Jazz Fundamentals: What Is Swing?

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  • čas přidán 23. 02. 2015
  • Bryan Carter and his band swing music for you and show you how this rhythmic feel is the backbone of Jazz!
    Learn more at the Jazz Academy: academy.jazz.org
    Bryan Carter - Drums
    Camille Thurman - Saxophone
    Chris Pattishall - Piano
    Justin Poindexter - Guitar
    Kathleen Murray - Bass
    Eric Suquet - Director
    Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
    Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
    Richard Emery - Production Assistant
    Seton Hawkins - Producer

Komentáře • 121

  • @lilcarbomb4639
    @lilcarbomb4639 Před 5 lety +212

    Swing is musical italics

  • @ulysax1979
    @ulysax1979 Před 6 lety +296

    that sax player is a killer!!!!

    • @karvakeisari9359
      @karvakeisari9359 Před 4 lety +12

      When did she kill someone?

    • @PragmaticDany
      @PragmaticDany Před 2 lety +1

      @Angie Zhuo But was she reported to the police, though?

    • @peskypigeonx
      @peskypigeonx Před 2 lety +1

      @@PragmaticDany no, she will kill again

    • @rowenasher2746
      @rowenasher2746 Před 2 lety

      you probably dont give a damn but does any of you know a way to get back into an instagram account??
      I stupidly lost the login password. I would love any tips you can offer me

    • @brantleygrey696
      @brantleygrey696 Před 2 lety

      @Rowen Asher Instablaster =)

  • @WitchKing-Of-Angmar
    @WitchKing-Of-Angmar Před 2 lety +27

    She has a fantastic 1930's-1950's style of phrasing. Incredible tenor playing

  • @brendacalvillo2279
    @brendacalvillo2279 Před rokem +12

    Thank you! I'm teaching my 4th Graders about the History of Jazz and one of our vocabulary words is "rhythmic".

  • @tonylancer7367
    @tonylancer7367 Před 6 lety +175

    Swing is one of the most beautiful genres to ever be created. Just *SWING* it!

  • @dirtyhonkers
    @dirtyhonkers Před 7 lety +51

    What a great tone on the sax, great playing!

    • @peterchoe
      @peterchoe Před rokem

      she sounds like Paul Quinichette.

  • @MichaelBB
    @MichaelBB Před 9 lety +77

    The emphasis on 2 and 4 is something that is often so lacking in bassists. Put that in, and the whole band comes alive! thanks for emphasizing it. MBB

    • @sean_on_bass
      @sean_on_bass Před 8 lety +17

      +Michael B-B Many bassists would disagree with you here! Even alot of the greats didnt put emphasis on the 2 and 4 and left that up to other members of the band(drums/piano/guitar). Also consider there are many instances when a bassists does not play on the 2 and 4 at all, like when playing half notes on the 1 and 3.

    • @MichaelBB
      @MichaelBB Před 7 lety +1

      You are welcome. There is one very competent local bassist who suffers from a 2-4 deficiency. He knows the instrument and knows music, but does not play with that sort of swinging emphasis. I wish he did.
      Everything that is alive and moves breathes: jazz is no different. A flat line flatlines the band, indeed. Later, MBB

    • @peterchoe
      @peterchoe Před rokem +3

      @@sean_on_bass I couldn't agree more. An ensemble is an organism. Not every player should be fulfilling the same functions all the time. The bass player here isn't playing any harder on the offbeats. It's a phantom effect produced by the swing and the feathered rhythm on the kick drum. If you don't like four on the floor basslines you hate 99% of all great jazz bass players.

    • @superblondeDotOrg
      @superblondeDotOrg Před 7 měsíci

      @@peterchoe quarter note basslines in jazz get boring very quickly; it is why all jazz [of that era and any modern covers] sounds annoyingly the same. like ska, where all ska sounds the same, due to the characteristic rhythm pattern in. every. and. any. single. song.

  • @jconnorize
    @jconnorize Před 3 lety +18

    I love the little philosophical/political nuggets JLCO stick into their music vids. Wynton has come out with some profound stuff, but jazz at it's best is democratic, everyone gets their turn to shine and everyone supports each other. Its real generosity, and when someone is having a great solo all the people around them support them and elevate their music selflessly

  • @LaszloHarsanyi_SoundTube
    @LaszloHarsanyi_SoundTube Před 7 lety +42

    Just found about this channel while searching some material regarding walking bass and jazz composing techniques. And wow I'm glad I did!
    I compose music and already did some jazz, yet I have some serious holes in my jazz knowledge as rather I come from the "rock" side of music :) Nice video!

  • @KirikomiMoon
    @KirikomiMoon Před 4 lety +11

    Swing has a sort of "bounciness" to it. It really makes me want to rock my head to it! I love it!

