Collective Improvisation in New Orleans Jazz
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- New Orleans-based clarinet virtuoso Evan Christopher demonstrates how a frontline of horns play together to create the sound of collective improvisation in New Orleans Jazz.
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Evan Christopher - Clarinet
Jon-Erik Kellso - Trumpet
Vincent Gardner - Trombone
Eli Yamin - Piano
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Richard Emery - Production Assistant
Seton Hawkins - Producer
Recorded April 7, 2013
At a younger age I did not really understand Jazz and it didn´t really that good to me. But after I started learning to play and instrument (piano), Jazz just exploded in to my head, and I just "understood" it to a somewhat great extent in my head. But playing it myself is a whole other thing. It's such a great journey though.
Having an intellectual connection with your emotions is paramount, this comes from digging music as hard as one can. If you connect with someone connecting with themselves, it opens the door for us. I think that is the moment you had listening to jazz, where the musicians were really in tune with themselves.
duude, exactly the same, up until i started at 17 all jazz sounded the same, and i hated it, its now grown into my second favorite genre
Love that trombone sound :) Its rare to see someone improv lower notes on trombone, I think thats what a trombone was made for!
In N.O. jazz, that's how it began to be played decades ago; however, finer players introduced new styles and began to play virtuoso solos as accompaniment to the other horns.
it fills out the small trio plus piano, but if you add tuba or Sousaphone the trombone can fill gaps in the roles all the way from this type of strict bass line role to the counter melody with more characteristic smears. Best job in the ensemble :)
This music looks like flat out fun to play !
It is. If you're having fun, the fun will fall out of your horn (or any other instrument).
Pretty bloody informative and a needed look back upon the hidden intricacy of older jazz. May the spirit of N'Awleens never die.
Fantastic, a wonderful explanation of how trad jazz works.
+Tony Bayliss Glad you like it! We also recommend this lesson: czcams.com/video/azH4lfTiKX4/video.html
love the clarinet sounds, jazz is my favourite now
Note to watchers: The role of the trombone is not limited to 1's and 5's. It can play melodic lines throughout the range of the horn. This is a good foundation. But once you have it down...run wild, let loose. (This is about 5% of what Vince can do)
Unfortunately my friend you're wrong, 1's and 6's.
Yes. Remember this is for demonstrating to those that don't know. Every instrument is limited only by the talent of the musician. Any good musician, no matter what instrument, will be given time to shine - another great aspect of the music
Sending healing thoughts to those dealing with Hurrican Ida. Come back stronger and renewed!
Man I wish I could play like this.
just gotta work towards it
Dr. Tarrin P Lupo me too, and I play guitar
Learn your major scales and and associated modal arpeggios, as well as diminished and augmented scale/arp. That's the vertical foundation. Then learn the horizontal by writing a half note solo over the changes to a tune like this one, with half-step intervals between the notes that transition from one chord to the next. So like if you're going from a C major chord to an A7 chord, your solo notes would be C to C#. C is the root of the C major chord, and C# is the 3rd of the A7 chord. Find those half step intervals at each chord change and incorporate them into your solo. Then turn your half note solo into quarter notes, then 8th notes adding in scales and arpeggios, licks, etc.
That's the mechanical approach. The other approach is simply to listen and try to play along. Both of these methods are crucial to learning to play jazz.
My problem is that we don't have marching bands in my school. Our school's just so boring
The early jazz and New Orleans series are very educational, thanks so much. I wish there were some videos covering the banjo, as I am studying that instrument for the genre. It would be a great compliment to the material you already have.
I would rate it a 💯
When they all come in together, it sounds sooo good!!!
these guys are REALLY REALLY REALLY good.
i hope kids today realize how fortunate they are to have such a wonderful resource. 'Worked and waited all my life for such wonderful stuff. I will make the most of it even at this late date--:) Thank you so much!
Always thought this is one of the most amazing musical forms around..
Should be much more popular than it is..
