Incredible Blues Pianist Luca Sestak's Slow Blues Improvisation.
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2012
- Blues improvisation by Luca Sestak, 17, who began to play piano at age 9 and taught himself to play blues and boogie woogie and achieved an incredible level of excellence. Enjoy more of his outstanding talent and impressive repertoire at www.lucasestak.com
UPDATE, February 19, 2015. Luca just published three of his best performances at a concert in Barcelona last October. Please enjoy "James Weber's Breakdown" "Blame Game " and "Hand Clap Blues" beginning at: • Luca Sestak live in Ba... - Hudba
I love how Laszlo says that Luca's musical teacher didn't oppose his self-taught direction; however, my piano teacher and mom did. They always wanted me to learn how to read the notes; however, I was playing by ear at age 4 with both hands. Today, I'm back into playing without the aid of reading notes, Luca is an inspiration.
I had this happen to me...I have a SERIOUS passion for piano and it's really something that reflects on where we are in our consciousness as a species (continuing trying to force something because you think it's the "RIGHT" or "BEST" way to do things...
This is why having gifted musical teachers creates a canon of great musicians...they have a talent themselves at helping elevate rather than block or obstruct the flow of energy that is most organic, pure and bright (not to be mistaken with 'brite' (like a piano can be lol)).
Great job man! You're amazing!
Lppppp
@@richardbaran409 very true
God, that phrase after the turnaround at 1:38 melts my ear drums like butter
Hands down the best blues pianist on utube. Incredible
Yes, I agree! But he is advancing as he matures, please listen to and see this: czcams.com/video/Esn8pESKwSE/video.html
+Laszlo Szechenyi i just ckd out that vid you posted. You tell me how he will ever get much better than that! Lucas is a natural. Its a gift. Doesnt get much better imo. Thanx for sharing that vid
I'm so gratified to hear from someone who really appreciates Luca's immense talent and virtuosity. I've been supporting and sponsoring him ever since he was a kid and never cease to be amazed. Here is one of his latest performances in my old home country, Hungary last week: czcams.com/video/iIZgjhg_Dds/video.html
+Laszlo Szechenyi yep. Very nice. Im not a huge boogie fan. However i most certainly respect and admire his talent. I also follow hugo silver. A young frenchman who plays more pop music than blues. Hes young and talented and is getting better and better. Also for the heck of it...seeing as you support talent, you might look intopiano around the world. Hes not the best pianist however i think you might enjoy what hes doing
Just imagine how good this kid will be after he's had his heart broken a few times.
You're so right! Please listen to: czcams.com/video/OZeeyALOrtk/video.html
Nah, that's chick music.
Hahaha brilliant
jesus haha thats harsh but true
I think it only takes once, kinda like a near-death experience.
That is not playing.........that is expression of the soul through the keys on a piano.
Bravo!!
Steve
+Steve Edwards Yes, indeed, he plays with a lot feeling, Please listen to this one: czcams.com/video/xtYwhPrgTMA/video.html
I really enjoyed this video. As a Black man who loves blues, and understands that it's Black music, I love to see Luca put his own twist to it. It seems as if he's playing in C. I play piano, and in my opinion, Jazz, Classical, and blues are the hardest forms of piano to play, because you have build up your forearm muscles and finger strength to play fast piano and learn to play fast licks.This takes years to master. Keep up the good work Luca, and thanks for inspiring me to play the piano again
Hope you stayed inspired and are now killing it brother
I can only imagine what Mozart would have produced if he had a chance to hear Jazz, Blues, Honkytonk or Boogie-woogie.
One of the best performances of blues I have heard in a long time! What an amazing artist Luca is! I wish him a speedy way up to stardom!
First watched this video about 5 years ago. Every time I see it on my recommenced watch list I listen to it again. I think this is one of his best performances, at least for his slow blues live performances.
Phenomenal .. Absolutely Tops..!!
Composition, play, style, pizzaz, showmanship, maturity beyond his years..
Wonderful.. keep going..!