    • @ryanwilliams4223
      @ryanwilliams4223 Před 4 lety +1

      Its all in the drumming,super fast and the instruments to keep up with that is amazing.

  • @imploud
    @imploud Před 8 lety +9

    Thank you for this explantation!

  • @fron645
    @fron645 Před 3 lety +1

    These two ladies rock!!

  • @terrific-bats
    @terrific-bats Před 9 lety +5

    fantastic !

  • @Ilikevids84
    @Ilikevids84 Před 6 lety +3

    This video blesses me!!!

  • @tonomora6837
    @tonomora6837 Před 6 lety +5

    I love jazz! Is beautiful!

  • @MegaBdboy
    @MegaBdboy Před 7 lety +5

    Can you make a video about jazz fills and breaks and how to end a jazz song (drums) ?

  • @kennywally
    @kennywally Před 5 lety +2

    This is great! Thank you!!

  • @zal8424
    @zal8424 Před 6 lety +15

    the drummer is cool!!

  • @mintjulepjazzband
    @mintjulepjazzband Před 9 lety +50

    I would have like to have seen more than just 15 seconds of explanation at the end of the video for swing era music, and perhaps some demonstration, to round out your video.

    • @JazzAcademy
      @JazzAcademy  Před 9 lety +10

      Thanks for the feedback! Check out this video then, which goes into swing band rhythm sections pretty thoroughly: czcams.com/video/yYQ8P7nOygE/video.html

    • @yathatsrough7103
      @yathatsrough7103 Před 7 lety

      Mint Julep Jazz Band juh

  •  Před 3 lety +1

    More videos about swing music please!!

  • @ryanwilliams4223
    @ryanwilliams4223 Před 4 lety +7

    As a metal head and a lover of Hip Hop Swing is one of the most fascinating genres in music history,so underrated,its basically Jazz on cocaine.

  • @squeezemyparticiple
    @squeezemyparticiple Před 3 lety

    Camille's tone is incredible

  • @catfishmudflap
    @catfishmudflap Před 2 lety

    Such lovely people.

  • @chewyflea
    @chewyflea Před 5 lety +2

    This is a great video taking a complex idea and simplifying it. One of the best explanations of swing I've ever heard.

  • @PuroCyanHQ
    @PuroCyanHQ Před 8 lety +226

    that guy plays piano on the right looks like Daniel Radcliffe

  • @MichaelBB
    @MichaelBB Před 8 lety +10

    The two-beat beat is generally reserved for the statement of the theme. Trying to reach a consensus about most aspects of jazz is to invite general disagreement rather than any real hope for a common basis. If you think the emphasis on the 2 and 4 in the bass shown here is not "right" and proper or otherwise reasonable in the style, ignore it or use some other approach. I no longer attempt to create agreement in most aspects of the jazz discussion. MBB

  • @gamebros5611
    @gamebros5611 Před 4 lety +1

    What tune are they playing it’s really good.

  • @KingChrif
    @KingChrif Před 6 lety +1

    thank you

  • @YOULOOTWESHOOT101
    @YOULOOTWESHOOT101 Před 3 lety +1

    OH YES PLEASE !!! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

  • @philly1308
    @philly1308 Před 5 lety +1

    What was the song that they played in the intro?

  • @yaoguangtang1759
    @yaoguangtang1759 Před rokem

    Thanks, I finally know swing from you.

  • @eecorr
    @eecorr Před 7 lety +234

    We need more women on the bass! 😎

    • @robsgirl6465
      @robsgirl6465 Před 6 lety +19

      Eeco Rijken Rapp : We need more COWBELL. 😃 Sorry, couldn't resist. LOL

    • @joshuarouw5464
      @joshuarouw5464 Před 6 lety +4

      check out Lake Street Dive. Fantastic singer and upright bassist.

    • @wendymiddleton5872
      @wendymiddleton5872 Před 4 lety +1

      Hell yeah! She's killer on the saxophone!

    • @kennyr1161
      @kennyr1161 Před 4 lety +1

      We don’t really

    • @quirmi_6770
      @quirmi_6770 Před 2 lety +1

      I’m here……. I play bass for the school jazz band, swing is fun,

  • @nicolasrichards1493
    @nicolasrichards1493 Před 6 lety +1

    What song is the tenor saxophonist playing? Pl

  • @kohoyo3726
    @kohoyo3726 Před 4 lety

    this is good

  • @attor90
    @attor90 Před 3 lety

    The way the girl in the blue moves her head is soo coool

  • @sallymj8957
    @sallymj8957 Před 6 lety +10

    Nice video, however, didn’t really answer my questions about what specifically makes swing swing.

