Doreen Ketchens Performance with Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
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One of the greatest clarinet solos of all times. She sings the clarinet like it's an extension of her body and soul. Outstanding performance!
Oh wow your here. But yes indeed, it was outstanding.
I found out about this incredible and inspirational musician through you, George. So thank you for sharing Ms. Doreen’s outstanding talents through your platform and help her gain the recognition she truly deserves. Much love from a long-time subscriber of yours!!
Get to work George.
Amazing flawless soulful
Came here from your video 😂
As a person who makes a part of their living playing the clarinet, I have been a huge fan of this woman for years. She is able to do things with the clarinet that are truly beyond even the highest-caliber of training available - in other words: you cannot teach what Doreen is capable of doing. Having seen almost all of the videos of her playing on the streets and shredding (she also is an amazing vocalist), what really strikes me in this video is how incredibly humble she is. You can tell that she was humbled to be playing a solo in front of a major orchestra, even though she absolutely stole the show and totally belongs right there in front. She barely knew how to take the roaring standing ovation she received, yet she truly is a god amongst this genre of clarinet playing. This is a musician that one can only aspire to emulate. I’ll keep trying.
Absolute truth.
She's like the Mariah Carey of Clarinetists ...
@@2MasterBuilder2 literally couldn’t have said it better myself.
Just found out about her today. Trully the God still loves human as he bring us this gift to humanity. Bless her 💕
Thanks to CZcams or I would have never stumbled over the talent of this dear lady. I think Beeny Goodman could have learned a few things from her.
She IS the music. She doesn't "play" the clarinet, she channels her SOUL through it. Wow.
Yes ! Yes ! Yes !
Facts 💯
You can't put it better! There's no better words for it, I'm typing this as I'm listening and crying at the same time!😊
Every musician should strive to make their instrument "sing" -- yet so few actually attain this level where her choice of instrument becomes an extension of her to actually become part of her.
@@shabrethajennings7291 mm
For years of my life, I have heard MANY soloists of different instruments, some good some bad. But I have never once heard of someone as musically talented and remarkable as Doreen. Mind that this is coming from a musical snob. Doreen, I personally don’t believe in talent, only hard work, but after hearing this performance I now believe two new things. One, if there isn’t talent, then Doreen is the hardest working musician I have ever encountered. And two, If talent does exist, Doreen has a true gift from god. Doreen, you deserve so much more recognition.
THANK YOU JERRY! I hope my music has moved you, as much as, your words have moved me! May God Bless you and your family.
All the best,
Doreen
Before I got to your comment I was just thinking “anointed by God…”.
Talent is given, and to those who use their talents, more will be given.
Doreen’s music moves me to tears, music to and for the soul.
Hi Jerry, I'm just reading this. Wow, thanks so much for your wonderful words! I am honored to have made you believe in two new things. I am now, even more inspired, to move people with my music, as your words, have charmed my heart. All the best, Doreen.
@@doreensjazzneworleans8454 Who hath sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
2 Corinthians 1:22
King James Bible.
@@doreensjazzneworleans8454 each time I listen to your playing words fail me
Miss Doreen getting the respect she so richly deserves.
She's definitely got some chops. Can listen to her ALL day.
I wish she was more recognized on the National and even international level.... she deserves so much
I had the pleasure of meeting her, when we returned to New Orleans recently. During our brief chat while the band set up on Royal Street, we talked a bit. She was so gracious and lovely. What a nice woman. Her music is sublime, of course..and she is indeed a treasure.
Yessss I came here from a video posted 7 years ago and im so happy for her!
Kinda sucks tho just went to her page on IG and she only has 8k followers the city cant show no love?😔
You know a soloist is THE SHIT when the conducter steps aside so everyone can see this raw one of a kind talent
ikr i was like dayum this aint some normal stuff! its literally just out of pure respect and dignity
Did you notice at the end the violins were trying to anticipate when to start back up after her solo?
@Nathaniel Walker
Yes, she nodded to the conductor it was time. She was done with her rendition. It was great.
No offense, but you need to change your vernacular if you think "THE SHIT" should be anywhere near this beautiful player. Words have power. Well, they should. We all get how cool you are using the "street" usage to mean the opposite of the definition so that you don't get harassed by "friends" for being intelligent but someone with this kind of talent deserves nothing but the utmost respect, including the diction you use. #twocentsworth
@@backseatdriver9576 Amen.
