The guy shreddin' tenor sax is Alex Milsted - he was my roommate at Berklee freshman year. I was nowhere near his level at the time, but his playing inspired me to practice hard. Thanks, Alex!
I was having coffee with my cousin at the Starbucks just to the left of the bass player. The musicians showed up trying to find a place to plug in their amps. Starbucks said no but the ice cream place, J.P. Licks, was cool with it (you can see the yellow extension cord). I just happened to have my camera and filmed their set. Definitely cool guys. This was filmed Sept '09.
FREAKING INCREDIBLE! Ps that drummer is blowing me away... ONLY A SNARE AND HIGH HAT? Thats like Jamin with 2 strings on the guitar... haha CRAZY Talented
Bravo! I wish the personnel was listed, I'd hire any of these guys in a minute. (They're all marvelous, and the Hogwarts of Music should be proud, but special kudos to the drummer, who is so in-the-pocket with his groove... and with only a snare and a hi-hat.)
@@RafaelMinerbo nice, i didn't go to berklee but I did go to my local conservatory 2017-2021, I had friends who went to berklee though and I could've gone but it was just too far for me, but congrats!
It's essentially blues what they're playing, but they hella jazzed it up. The guitarist was mainly doing mixolydian and (obviously) pentatonic shiet with lots of chromaticism, i also heard some whole tone in there. I'm not very sure though, i'm pretty amateur myself :p
you guys!!! made my day!!! omg!!! that was just amazing!! I laughed like crazy at the bass solo hahahaha... he did exactly what i do when im playing piano!! that orgasm though :3 jajajaja
I am not sure early twenties I'm guessing since it's a college in Boston. I agree they are very talented musician's.... URockHard® Supports them all the way. Are you familiar with Boston?
Good way to pick up private party gigs for example. A lot of income can be generated and good business contacts. Be sure to have a business card to give potential clients. A lot of heavy players have made a taste from the street. It´s a venue that is available when you need it and there are no middle men getting between you and the money.
I love jazz. These guys are perfect musicians in some way. I respect them. But I would lie if I said that I enjoyed watching this. I don't know what jazz/music has to be like to be called exceptional, but what these kids do leaves me cold, I'm sorry. I hope they don't just go on with their practice routines, I hope they make experiences with the world and humanity that lead them to play music that is special and not just hard to play. Good luck, guys! Dare to be audacious!
+URockHardOfficial I AM SURE HE LISTENED TO PAT MARTINO A LOT ; I CAN HEAR SOME MARTINO'S PHRASING IN HIS SOLO ! WOW, I HAD LISTENED TO PAT 40 YEARS AGO !
Who's the guitarist. I want to follow him. I don't generally like jazz guitar, there's Django, and I don't have any care anyone else, but this guy, amazing.
GREAT PLAYERS BUT IT IS SO SAD FOR THE FACT THAT SO MANY PASSER-BY ARE COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO THE TECHNICALITY & MUSICIANSHIP INVOLVED OF SUCH SUPERB LEVEL OF THE MUSIC PERFORMED. TO LIVE AS A JAZZ MUSICIAN IS REALLY A TOUGH CALL; THAT WHY I QUITED SOME 30 YEARS AGO AFTER I LEFT BERKLEE & I NEVER WANT TO VISIT BOSTON AGAIN BECAUSE I FEEL I HAD COMPLETELY WASTED 4 YEARS OF MY MOST VALUABLE LIFE SPAN WITH THAT SCHOOL I
+Philip Chen because there are tons of musicians up here in Boston on or around the streets and or T performing. It's no different than when I went to Berkley. Berkley is in the middle of the city if you haven't been and being an jazz musician is no harder then any genre of music these days. Probably actually easier because so many bands are now playing funk and or horns in there bands.
+Philip Chen I feel sad you think you wasted 4 years of your life. I've been playing for about 50 years and one thing I learned is people don't care about being technical, music is in the soul the average person (non-musician) and musicians, like what sounds good, and hits them in their sweet spot. You can't worry about the people no matter what the genre is. Stay positive and you will attract positive listeners. I hope your still playing it's your gift don't lose it!