Köszönöm, igen a zene embereket összeköt, eltekintve a kortól, nemzetiségtől, nyelvtől, és neveléstől. Luca 14 volt, én 77 amikor megismerkedtünk! A Boogie Woogie és a Blues egy nagyon értékes és tartós kapcsolatot hozott létre közöttünk. Kérem nézzék meg a múltját és jelenét a fent megadott címen. Ő egy kivételes zenei zseni de ugyanakkor egy nagyon kedves fiatal ember is!
The amount of soul seeping through his fingers is quite impressive, this dude has skill!
WOW, this young man is absolutely outstanding!!! The blues live in his soul. This is clearly what he was meant to do :-) BRAVO!
Yes, he started at age 9 and is still growing, musically that is! Please listen to this more recent number by Luca: czcams.com/video/Esn8pESKwSE/video.html
Laszlo Szechenyi My pleasure to listen to your suggestion. I am just today nursing a nasty cold, so really enjoying a little downtime listening to music. I may even play my own piano at some point today, something lacking lately with a crazy workload and pleasures of summer between. Thanks for posting this great music :-) ~Jackie
I'm so glad that you enjoy my vey close friend's, Luca's music! So do about 12 million people who have all viewed his many numbers on CZcams! Those numbers attest to his stature as one of the very top figures in his field of music today. If you have some time - and please take good care of your cold - watch his entire concert at Siam Parc, Switzerland. It comes in three Videos beginning with czcams.com/video/QxBkzhA9pUY/video.html . I'll post the other two links below. The second number at this event is called "Laci's Boogie" and he has composed it for me... Laci is my nickname in Hungarian ! Ha...ha...
czcams.com/video/XBP5S2AEWDM/video.html
czcams.com/video/cWPUuQy46L4/video.html
THIS IS MY SORT OF BLUES. HE IS FANTASTIC. I WISH I COULD PLAY AS GOOD AS HIM.
My favorite piano piece on CZcams.
Laszlo - big thank you. I was stunned. It's not the obvious skills that Luca demonstrates it's the feeeeeel that he blends into the piece. This level of feeling is normally only delivered by a voice with soul or the very BEST blues guitars - and he's only 17!
Thank you David ! I'm always gratified if someone listens and understands... not everyone can do that! Yes, Luca's talent goes very deep. This composition turned out to be one of his most successful, as evidenced by the number of hits ! Now at 21, he continues to develop his expertise and he is branching out in various directions supported by his studies at the Popakademie in Mannheim, Germany. Complying with world-wide demand he just published a very successful book of sheet music with his own compositions and his two CD's are also selling extremely well. Please visit his homepage at www.lucasestak.com/en/
Oodles of talent in one so young!!
He is very good
Sanjay De Bakshi oodles. that hilarious
I listen to lots of piano, and a lot of it is quite good. But, a far as I am concerned, Luca is unique. He is so sensitive. He is captivating. I love his interpretations and improvisations. I pray that he never looses his love of music.
Great music! It's great to see people from all over the world enjoying and even making their own styles of blues music. From California, lots of respect to you. Memphis Slim would be proud :D
AS SIMPLE AS AN INCREDIBLE TALENT AT EVERY KIND OF PIANO KEYBOARD!!!
The music says more than I can with words. Beautiful, just beautiful. Loved the nods to Gershwin and Foster.
Truly an amazing talent.Thank you for sharing. I love this type of music and he plays it so effortlessly and has such fun. It is a joy to listen to.
i love blues so much!!! it makes me get goosebumps and sometimes i have tears in my eyes because it is so beautiful *_* blues is the soundtrack to my life,like a black comedy :D
THIS KIND OF SLOW BLUES IS MY CUP OF TEA VERY MUCH SO. I WISH I COULD PLAY BLUES LIKE HIM.
Outstanding. Love his harmonies. Very cool!
Closing time, smokey barroom blues. Man, that stirs my soul... The images it conjures up in my head. So sweet.
Incredible, such soul, amazing talent.
Thank you Marathonracer, I agree... Luca taught himself to play Boogie and Blues because he LIKED that music while taking classsical piano lessons! There is no question about the feelings he puts into everything he plays. I should know... I observed him completely immersed in his music and in his piano when he turned 17 here at our house in Florida! He told me : "Das Klavier bin ich"... the piano is me... it's part of him. An admirable talent.
Go go go Luca!!!!!!!!!.