Having just been at the world's biggest artificial intelligence conference in New Orleans, the most impressive thing I saw the entire time was Doreen playing on the corner of Royal.
Powerful
If you see her street performing on Royal or in Jackson Square on a Sunday, plant your butts on the curb and listen for a while. You are SUPER lucky to see her live street performances.
that’s dope she does that
I know I’m a few months late but does she still perform?
@@ooof5281 she was there 3 weeks ago
I saw her many years ago and got a cd of hers signed. I had no Idea what we were really seeing but Im so glad we stopped and took the time to take in her full performance. That CD still remains one of my absolute favorites. A true legend.
@@29demonfish Yes! She's definitely a legend. You got lucky to see her in person. I always search for her on Sundays on Royal Street when I'm the quarter.
When you hear “whoos” in an orchestral concert, something truly special is happening.
It really is remarkable to see the spirit of jazz shine through the classical aura... so emotive, evocative.. just beautiful. I'd find it hard to stay composed in a crowd while hearing her soul at work.
100% she brought the house down.
indeed
3:25
Lady wow, God has blessed you, with this gift and I'm honored to hear you play!!
Doreen Ketchen on clarinet is like Jimmy Hendrix on guitar. Nothing but a pure authentic spiritual gift of music. I have been playing instruments for 43 years. I never ever heard anyone sound like this on a clarinet. She made the clarinet sexy!! 🎶🎵🎼
😇. 😇😇. 😇. 😇 😇. 😇😇 😇 😇. 🎼 😇😇 😇 🎼. 😇. 😇 😇 😇. 😇. 😇😇. 😇. 😇😇😇. 😇 😇😇😇 😇. 😇😇. 😇. 😇 😇 😇. 🛀 😇. 😇😇. 😇😇 😇. 😇 😇 😇. 😇😇😇😇😇 😇 😇😇😇. 😇. 😇😇. 😇😇 😇
She's also Benny Goodman reincarnated on clarinet. Outstanding!
No one ever mastered the clarinet like this beautiful soul.... every note!!!!!!
@@sing2me one. Benny Goodman and she channels him.
@@lisanidog8178 “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a CONSULTER with FAMILIAR SPIRITS, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For ALL that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.” PERIOD!
she was born to be a musician. as a musician, I am in tears because of how moved I am by the sheer emotion and passion she plays with. no amount of theory classes, degrees of whatever can teach what she has. she has a pure connection with music and that's what it's all about. when you tap into the feeling that she is experiencing it is the most insane life-changing feeling that anyone can ever truly feel. That feeling is what made me fall in love with my art for real. she is one of a kind sol and human with such a powerful connection to her art. I could rave about this performance for ages. THIS is what music is about everyone. for anyone who doesn't play an instrument... this is why we musicians do what we do. truly amazing.
Wow! Thank you Rivers Lewis! I am both honored and humbled by your words! All the best, Doreen
As a fan of both classical music and jazz (I’m an amateur violinist) I really agree with you comment. This was an amazing performance.
Well said
So well said @riverslewis781. Anyone who plays an instrument seems to appreciate another musicians talents.
@@doreensjazzneworleans8454 ❤️
What a charming,humble lady-considering she is arguably the greatest clarinetist in the world.
Outstanding. She's incredible. I'd never heard of her.
Thanks algorithm.
Same
Got me making the stank face! Clarinet is in flames when she is done. Love the random great video.
True. She is incredible.
Check out her busking videos.
Her busking videos are outstanding, give them a watch
As someone who didn't conform to standard orchestra "rules" and "etiquettes" for classical music I can assure you She got kicked out of many bands/orchestras for playing exactly like this. I'm just so glad she never gave up!
In my mind/headcannon she's probably been playing that clarinet in church for like 40 years. Like a clarinet version of Sam Cooke or something. Then one day someone recognized that she's quite possibly the best in the world.
Actually, she is classically educated and playing jazz came later in life. She studied clarinet performance at the Hartt School and had many notable (classical) teachers.
man if it's true it's their loss, this woman is god tier
@@organizedchaosmark It’s like sometimes people forget that Picasso also had great “basic” skills. Rarely people go above and beyond without the fundamentals.