+RockOnVideosNYC I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEART-FELT ADVICE. I GRADUATED B.M. IN 78, LOOKING BACK, I AM SO ANGRY FOR THE FACT THAT BERKLEE WAS ( IS ) SUCH A BAD SCHOOL. FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS IN SO-CALLED COMPOSITION MAJOR, BUT tHE CHAIRMAN bY tHE NAME OF BILL MALOOF HAD NEVER EVER TURNED UP IN ANY OF HIS COMPOSITION CLASS BECAUSE LF HIS " HEALTH CONDITION " & ADMINISTRATION HAD NEVER GET A SUBSTITUTE FOR US. FOR FOUR SEMESTERS , WE HAD TO " STUDIED ON OUR OWN " ! WE GOT AN AUTOMATIC HONOR * GRADE AS LONG AS WE ATTEND ALL CLASSES ! OTHER TEACHERS WERE NO BETTER; MY CLASS MATE MAJOR IN PERFORMANCE TOLD ME GARY BURTON WAS ALWAYS " ON THE ROADS " & ABSENT FROM HIS " IMPROVISATION CLASS " ETC. IN MY junior years, I WAS LUCKY TO TAKEN COMPOSITION SELECTIVE FROM THOMAS McGAW, 1 OF THE ONLY TWO M.M. IN THE SCHOOL AT THAT TIME. HE WAS THE ONE OPENED UP MY HORIZON TO NON-DIATONIC WRITING ; SO I GOT TO KNOW THE NAMES OF BERG, SCHOENBERG, ETC SO FREED ME FROM THOSE STUPID BERKLEE FLAT-9 RULE OR PASSE' "BIG BAND WRITING ". Mr. Mc GAW WAS ONE I STILL FULY RESPECT TODAY AFTER 40 YEARS ! THE FAMOUS " LINE-WRITING COURSE WAS A HOAX ! " ; YOU CAN;T WRITE MUSIC LIKE THAT WHEN YOU ARE SCORING FOR A MOVIE ! THERE WERE A LOT MORE TO SAY ABOUT BERKLEE, BUT IT IS NOT WORTHWHILE FOR ME TO DO SO FOR HIGH SCHOOOL KIDS WITH NO LIFE / MUSIC WORKING EXPERIENCE. ANYWAY , UPON " GRADUATION", I RETURNED TO HK IN 78, AFTER BEING ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION & PLAYED IN BANDS AT NIGHT CLUBS, I FINALLY BECAME STUDIO ARRANGER & FILM COMPOSER SINCE 84. AFTER 80 PLUS FILMS RETIRED IN 95. I HAVE NEVER USED ANYTHING I HAD " LEARNED " FROM BERKLEE IN ANY OF MY JOBS ! MY ADVICE IS, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH BERKLEE !
Power stance, sour face, holding the beat down and living the dream. Ladies and gentlemen, the man playing drums.
The guy shreddin' tenor sax is Alex Milsted - he was my roommate at Berklee freshman year. I was nowhere near his level at the time, but his playing inspired me to practice hard. Thanks, Alex!
Zack Efron on the guitar killed it!!!
😂
I was having coffee with my cousin at the Starbucks just to the left of the bass player. The musicians showed up trying to find a place to plug in their amps. Starbucks said no but the ice cream place, J.P. Licks, was cool with it (you can see the yellow extension cord). I just happened to have my camera and filmed their set. Definitely cool guys. This was filmed Sept '09.
That tenor saxophone is just tearing it up!!!!!!!!!!!
this is probably the only music I can listen to for hours and never get tired. this is just fun to hear
Bass player is out of this world, this will never get old
Wow I am actually quite amazed! Great job to these guys.
that guy on sax is on point. Probably the most talented of the four.
FREAKING INCREDIBLE! Ps that drummer is blowing me away... ONLY A SNARE AND HIGH HAT? Thats like Jamin with 2 strings on the guitar... haha CRAZY Talented
Great! I'm so happy when i see the young team doing timeless music. Greetings from Brazil.
Sounded awesome guys!
I'd be there all day listening... so great! Would like to know what amazing careers you guys all have now. Talent and hard work!
The sax player is Cartman, the bassist is Kyle, the drummer is Kenny, and the guitarist is Stan.
i love how the weird concrete step ends up being a makeshift stage for them
great guitarist
Awesome Guys.....great sound...
I really enjoy the guitarist! Great stuff!
That solo was amazing. Great video :)
Bravo! I wish the personnel was listed, I'd hire any of these guys in a minute.
(They're all marvelous, and the Hogwarts of Music should be proud, but special kudos to the drummer, who is so in-the-pocket with his groove... and with only a snare and a hi-hat.)
Glad you liked it. I have more video of this set and will post it one of these days.
Well done and very devoted!
Sax player is named Alex Milsted, he's from my town! (Portland)
So cute and funny how the guy started dancing halfway through. :)
The bassist is good, them all are really good!
Incredible !
Watermelon man!What a great show ❤
sounds pretty darn good, guise. well done.
brilliant! from South-Africa
BAD FUCKIN ASS!!!!! And the sax player is wearin a dream theater shirt!!!
Damn!!! That was hot. You guys sound like seasoned musicians. Great future to all.