You are amazing! I'm a singer who only wishes to work with someone as passionate about music as you. I can hear your soul all over this. You better play man!
Yoy go Luca, you just keep getting better and we all love it.
One of the best Luca!😍
Luca you have created a new level of music....!!
Absolutely incredible talent and skill. and to all these "Ney Sayers", record and post your own video of your talent. Nothing but enjoyment from listening to Luca play.
Wow.. What a way to keep Blues fresh. Bravo!
Luca , You really belong among the worlds best bluespianoplayers, this is absolutely fantastic, it has the Dave Grusin kind of excellent quality written all over it! You are absolutely amazing Luca! I just LOVE it! 10/10
Your friend Magnus in Sweden :-)
Kevin, I agree. We all live our own soul. But to be able to express and share it with others is a talent that is an incredible gift of God or fate. It may differ from someone else's inner feelings but it is an unforgettable reflection of the innermost landscape of the person who is projecting it. To be able to listen and to accept is also a gift.
What you call a "gift", others call "thousands of hours of hard work."
To dismiss all this hard work by calling it a "gift" is insulting to anyone that ever spent a minute running scales up and down a piano.
Don't misunderstand. What I would call "gift" is not the way he plays today, but the TALENT to be able to play like that. Very few have it. To be able to "live" music in any form is, I think, indeed a gift. But I'm fully aware of the endless hours of practice, willpower, stamina and hard work mandatory to use one's talent and to reach this level of excellence.
1UTUBEUSERNAME you should listen to his video: Fast Boogie live......then you would agree he does have a gift.....
atta1798 Yes and many more such as "Laci's Boogie", "Boogie Woogie Runner" and "Swanee River Boogie" at age 14, with 1,982,861 views! There are some 40 videos of Luca on his website listed above. Enjoy them all !!
14 years old only.....that is definitely impressive!!!
This is fantastic. The blues is my favorite style but it has to be done Really well to not sound tired. This was really appreciated. Looking for more Luca Sestak. And thanks for the upload.
That's some of the most beautiful piano i've ever heard. Wow! Thanks!
Thank you very much for wonderful share and for the updates and more music!
Tanks 4 this song, incredible blues improvisation! BRAVO.
Thank's very much Laszlo for the tip. I loved is new compositions. When so many artists improvise the boogie it still sounds very familiar, but not with Luca. His shuffle in D is so original and brilliant. He is developing and improving all the time.
Thanks again, Greg
I felt it, Luca. Fantastic.
What a great feel and balance you have. Enjoyed your playing very much. Thank you.
this brings full on tears to my eyes
Received my two CDs a few days ago and play them in my car. Your music makes the drive thru my town seem like a book turned into reality. I look forward to the day when you make DVDs that can be played in the USA.
+Gilbert Estrada Hi Gilbert. Since you are a true fan of Luca's, I want to let you know that I have many DVD's of his outstanding performances that can be played here in the US. (Many self-made ones too that I recorded during my concerts with him.) Let me know if you're interested. Copies can, of course be made. Send me your email or Facebook address. Greetings, Laszlo
First time hearing him , he is amazing!!! Its addictive its so good!!!!
WOW.......don't know what more to say, it's all been said.....what a talent this young guy is..... will keep following him on CZcams !
I have been admiring Luca for several years. He has always been my favorite since I first heard him. I do have a request Luca, and that is that you play 2 songs and put on youtube. Always On My Mind and Georgia on My Mind. I think you would be outstanding playing them. You are the best.
Awesome stuff!
Vocals would of course round this masterpiece out nicely. Bravo Luca!
5:18. That's called showmanship, boys and girls.
I saw the piano smoking right before
Woooo play it boy!! Wat u know bout them blues!!?? Great...just great.....he saying alot to you.
Редкий случай, когда хочется слушать и смотреть! Потрясающе красиво, музыкально, эмоциально! ❤👏👏👏💐
That's great, I look forward to seeing that soon.
Blues is the begining and the end of the Soul music and sentimental journeys...
It's so beautiful, thank you much Luca, and you have not changed; and also, think to give us sometimes your smile because smile is a thousand times more to offer your music ... true.