You touch on a good point - it is so difficult to transcend past the basic analysis that comes with classical or controlled training. I can only dream of doing it some day. But she could not have this control without first starting with the basica
Legend says her clarinet can do anything. Shop for groceries, build a barn, tap dance, play golf and even play music.
❤
As a clarinetist of 40 years, I proclaim this woman needs a glass crystal mouthpiece or clarinet! Imagine!!
OMG she's not blowing with her lungs. She's blowing with her soul ❤❤💯🔥
Yes her Soul. I agree
@@LavenderGA1 yes!
This!
What
Amen brother
l couldn't hold back the tears! 😭
She beat my emotional vocabulary. In her own world, she took me out of mine.
A legend, she is!
Yessssssss🥰
I couldn’t have said this better
dito
I wept with joy. It's GLORIOUS.
Also brought me to tears, such incredible music
her playing makes me tear up for no reason. it feels like she’s speaking straight to my soul
Isn't that the truth
im crying right now in french class
Me too.
Same here
Ain’t it the truth, as I read this I started crying myself!
She deserves her name written in the clouds with all the other great musicians of history. I'm so glad she's alive during our time. I'm ashamed to be just now learning about her.
I've NEVER heard somebody work a clarinet quite like she does, she's truly amazing.
mrs doreen is my idol, i am 11 years old and just started learning clarinet and came across doreen and i can’t even imagine how long this took and how much practice this would take. i know i’m going to be like doreen when i am older!
Bless your heart. Do not let ANYTHING stop you. All the very best. I played clarinet for 14 years growing up. It is a righteous instrument. Go for it !!!
@@20caratstone thank you! i’m still playing and i am so much better at clarinet than when i wrote this comment. this will encourage me even more to keep trying!
You got this buddy! Be your best self and I think you'll accomplish great things :)
I've been playing the clarinet for 8 years and I'm now in my first year of music school, it's definitely worth it to keep playing! With enough dedication and practice, I'm sure that one day you'll be on Doreen's level! :)
Go for it!
Be the best version of yourself. Good luck.
This is probably the best clarinet solo in the history of the world.
She plays like the clarinet like it's a voice her mind is yearning for, but her body is incapable of producing, and the two, at last, have found themselves together. That's the best way I can put it. It was absolutely beautiful. Flawless.
She can sing really well.
Wow. It's been a year and I'm revisiting this again. Her playing still seems so amazing to me. It's such a raw and emotionally stark contrast to the controlled and synchronized reading of notes on a sheet of paper that surround her. In a very real way though, that's a benefit to her as the contrast emphasizes and elevates her raw and emotional style of playing. The only thing that ruined this for me then, and still does now, is the audience clapping through her playing.
And out she comes, sparkling in gold like the queen she is. :-)
CZcams doesn't notify when you get likes for a comment so just saying you pretty famous in the comments section
period
Theres no queen, she is black
@@rasyhabintangoutlaw3593 ??
@@jackcari u heard me
This lady made me cry. There’s a lot of soul in that tune. Bravo!
Me too😭
I had the same reaction, holy smokes that woman has talent.
me too
Yup, I cried
Me too ...
It’s even more insane that she was able to keep rhythm so perfectly when all of those people started clapping off beat. I would’ve been so mad lol.
why is everone clapping out of time 😭😭
😢 God just creates people that walk around with all that in them. Another level.
Less than 10 seconds after she starts playing, she is so completely lost in the music, it gives me goosebumps watching her play. Not many people out there can bare their soul in their music the way she does. She was born to do this, thank god we have Doreen.
Agree ...... I get goosebumps every time I listen to this performance.
watch mario pietrodarchi playing oblivion
@@florinnatu just did. Great recommendation! Love Piazzolla
@@MrStrangeSensation glad you liked it. i love Piazzolla too. for me he.s the best
This Lady is Super Baad. Much love &Respect
i’ve never heard someone play a clarinet like that!! she’s a baller
she the best
The Clarinet Playing is OUTSTANDING, but can we also take a moment to talk about the top! Doreen... why did you not only have to slay the song you had to slay the fashion game too. She is unstoppable.
She has to be one of the best musicians alive today. Every. Single. Note. Has more passion, love and soul than most of us can play an entire song
she plays as natural as if she's having a conversation, its truly awe inspiring! thank you for sharing your wonderful music with us, miss ketchens!