Wow, amazing!
This is amazing needs 1000000 views
Great job guys. Have Garzone as your Teacher? He's a great Teacher. Wish I had him when I went to school. Sounds is very nice.
ha. these are my buddies from school. Awesome. They were all 18 when this video was shot.
That guitarist was a BEAST
while i am a guitarist idk why your all drooling over him??? the sax in this was kick ass!!!
Timeless
wow oooosm playing guys m from india n am soooo interested 2 joinn berklee.can i get more info abt d school? will i get pr
Lesley rodrigues did you go to berklee??
I'm so jealous right now, it's unbelievable. That was primo.
These guys are so on point it's REDICULOUS
Grandiiii, si sente la Musica!!! altro che le noteee :-))
Dat Bassface
You, friend, have earned the respect of a fellow bassist.
i live in brazil and my dream is to go study there. congrats dudes this was amazing
did you do it?
@@jasonruff1270 wow, this comment was 10 years ago. Yes I did do it! from 2014-2018. Thanks for this :)
@@RafaelMinerbo nice, i didn't go to berklee but I did go to my local conservatory 2017-2021, I had friends who went to berklee though and I could've gone but it was just too far for me, but congrats!
@@RafaelMinerbo what's your instrument?
Watermelon man is a fucking tune!!
Sendin good vibes from GWU!
That bass solo though.
Really Good!
@Chase, that's Mike Bono
anyone know the names of each player? These guys are fantastic!!!
god, that guitarist 's solo was solo , That 's the kind of solo I want to play in berklee, and that is why I applied for the school
Love it
REAL MUSIC IS BACK ONCE AGAIN!!
That is the BIGGEST bass I've ever seen.
watermelon man version part?? :) great performance and live:)
mike bono is the name of the guitarist! hes such a boss :o
hey nice licks. where did u get that? question to the guitarist. thanks 4 answerin'
It's essentially blues what they're playing, but they hella jazzed it up. The guitarist was mainly doing mixolydian and (obviously) pentatonic shiet with lots of chromaticism, i also heard some whole tone in there. I'm not very sure though, i'm pretty amateur myself :p
That's insane!
Lovely
that BASS O.O woowwwwww
Lots of notes coming from a guitar
yeah i thought so too if he did just a few sustained notes the solo would be much more memorable
Is this Watermelon Man by Herbie Hancock? It's a great version if it is!
we played this in jazz combo!
Those are actually 17 year olds during the Berklee Five Week Summer Program.. yea.. they don't even go there yet...
that guitar solo made my jaw drop
really diggin this!! hehe
wow , awesome man ! why don't let the drum guy solo a little bit?? btw so cool!!!
this is great man do you know these guys?
you guys!!! made my day!!! omg!!! that was just amazing!! I laughed like crazy at the bass solo hahahaha... he did exactly what i do when im playing piano!! that orgasm though :3 jajajaja
Watermelon man!! :DDD
Yeah, they're all good but the drum guy rules!! 😁
I am not sure early twenties I'm guessing since it's a college in Boston. I agree they are very talented musician's.... URockHard® Supports them all the way. Are you familiar with Boston?
"I play jazz! I know what it's like to be shat on!" - Branford Marsalis
Good way to pick up private party gigs for example. A lot of income can be generated and good business contacts.
Be sure to have a business card to give potential clients. A lot of heavy players have made a taste from the street.
It´s a venue that is available when you need it and there are no middle men getting between you and the money.
good shit
is that the quarterback from friday night lights?
Wow! How old are these guys? Their level of playing is way beyond their age!
DA BOMB
scott baio on guitar??
nice!
Tony Teixtera! Any one?
The dude definitely has soul
i liked how at the end a buch of people just randomly started to clap unknowing of what was happening ... lol silly people
I love jazz. These guys are perfect musicians in some way. I respect them.
But I would lie if I said that I enjoyed watching this.
I don't know what jazz/music has to be like to be called exceptional, but what these kids do leaves me cold, I'm sorry.
I hope they don't just go on with their practice routines, I hope they make experiences with the world and humanity that lead them to play music that is special and not just hard to play.
Good luck, guys! Dare to be audacious!
Opeth shirt ! :)
id pay to see that sax player
I know Him!
holy shit
what is the guitarist name?
I believe its Michael Bono.
+URockHardOfficial I AM SURE HE LISTENED TO PAT MARTINO A LOT ; I CAN HEAR SOME MARTINO'S PHRASING IN HIS SOLO ! WOW, I HAD LISTENED TO PAT 40 YEARS AGO !
Who's the guitarist. I want to follow him. I don't generally like jazz guitar, there's Django, and I don't have any care anyone else, but this guy, amazing.