    • @perrierlol557
      @perrierlol557 Před 4 lety

      A walking melody on bass or piano:
      O O
      O O O
      O O
      Accompanied by a lead, Beat, and underlying lead to tie it all together. This music here is not swing. Think Benny Goodman.

    • @groalerable
      @groalerable Před 4 lety

      dotted 8ths.. more space between the 1 and the and. can be viewed as the first and third beat of a triplet, but swing doesn't have rules it can be tight or loose, have more or less room between notes

  • @TheMisterMarimba
    @TheMisterMarimba Před 7 lety +1

    I'm not the best at hearing chords, but is this sort of based off of Rythmn Changes? I don't think it is, but it's bothering me so I thought I'd ask!

  • @striker_1120
    @striker_1120 Před 4 lety +1

    What tune is this?

  • @kohoyo3726
    @kohoyo3726 Před 4 lety

    yay

  • @joer3481
    @joer3481 Před 6 lety +1

    Nice straight ahead tenor :-)

  • @bradford_shaun_murray
    @bradford_shaun_murray Před 2 lety

    1:47 I'm that guy at the back thinking 'i did not know that..'

  • @mindmelt6006
    @mindmelt6006 Před 6 lety

    Why have both a guitar and piano comp?

  • @AlessandroZir
    @AlessandroZir Před 3 lety +2

    oh, thank you; that was very nice, but a little notation would make it a lot more easier to visualize the patterns!!

  • @frostbitefaceit3816
    @frostbitefaceit3816 Před 3 lety +5

    I love this channel, but they need to include some electric bass too!

  • @nicolasrichards1493
    @nicolasrichards1493 Před 6 lety +1

    What piece is that

  • @adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026

    Rushing or dragging?!

  • @hyalinamusic18
    @hyalinamusic18 Před 6 lety +19

    Like a democracy? not the american government

  • @bambangheriflute832
    @bambangheriflute832 Před 2 lety

    who plays the bass.. ?

  • @sannylad9204
    @sannylad9204 Před 5 lety +1

    A guitarist and a pianist comping at the same time?

  • @fiqnadzri
    @fiqnadzri Před 6 lety +2

    Is that harry i see 👀

  • @joko393
    @joko393 Před 2 lety

    What is Daniel Radcliff doing on keys?

  • @kohoyo3726
    @kohoyo3726 Před 4 lety

    hi

  • @NeilakuonuoMetha
    @NeilakuonuoMetha Před 3 lety +1

    Is that you Potter??? 🤣

  • @DS-yg4qs
    @DS-yg4qs Před 3 lety

    I like how this black beauty watch him as she is new to this but she is master sax player.

  • @meow_7th
    @meow_7th Před 3 lety

    I remember somethin' it goes like...
    "stop it.. get some help.."

  • @beat_avenger
    @beat_avenger Před 3 měsíci

    Did this man really reduce swing to triplets?

  • @mauricio8859
    @mauricio8859 Před 3 lety

    I can't hear the guitar.

  • @JeremY-yt8ol
    @JeremY-yt8ol Před 5 lety +1

    Pianist looks like Daniel Radcliffe

  • @Milan.kgb_
    @Milan.kgb_ Před 3 lety

    i love that black dude

  • @landroid2070
    @landroid2070 Před 9 lety +2

    HoNk :O)

  • @lucasrobdau887
    @lucasrobdau887 Před 5 lety +2

    Pianist looks like Aniel Radgercliffe

  • @RonBruce
    @RonBruce Před 4 lety

    Why is it that u always barely hear the guitar lol

  • @lengtv9933
    @lengtv9933 Před 7 lety +6

    Can you see harry potter

    • @bg357wg
      @bg357wg Před 7 lety +4

      HAHAHA yessss the wizardry on them keys

    • @bambangheriflute832
      @bambangheriflute832 Před 2 lety

      hahaha...yeees...harry potter play piano...😀

  • @royualika1160
    @royualika1160 Před 3 lety

    The saxophonist looks like Gabrielle Union

  • @kohoyo3726
    @kohoyo3726 Před 4 lety

    ree

  • @nijq
    @nijq Před 5 lety +1

    haha this video is perfekt! great job
    didnt know democracy can sound so good

  • @miri5061
    @miri5061 Před 6 lety

    Playback 😞

  • @Mu5IcFr3ak01
    @Mu5IcFr3ak01 Před 2 lety +1

    Man people might watch this if it wasnt cheesy af smh.

  • @garethkirby2630
    @garethkirby2630 Před 3 lety

    I didn't know Daniel Radcliff played keys

  • @googoogjoobgoogoogjoob
    @googoogjoobgoogoogjoob Před rokem +1

    That's the least jazz looking jazz band I've ever seen - cool

  • @kuolevainen
    @kuolevainen Před 9 měsíci

    You look cute.