Seriously! Almost more like she's straight up PREACHING with the congregation of the orchestra supporting her expression
Mind blowing piece on clarinet. Beyond words. Thank you.
Didn't even know a clarinet could sound like this! You make it sing! I got no words to express how impressive this is!
and yet here you are describing it. lol
She ate this. I don't think I can explain what I just experienced in words.
Also...why are my eyes sweating? Those can't be tears...can they?
SHE EATS EVERY. TIME. NO CRUMBS LEFT!! there is NO ONE that can play like this!!! SHE IS THE MOMENT!! a TRUE ICON!!!! we STAN CLARINET QUEEN DOREEN!!!! YES MAAAMMM💗💗
*youre never hear a clarinets in a same way after this*
I actually cried - even more so since I had seen her video playing on the street, and was asking myself "why is she not performing in the greatest concert halls??"
She literally prays through this clarinet.
People like her are a gift from God Almighty to inspire us all.
wow I have same thought with you while watching her street performance and suddenly the youtube automatically recommended this video for me
So true. She is amazing
She truly is like one of a kind in the truest sense of the word
Because playing the streets is traditional NO. If she wanted to be paying concert halls all the time I'm sure she could. She's widely recognized as a famous clarinet player.
@@Crazy_Diamond_75 While playing on the street is a tradition and there are great players who started this way, a great musician has a slim chance to reach the right recognition and compensation just by doing that. She definitely has the quality for the best concert halls, yet reaching there also requires someone to notice you who could make a decision to book you. There are other worthy musicians who do not have that fortune. I'm glad to have discovered her on youtube. She should be internationally recognized and have a major-label recording contract.
those top notes after 3:00 might be the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard from a clarinet!
I KNOW RIGHTTTT SHE SOUNDS SO BEAUTIFUL LIKE DAMN
She sounded like a whistling bird. Hot damn. She's got enough soul to bring peace to the Middle East, and here she is slaying us with a clarinet.
When a persons playing makes you cry, thats when you just know that have "it". Amazing work.
"What if Louis Armstrong's parents gave him a clarinet instead of a cornet?"
That's the kind of talent she has.
Well she is known as Lady Louis. An on point observation!😊
@@CumulusSkies Really? Ha, I didn't know that. :)
I attended Bonnabel High School in Kenner, LA from 1998-2000. I was a clarinet player. Had I known of Ms. Doreen, I think I would have kept playing. Twenty years later, I have picked up my clarinet again. I never knew a clarinet could make these tones. Thanks for sharing this God-given gift Ms. Doreen!
I might get mine fixed and pick it back up. Love her playing. I wonder what kind she plays? Mine is just an school entry level Bflat Bundy brand.
I’m playing mine again too because of her.
How are you doing today my name is Bryan cooker
@Tashuna Ray okay cool
@Tashuna Ray so where are you from
She is able to touch the rare space between brain and heart in her solo.
She was so good it made me actually cry.
This is crazy, I didn't even know a Clarinet could sound anything like this much less serve as such a powerful lead instrument. She is incredible!
was watching this pretty harp player kill her instrument literally..making sounds didn’t think possible on it..
it was just her and the harp and it blew me away cause i didn’t think much of the harp
but it wasn’t harps fault
I cried from the admiration of the director, her humbleness, and her clearly amazing talent. Just a heart felt, warming, beautiful, spirit lifting, emotional performance. She is the greatest Jazz Clarinetist of all time.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏We Salute You!
Jermaine Benson her humbleness was apparent when she was getting ready to play
Jermaine Benson. I agree with all your comments except the last one. She is not the greatest of all time..by a long way. a very long way but she is a fine player having rare but raw talent.
She is in my Mount Rushmore of greatest jazz clarinetists along with Don Byron, Artie Shaw and Buddy DeFranco
@@MauriatOttolink She is the best i have ever heard on clarinet. Just pure emotion is what she gives me.
@@Legaltalent112
Really not being difficult with you. With the greatest respect to you, Doreen is more spectacular than emotional. And spectacular she certainly is. Glad that you enjoy her but look around and see if you still think the same when you've heard some world greats. I wish you well in your comparisons.
Benny goodman, Artie Shaw, Buddy de Franco, Barney Bigard, Eddie Daniels, Sidney Bechet, Don Byron. Many more..Regrettably some no longer with us and more regrettably, no ladies.