This is my dream friend group.. just improvising jazz randomly 🥰
I loved that! Top musicians that can play most any kind of music, settling down to play basic N.O. style. Great! I played N.O. style (or Chicago)all my life because I can't read music. I noted that the fine trombonist didn't change his approach much throughout the demo.
Man, I never heard Handy swing just as clean as I heard this!
Loved the Trumpeter and clarinetist and the Trombone and Piano did a good job at setting the atmosphere
I live in the UK and I play the clarinet. My dream is to go to the jazz capital of the world, New Orleans.
I live in UK too. And it is also my dream.
This is awesome 😎 the clarinet player explains perfectly and the band plays perfectly
Thanks so much, Evan. I love New Orleans jazz, and have always dreamed of learning how to play the clarinet in this style, but this is the first explanation of how to approach it which makes sense to me.
Amazing! Thanks, Evans for this brilliant demonstration on improvisation!
I wish i get a hold of the trad style of jazz on a tuba
But right now I’m too hooked to funk and blues
True eternal delight!! Huge thanks to Jazz Academy!
Amazing. Thank you. Greetings to you all jazz band in New Orleans. 🥰
Fall in love with jazz all over again!
explanation that takes you away to the old times
i can listen to this forever amazing and astounding very beautiful very interesting blues 🎼🎼🎼🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶♩🎶🎶🎵🎶♩🎺🎺🎺🎺🎺🎹🎹🎹
I've been playing more modern jazz guitar lately, but this is making me want to dust off my clarinet and play some dixieland.
God I want to play this kind of jazz and all the stuff behind it on piano but I just don’t even know where to start
To kids coming from the world of pop, note the clarinetist's usage of the term 'chorus'. See, in pop, a 'chorus' is a section of a tune, similar to a 'bridge' in jazz. But, in jazz ( and also musical theatre, which is where the word came from ) the term 'chorus' means simply the song. See, it's as opposed to 'the verse', which, unlike how 'verse' is used in pop, in jazz and music theatre the term 'verse' means the vocal introduction to a song, which is more pensive, "rubato" tempo. Proof of this fact can be found in the purchase of original sheet music. For example, in the song "I left my heart in San Francisco', on the original piano/vocal sheet music, where the song begins, "I left my heart...." above the staff it will say "Chorus". (in some sheet music it might say 'refrain' which is the same thing). In other words, the original meaning of the term, which is still used in jazz and musical theatre, the 'chorus' is simply the song itself. Also, in jazz, we might call it 'the head', so it's interchangeable. It's confusing to people in pop, and rock, where the term has a different meaning. In truth, the modern usage of the term was due to how boomers, coming of age in pop and rock, having seen original sheet music in stores in the 60s, where the original terms were properly used, boomers misunderstood the meaning, and assumed a 'chorus' mean the hooky part of the song, and we did this so often that the new definition stuck. Now, you'll find music teachers of pop and rock music continue to misuse these terms, today. I know this because I'm 69, and I witnessed, over the years, the terms' evolution.
😂 Being a one note player (clarinet and sax) since I’ve been a kid, it was always hard for me to back off and play off the melody, not the melody itself. It is still hard in open mics. I love this New Orleans focus from Lincoln Center. It got me subscribing. I’d patreon if somebody needed the money but struggling musicians (ie most) usually just need a tip jar. Great🎉 great, my two favorite towns, NOLA and NYC.
Well, well ,well, what fantastic musicians, Thanksx
Beautiful! Thank you!
i love everything about this video
simply marvelous, thank you!!
Awesome ! From Brazil, thanks ! all the instruments combines in a interesting conversation, sometimes they fight, sometimes they get along.
Wow, what a nice teardown of that NO ensemble/ragtimey sound. Always curious how the instruments fit together to great that feel, this is the first time I've seen it explained role-by-role. Thanks!
GAHHH they play together so well!
love that improvisation it feels like i can nail it too!
Beautiful music cheers from bulgaria
Way to go, Jon!