GREAT PLAYERS BUT IT IS SO SAD FOR THE FACT THAT SO MANY PASSER-BY ARE COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO THE TECHNICALITY & MUSICIANSHIP INVOLVED OF SUCH SUPERB LEVEL OF THE MUSIC PERFORMED.
TO LIVE AS A JAZZ MUSICIAN IS REALLY A TOUGH CALL; THAT WHY I QUITED SOME 30 YEARS AGO AFTER I LEFT BERKLEE & I NEVER WANT TO VISIT BOSTON AGAIN BECAUSE I FEEL I HAD COMPLETELY WASTED 4 YEARS OF MY MOST VALUABLE LIFE SPAN WITH THAT SCHOOL I
+Philip Chen because there are tons of musicians up here in Boston on or around the streets and or T performing. It's no different than when I went to Berkley. Berkley is in the middle of the city if you haven't been and being an jazz musician is no harder then any genre of music these days. Probably actually easier because so many bands are now playing funk and or horns in there bands.
+Philip Chen I feel sad you think you wasted 4 years of your life. I've been playing for about 50 years and one thing I learned is people don't care about being technical, music is in the soul the average person (non-musician) and musicians, like what sounds good, and hits them in their sweet spot. You can't worry about the people no matter what the genre is. Stay positive and you will attract positive listeners. I hope your still playing it's your gift don't lose it!
+RockOnVideosNYC I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEART-FELT ADVICE. I GRADUATED B.M. IN 78, LOOKING BACK, I AM SO ANGRY FOR THE FACT THAT BERKLEE WAS ( IS ) SUCH A BAD SCHOOL. FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS IN SO-CALLED COMPOSITION MAJOR, BUT tHE CHAIRMAN bY tHE NAME OF BILL MALOOF HAD NEVER EVER TURNED UP IN ANY OF HIS COMPOSITION CLASS BECAUSE LF HIS " HEALTH CONDITION " & ADMINISTRATION HAD NEVER GET A SUBSTITUTE FOR US. FOR FOUR SEMESTERS , WE HAD TO " STUDIED ON OUR OWN " ! WE GOT AN AUTOMATIC HONOR * GRADE AS LONG AS WE ATTEND ALL CLASSES ! OTHER TEACHERS WERE NO BETTER; MY CLASS MATE MAJOR IN PERFORMANCE TOLD ME GARY BURTON WAS ALWAYS " ON THE ROADS " & ABSENT FROM HIS " IMPROVISATION CLASS " ETC.
IN MY junior years, I WAS LUCKY TO TAKEN COMPOSITION SELECTIVE FROM THOMAS McGAW, 1 OF THE ONLY TWO M.M. IN THE SCHOOL AT THAT TIME. HE WAS THE ONE OPENED UP MY HORIZON TO NON-DIATONIC WRITING ; SO I GOT TO KNOW THE NAMES OF BERG, SCHOENBERG, ETC SO FREED ME FROM THOSE STUPID BERKLEE FLAT-9 RULE OR PASSE' "BIG BAND WRITING ". Mr. Mc GAW WAS ONE I STILL FULY RESPECT TODAY AFTER 40 YEARS !
THE FAMOUS " LINE-WRITING COURSE WAS A HOAX ! " ; YOU CAN;T WRITE MUSIC LIKE THAT WHEN YOU ARE SCORING FOR A MOVIE !
THERE WERE A LOT MORE TO SAY ABOUT BERKLEE, BUT IT IS NOT WORTHWHILE FOR ME TO DO SO FOR HIGH SCHOOOL KIDS WITH NO LIFE / MUSIC WORKING EXPERIENCE.
ANYWAY , UPON " GRADUATION", I RETURNED TO HK IN 78, AFTER BEING ON THE VERGE OF STARVATION & PLAYED IN BANDS AT NIGHT CLUBS, I FINALLY BECAME STUDIO ARRANGER & FILM COMPOSER SINCE 84. AFTER 80 PLUS FILMS RETIRED IN 95.
I HAVE NEVER USED ANYTHING I HAD " LEARNED " FROM BERKLEE IN ANY OF MY JOBS !
MY ADVICE IS, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH BERKLEE !
+2012nimrod THANK YOU BUT I GAVE UP MUSIC AS PROFESSION SINCE 95.
It's not the music it's how crazy of a show you can put on while doing it!
w o w !
tight dudes
he aint got no seeds
i thought they were playing outside. but it's berklee...
That was tasty. (watermelon man puns.... chuckle)
you can never go wrong with watermelon man
3:45 shiiit that's tasty
Hey, Watermelon Man!