There are today.
This woman deserves so much. I used to have different heroes in life. At middle age, as i learn what's really important in life, Doreen is my new hero.
Doreen Ketchens is every nuance of New Orleans jazz embodied in a single individual. Just listening to her play and you can see yourself strolling down the rue with a parasol in one hand and a Hurricane in the other.
I bet the orchestra never heard clarinet playing like that. Truly awesome and she clearly played with Love.
As a jazz clarinetist this woman is such an inspiration. I wish one day to ever be as good a player a Ms. Ketchens. She's so into all the music she makes and it honestly soothes my soul in a way nothing but good playing can
Kennedy Gifford.
Well start practising ...8 hours a day...every day.
MauriatOttolink i would argue there is much more than practice exhibited here
@@snowm6472
Certainly is. Much more and I wish thatI knew what it is!
I've already answered you but it seems to have disappeared into cyber space.
Maybe I'll find again and ensure that it's addressed to you.
However, raw talent CAN be built on further by practising.
MauriatOttolink i agree
If I could go back in time to middle school to learn a different instrument, I'd love to go for trumpet or clarinet.
you know something is special when the orchestra audience claps on the beat like it's a rock concert
I’ve never heard anything so amazing in my 50 year old life, I had tears welling up. Just incredible, bravo!
She deserved that standing ovation. Amazing
YESSS, yes, indeed she did❣💖
I am a grown man of 39 years on this earth and I hate to cry......this opened up the waterworks. What magnificent, soulful, virtuosic, technical, smooth, singing clarinet this woman plays. My GOD. I might have to pull out my clarinet and start playing again!!!
Such clean tone
She's blowing life into that clarinet!
In an instant, one musician with a clarinet made an entire orchestra disappear. I was completely lost in your performance, Miss Ketchens.
If I’d have known it could sound like that when I was a kid in music class wishing I had a flute instead of a clarinet, I would have been going home begging my parents to buy me one. I am so grateful to be able to hear Doreen play, it’s truly as though this instrument was made for her.
Lol I always wished I played the flute instead of the clarinet too, because the flute was so much smaller and easier to carry. Now I wish I never stopped playing.
Ooooooh myyyyyyyyy GOD!!!!!!! She is absolutely amazingly marvelous!!!! I am Arab and from Saudi Arabia and never took the clarinet seriously, but Doreen Ketchens I will never forget your name!
The way she shreds on the clarinet is so God sent.. idk the technique of it but wow
I have never heard the clarinet played like this, she is beyond amazing. This woman had a gift straight from the Lord!
Yes, that! And thousands of hours practicing!
@@CumulusSkies You know, scripture is quite clear that the Lord's gift is often to be found in industry and dedication but yes, lots of it.
Damn, this is one of the greatest performances I've ever seen in my life. I can't stop smiling, I'm sooo happy right now!!!
Thats amazing! I'm so happy for you
You should go to NO and see her in person on the street.
@@flyerbob124 That would be amazing, for sure!
@@MJAY-N7129 thank you!
Unreal performance. I wish I was there live! 😄
Truly one of the greatest clarinet players of all time.
yes... yes she is up waaaaaaay up there... like on King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band from the 1920s.
Somebody send this video to the Library of Congress! It needs to preserved forever on the grounds of being culturally significant. Perhaps one of the greatest live performances in history.
Side-note: my clarinet arrived today and one day I hope to be 1/1000th as good as Doreen
I keep trying and failing to watch this without bursting into tears. The beautiful music, her exploding passion. How fortunate we are to have her.
Burst into tears because it truly felt like I was transported into a painting of the streets of New Orleans in 1920... It sounded like a memory. Breathtaking. Thank you.
How are you doing today my name is Bryan cooker
Are you reduced to tears, within three minutes, or just me?
Yesss
At about 5 and a half minutes.
Yep! It was so powerfully emotional, that I couldn’t help it and I’m rarely overcome by my emotions.
Nope. She got me too. Don't even know why. Pure talent and soul. Wow.
I mean yeah, really what the heck just happened? Did I just see God?
Catching her on the street in New Orleans was amazing. I have still never heard anyone play a clarinet the way she does! Absolutely amazing. Real chills, every time.
Just watched this for the first time, with my family, and my reaction was, “I don’t know how the audience are not all in tears right now.” I don’t remember ever being moved this much by a musical experience before.