This heavily reminds me of the album Swingin' Down Yonder - Dean Martin
i am listening and it is very helpful thank you so much for myself and many young kids playing wanting to learn 🎼♩♩♩🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎵🎵🎺🎺🎺🎺🎹🎹
Will i ever be this good!!! wow!
love it !
Great!!
Oh my god, it's sounds so good!
Nice and so smooth 🥰
Just lovely...thank you guys!
Wow 4:59 swings so hard
Fabulous
A commenter (… It’smemaario) 🎉 wrote about really learning to understand jazz. I thought I played a New Orleans style on clarinet/sax but do you know what made it a lot better? A drum set. Not a fancy one but two box-shaped percussion instruments ( i.e., cajóns) originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces. I joined them with two high end DP foot pedals. The damn pedals play great percussion, which is what I do with my feet, anyway. Usually they are shown playing with the hands, fingers, or sometimes implements such as brushes, mallets, or sticks, which is also fun. Finding percussion. Thanks for a great episode. The future of third world sound. Hip hop loves it, too.
precious quality content - thank you very much!
Great stuff!
Really enjoyed this. Thanks!
Brilliant!
Gee you're gonna make me buy a bloody clarinet
Human magic.
Real culture
I don't know how to play, I'm here for the music.
Very enjoyable Thanks!
2:40 second song
Sounds amazing! Could you write the name of the song? I can't find it...
+Victor Diaz Ortega Thanks! It's called "Careless Love" (sometimes called "Loveless Love")
it sounds st. louis blues
I play violin its fun to learn and play my sister plays piano
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it sounds like wc handy st louis blues 😁😊🎼🎼🎼♩♩🎶🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎺🎺🎺🎹🎺🎺🎺
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4:22 third song
nice vidéo !
thank's a lot from france !
can it's possible to have the sheet music for trumpet ?
thank's for all the videos !
+Maxime Mestre Wessler We don't have the sheet music available, but it's a public domain piece, so the sheet music is very easy to source online
In Dutch language => Hele nuttige les voor Traditional Jazzers.
Jazz>>>
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nice one buds
I am looking for suggestions on suitable material on how to learn/play the trombone parts in New Orleans traditional jazz. So far I found nothing and I can only play the melodies but not the trombone parts.
I thought Cottonmouth played piano, not the trombone...
Great as always guys!
Albert System Clarinet
Can I ask what clarinet Evan is using? It seems to have extra keys above the usual? Beautiful music by the way.
SirBungly Albert system
Thank you!
you are welcome. They are sort of halfway between Boehm and Oehler systems.
Why would you want to use a different system to Boehm though?
The Oehler system clarinets have a warmer sound than the Boehm clarinets and so, are great for jazz.
what about the piano?
0:49 first song
I really love jazz! But I'm in a dilemma... I don't know which instrument should I choose as a beginner musician. Every one of them is so unique, and I want to learn all of them. Can anyone recommend me a starting jazz instrument from the 20s, please?
meditate.....the answer will come....go to a music shop, get inspired, listen to jazz as much as possible: which musician really blows your mind, is it a trumpet player or a pianist? etc.....Also: Sometimes it's not important where the journey is going...sometimes it's more important to be on that train". Many famous musicians started w totally different instruments. Stay away from people who tell you: "You are too old to do xyz."
show...!
Is that a bass trombone or tenor with an F ?
Can i have the note of tronbone ?
F C D Eb
The trombonist was really playing two roles here. I guess that's not untypical in those bands which have a weak bass player or no bass player, but he couldn't show the trombone off to its best advantage, obviously. I'm sure that if they'd had a nice brass bass player there the trombone would have played rather differently. Anyway, I wish we had had videos like this when I was starting out.
Тема сделана очень "вкусно" !!!
does anyone have the sheet music for this
I don't think they would have written it down. Are you still interested in it? I'm sure I can dictate it for you.
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Do you guys have notes for this song?
This type of jazz rarely depends upon written notes.
@doctaj54
And here i thought a Trombone was just for Ska Bands..
Dopey Me..
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