily WOO-ed right there

    • @novakian
      @novakian Год назад +4

      This first and second and third time i hear that part i cried. Especially when she brings it back later even louder 😭

    • @novakian
      @novakian Год назад +36

      5:45 is the second

    • @patfanrj
      @patfanrj Год назад +7

      ​@@novakian I was looking for a comment about this! Genuinely moved me to tears. Absolutely beautiful.

    • @pa_radigm
      @pa_radigm Год назад +6

      Her tone is just so perfect

  • @snwbrdhb
    @snwbrdhb 2 года назад +146

    I love how the audience started and very quickly gave up on clapping along. Even with her help... they realized it was a badddd idea.
    Most self-aware audience ever haha.

    • @nanisylvia
      @nanisylvia 2 года назад +4

      I hate the audience clapping along at a JAZZ concert pretending they can follow the tempo

  • @ericpeterson1383
    @ericpeterson1383 Год назад +5

    Not sure how I landed on this, but it's not typically my thing, and yet I found myself listening to all of it. Very cool.

  • @mposh
    @mposh 2 года назад +68

    I've been fortunate enough to see Hiromi live about 5 times since 2008: once with her Quartet, once with the Trio Project (Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips), once with the Harpist Edmar Castañeda, and twice solo. She is unreal, and so joyful in her playing.

    • @scowell
      @scowell 2 года назад +2

      I own some Trio recordings but I absolutely prefer her solo... I feel she has to fly alone.

  • @megajuanph11
    @megajuanph11 Год назад +534

    Her coordination is scary, terrifying. She manage to be coordinated and chaotic on command, I can believe she could do anything in a piano

    • @friedmandesigns
      @friedmandesigns 9 месяцев назад +7

      Pianos are a straight line. Your left is the deep end, right the high end, and in-between 88 ebonies and ivories to play with, constrained only by coordination. ❤‍🔥 She's having a blast. :)

  • @GroovyDominoes
    @GroovyDominoes 2 года назад +5616

    this is improvised right?
    also what the hell that run was so clean at 3:01 that it sounded like a midi to me lmao
    6:00 this one too

    • @Auditas
      @Auditas 2 года назад +510

      Of course it’s improvised. There are some licks prepared beforehand though

    • @ob0-china
      @ob0-china 2 года назад +59

      holy shit it does

    • @ajbp95
      @ajbp95 2 года назад +531

      The steady right hand in 6:00 was the most jaw dropping for me. It was so clean no matter what happened in the left. Amazing!

    • @phamdinhhoang1998
      @phamdinhhoang1998 2 года назад +72

      No. This is jazz

    • @felizxett6618
      @felizxett6618 2 года назад +42

      Check her out showing off her dexterity at the BBC Proms ruclips.net/video/PmKQptkI6g0/видео.html

  • @GeneralKenobi69420
    @GeneralKenobi69420 Год назад +49

    I'm not even a jazz guy and even less of a classical guy but that part between 1:58 and 2:02 lives in my head rent free 24/7

  • @adm_ezri
    @adm_ezri 2 года назад +321

    unironically best version of it that I've ever heard by a long shot.

    • @declandougan7243
      @declandougan7243 2 года назад +5

      I can think of one better that took me by surprise. This one’s so complex and interesting though.

    • @basilfeitknecht6430
      @basilfeitknecht6430 2 года назад +1

      @@declandougan7243 which one?

    • @THE_Mirage
      @THE_Mirage 2 года назад +6

      @@declandougan7243 bro you can't keep us hanging like this

    • @declandougan7243
      @declandougan7243 2 года назад

      @@THE_Mirage I won't ruclips.net/video/eWqbMrGFQLI/видео.html

    • @declandougan7243
      @declandougan7243 2 года назад

      ​@@THE_Mirage It's a highly audio-visual product, but if you want just the audio in higher quality, use this link ruclips.net/video/h3chjgQ7yMY/видео.html

  • @Penguin-Goat
    @Penguin-Goat Год назад +1369

    She’s like a kid enjoying hide and seek with sound. What a prodigy.