6:47 That note, the dynamics, the chord, the intensity. It was like the ancestors were with her. Almost made me lose it. 😢😢 Great Piece!
Someone linked me to this saying it made them cry. I thought OK I'll listen but that's a little dramatic. So I listened and that is the exact point I welled up.
The ancestors were there, but not only those connected to her by blood. Also the spirits of all the great black composers and musicians like Johnny Dodds, George Lewis, Rudolph Dunbar, William Grant Still, Sidney Bechet and countless others who practically defined what clarinet music is today. The long tradition of African American clarinet music, that she embodies so gracefully.
I’ve been a musician since the age of five. I’ve never been more moved by a performer in my entire life. As a Black woman, my heart SANG watching this. THIS is the kind of woman I a sprite to be. Thank you so much for this beautiful gift Doreen. You are the magic of music. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I don't care the color of your skin. If you are not moved by her, you have no appreciation for talent. This lady has the talent to make an instrument come alive. Her heart makes the rest of us beam with pure joy.
@@bobstratton6362 but things aren't emancipated from each other. And also, the author of this comment is talking about her impression and her image about herself so you dont have nothing to say about skin color
@@BargB kma
@@bobstratton6362 I don't care about you
@@FMAiscool likewise
Doreen is truly a treasure of New Orleans. She deserves to have a statue of her right next to that of the great Satchmo.
I just discovered this gem, by the magic of CZcams. I live in France, it's midnight right now, and I am just in absolute awe. Thank you madam.
I'm not religious but some people are touched by God or some special light. Doreen makes me feel like I have a direct peek into heaven. Wow.
Yep but your not going there because your white. It's nice to have a peak though.
@@Paul-rf8xs 😂😂😂that was unexpected...time out ref!!!
@@Paul-rf8xs What about their white?
@@Paul-rf8xs how do you lnow white people going to hell?
@@Paul-rf8xs LMAO blatant racism always cracks me up. The funniest part is you probably think you said something actually meaningful
I want to see her live before I die
me too
Antonio Torres head on down to n'orleans.
Partilho a mesma opinião
Stop ..dawg.that didn't sound exactly right.
Antonio Torres I've seen her and I've been blessed I know it now , I have all the respect in the world for Doreen and her accomplishments . Best wishes always Doreen Ketchens !
Oh my goodness!!! This woman almost made me cry that was so beautiful! I’ve NEVER heard a clarinet played like that before. I played clarinet in jr high but I was an amateur lol 😂. She made the instrument talk and sing lol 😂! I sat with my eyes closed so I could hear every note and watched a third time with my eyes open. Got to show my daughter this video. I live in Louisiana and have family in New Orleans but I’ve never heard of this woman. I feel ashamed lol 😂! Off to do research for a homeschool lesson!
She’s amazing! Go see her on a Sunday in Jackson Square. She does street performances for the people.
I’ve only had tears caused from something so beautiful 3 times in my life and this is one of them.
Doreen Ketchens is just not a musician with a clarinet, she is an artist that can make her instrument come alive...
Why isn't she on NPR Tiny Desk yet?
After we all have our Covid shots, she should definitely be invited.
deffinitely
Cus there's a whole world outside of youtube
Gibson Ballard We're on the other side of the world and very often YT is the only way we are blessed and honoured to watch people like her 🙏
Maybe she doesnt fit the npr narrative.
Omg. Hairs standing on end and mind blown. Such skill!
Crazy that I am hearing one of the greatest clarinet players to ever live right at home. I am lucky. I should get back to practicing.
Who's here in 2021? Awesome Performance !! My son sent this to me and I've got to share it too!! What a Treasure she is. I could listen to this all Day!!
Les frissons !
I've retired from teaching but I am sending this one to my colleagues who teach band and orchestra to rally kids to joining either discipline - or both (like I did). Wow!!
Iam here 20 -8-21 I got tears in my eyes ❤️
Yes
I just want to see her play live before i go to the great beyond. She is a phenomenal musician. Jizzz
Dear god. I don’t think I’ve ever bawled my eyes out from the start of a song until the end but here I am, sobbing. Doreen’s music touches my soul in an indescribable way and stirs emotions i haven’t felt in years. What a gift to the world. This is unbound, pure talent.
I was crying too, don't even know why, and I'm not even someone who cries
I don't feel so silly now watching this with tears haha
She’s an absolute MONSTER on the clarinet. Her soul is completely layed out in front of us during her performances. The tears are inevitable. She’s a one off.
I just discovered Doreen, and to say I am blown into an entirely new stratosphere, would be an understatement!!!!!! I have not picked up my clarinet in many years, but it is TIME!!! Doreen, if you happen to see this, your playing is other-worldly, and I can't wait to deep dive your performances, and bawl my eyes out!!! You are a clarinet GODDESS!!!!
Damn it's 2021 and i'm just now hearing about Ms Doreens💖💖💖
Me tooooo
Same here. Amazing Gift from above.
Lol...I just saw her videos now🤣
South Africa in the building ❤
Me also vid popped up tonite
Great talent will look for more of her now
A black woman playing her soul and heart out through an instrument, making the Good Lord so proud. We need more of this in America.
Amen.
We need more of this in the whole world!
Greetings from Germany :)
Wow I had no idea this woman was black until you felt the need to point that out
@@keagp7073 oh jezz
there was nothing negativ about mentioning it😒
to this day this has to be one of the most incredible things I've ever heard, and I've seen a lot of world class players both live and online
but no comes close
Saw her band playing on Royal St. just yesterday for the first time(where have I been).
MAGNIFICENT does even not begin to describe Doreen. Can we talk about her singing? That's what actually stopped me in my tracks, before the clarinet line came in. You were my favorite thing about New Orleans, Doreen.
Doreen plays clarinet the way she sings. With heart and soul in very note. As a clarinetist, I just love her playing. Her improvisation is on a whole new level from anything I've seen. Her amazing technique, her brilliant tone, her amazing altissimo notes, and so much more. I can't fault it, and I don't think anyone can. Absolutely beautiful Doreen!
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@@twstdreality how lol
gosh. Doreen must be one of the best living jazz clarinet players in the world. Not just her technique is incredibly refined, but her mind for improv is just flat out incredible. I hope the other musicians there that day learned something about improv in the jazz world from absolute legend Doreen Ketchens
I hope the other musicians got a chance to let loose too 😃
I have never heard of her until just now.
Yes, tears and goosebumps. Love and awed. Yay. Thank you
If not THE best
JMF
Same, tears and goosebumps; wonderful performance! God bless her soul with such a talent! We’ve been enriched by her music!
That's improv!?!?
Did you see the violinists smiling?
Y'all, bow down to this woman right here!!!! I just went on a journey listening to this woman play! I felt like I left my body and became a ghost hovering over a rainy afternoon in New Orleans for a few minutes there and I've never even been there yet! When a musician can remove you from reality, they are doing something magical, and this performance here... was nothing short of magical.
This is the first time IN MY LIFE i cried just out of how amazing a performance is.
Thank you.
Im crying so hard right now, this performance was so beautiful. I never heard a clarinet make that kind of sound before
Use a tissue
Mi too 🤷🏽♀️🤝👌🥰✌🏽✅🧠😢😤se llama empatía cariño 🤗
I'm in AWE. Not the kind of awe people over state when they say something is awesome... I mean, truly in AWE. I had NO IDEA the clarinet could be played this way. Doreen, you are amazing.
I'm having a bad day. Scratch that, a bad year... scratch that, I've had a tough life and I AM TIRED.
But this woman sings straight to my soul and I'm so happy for her... Life's a mystery and it hurts but we can always sing and dance.
I’m just happy the crowd is clapping in time tbh
Her eyes are squeezed shut. That is coming straight from her soul.
You said it. I felt that too.
Yes, did someone peel an onion? 😭 This is so beautiful. ❤️
@@dinglelm I’m not crying, you’re crying.
@@accouswk ms doreens music gives me life. Now go watch it again so you can cry some more. 😄
@@dinglelm it’s amazing right?
I'm 46 years old and that's the greatest performance I've ever seen from any musician hands down! Wow and amazing is an understatement.
This was absolutely the most amazing piece of musical talent I have ever witnessed. You just know Louis Armstrong and all the greats of the past are watching down with the biggest smiles in their souls. This is the kind of talent that streams tears out without your control. Perfection
6:48 - The way they all just stop and she just kills it 🙌🙌🙌🙌