    • @sorendippel
      @sorendippel Год назад +4

      Oh my God! How does she do it?

    • @jacobshirley3457
      @jacobshirley3457 Год назад +12

      @@sorendippel She hits random keys, and the notes play themselves.

    • @PatrickP2-z9q
      @PatrickP2-z9q 10 месяцев назад

      It's wierd always the people who haven't got a clue about the knowledge in a certain subject are those that are giving the most exagerrated compliments to people who know about the subject🤔

    • @nonsense2369
      @nonsense2369 9 месяцев назад +4

      This comment was brought to you by drugs

    • @DrSaav-my5ym
      @DrSaav-my5ym 9 месяцев назад

      Maybe she is from another universe

  • @buzzb251
    @buzzb251 Год назад +780

    Hiromi is the type to laugh at her own jokes....before she finishes telling them. To have joy such as that is my eternal search in life. Bless Her.

  • @あら-c1v
    @あら-c1v 10 месяцев назад +10

    I see a lot of "jazz players" springing up in the comments section,
    Chick Corea appreciates her performance and plays with her.
    It is clear that anyone who has doubts about her playing should first question their own ears.

  • @potatogodalmighty2331
    @potatogodalmighty2331 2 года назад +85

    She's an absolute beast, i know her from her tom and jerry song and its an absolutely amazing piece i can't stop listening to it

  • @nomaanhaque1704
    @nomaanhaque1704 2 года назад +34

    My eyes! My ears! My God! What have I just witnessed. Glory in her making the utter skill and emotion and deliverance. Such command of the arena, yelling at you to understand the vibe shes in! Thank you George for sharing what I can only imagine is one of the greatest to ever do it!

  • @internetexplorer1057
    @internetexplorer1057 2 года назад +258

    7:34 I love that little "eeh" she makes after those insane 32th notes.

    • @UrsaFuego
      @UrsaFuego 2 года назад +23

      Her scatting along and the little "eeh"s that she puts in add so much to her charm and how wonderful this piece is.

  • @jodo__
    @jodo__ 7 месяцев назад +23

    I saw her live a few weeks ago, and it's one of the best memories of my life.

  • @hotdogskid
    @hotdogskid 2 года назад +107

    The "wrong notes" part was so cool, it takes one hell of a musician to make that work but my god its awesome when its done right

    • @patbamm4926
      @patbamm4926 2 года назад +1

      Can you please educate me more? About the wrong notes. I’m not a musician but I love jazz. I would like to know more about it.😁

    • @-satrivana-
      @-satrivana- 2 года назад +2

      @@patbamm4926 it happens a lot in Jazz. I’m no expert, but I know that it’s typical for jazz players to do ALOT of improv. This sometimes causes alot of slip ups in their performances. This is why you may hear a bunch of “wrong notes”. What’s amazing is the fact that they are still some how able to make the piece sound good, despite the fact that they’ve never practiced and they played the wrong notes. That’s what makes Jazz improv so great! :D

    • @hotdogskid
      @hotdogskid 2 года назад +2

      @@patbamm4926 I like to think of it like a speaker starting to yell and go off script during a speech as if theyre so passionate they cant contain themselves anymore

    • @patbamm4926
      @patbamm4926 2 года назад +1

      @@hotdogskid Thank you. It’s very visualise and easy to understand. 😁 I could imagine that…👍

  • @tombearpark4617
    @tombearpark4617 2 года назад +162

    Don't care what anyone says, this is an amazing performance and deserves a lot more love. The coalition between Jazz and Classical is a very important thing. Huge respect to Hiromi Uehara.

  • @thecertifieddoctor
    @thecertifieddoctor 2 года назад +73

    i love how the audience tries to clap along but they can't handle the big jazz energy

  • @Bowie_E
    @Bowie_E 7 месяцев назад +7

    It makes me happy how happy she is

  • @41-Haiku
    @41-Haiku 2 года назад +36

    LITERALLY HOW? And throwing in those left-hand triplets around 6:53 during the insane 16ths run is just... what!?