HUGE TALENT, HE HAS TALENT UNDER HIS SKIN. I M VERY GLAD TO LEASEN ANYTIME. BRAVOOOOOO............................................................................................................................................
Luca will be practicing much more now that he graduated from high school with excellent results. Now at last he can devote the needed time to advance his promising musical career. He is supported by a world-wide audience on the internet. (6.5 million hits on CZcams!) Please continue to do so!
I love it.. so much feeling
This really speak to me. Thank you for sharing.
miss listening to blues man, u just gave it to my SOUL :) nice sound bruh
Immer wieder ein Genuss Luka zu hören. - Ein großes Talent.
Lucas Sestak is incredible...amazing.
I kind of agree with you Chris Horton! it does lack that warmth of spontaneity or something akin to that? I still enjoyed it!
All these comments, of course this has SOUL, you just have to feel his type of music and not compare it to other blues. I had goosebumps listening to this
Great comment, THANK YOU ! People tend to forget that this is an IMPROVISATION, not a cover of any blues song, just an outpouring of a 17 year old master musician's inner feelings. Besides being a virtuoso on the piano who plays his own interpretations of boogie, blues, jazz, funk and even classical influences, Luca is also a composer, and a vocalist who has published two CD's and a book of sheet music of his own numbers. If you haven't done so yet, please visit his home page at www.piano99.com and his CZcams site at czcams.com/users/luckyluca99 where you will see and hear an overwhelming treasure trove of world-class music. I also recommend his concert at Siam Parc in Switzerland czcams.com/video/QxBkzhA9pUY/video.html ENJOY!
this guy knows his instrument.
piano is one of my favorite instrument.
i wish i had the opportunity to learn how to play it.it is not too late but with all those bills that i have to pay to survive,i cannot do it now.maybe somedays.
same here.. i wish i took piano lessons when i was younger... the piano is the most outwordly instrument, it's like a magic thing.. i mean, it's sound is way beyond this world.. it's like another way of talkin...
Wow, phenomenal!
Wow, that was epic!
Amazing and oustanding!!!
I love your improvisation !
Excellent blues que j'aime écouter et ré-écouter... Bravo encore et encore, merci !
I’m falling more and more in love with this guy..🍀😄🍀
Love this, definitely given me some ideas.
very elegant blues! strong talent in this young guy!
Fabulous! Love it!!!
Wow! Beautiful!
ridiculous, just so raw....love it
GODDAMMIT! I work and work and I work for the past 14 years and then this guy comes along.
WOW!!!! LOVE it!
I love this I am starting to learn blues!
Hello from switzerland,
wow, wonderful music, I wish Luca all the best, Blues is the best way of Life.
Sincerely
Peter Tschirky
such great feeling for the music. really like your style!!!
you are like "Legend 1900". You are best!!! Amazing!!! Thank for bauty music of the soul!
This is awesome
Good ain't he 😀
Aaron S Yepp
Extremely average
Really good improvisaton with fantastic sound..bravissimo!!!
I'm sitting in a chair with a glass of bourbon on the rocks, and this is a perfect compliment to my drink.. amazing!
+3cyl4whldr Yes, it's intoxicating isn't it?
Music is always best without liquor though.
Dunno whether to laugh or cry. This young bloke is the goods!
Holy cow son play the keys off that piano made me feel the blues and chills deep down in my soul your playing my kind of music on piano go ahead son!! Huge thumbs up 👍
Jómagam is gitározom 5-6 éve. Jó hallani, hogy a fiatalságban is megvan a blues szeretete :) habár magam sem vagyok valami idős a 18 évemmel. Köszönöm szépen a jó kívánságokat, örülök, hogy megismerhettem!
Brilliant! Some talent! I love the little yanky doodle dandy at 6:10!
Absolutely wonderful...! A great future ahead ! One hundred stars for Luca.
Yes, and he will be carrying his star spangled banner the next time at the South Gate Center in Sarasota, Florida on September 7, 2014.
HAD TO COME BACK.....LOVE THIS.....
Welcome back! Luca will be great in this number forever. Have you seen him in this number he composed for me? czcams.com/video/2wdshhMIV40/video.html
Blown away in one minute.
This pianist is very talented in every way. He also has a delicate, even polite attitude towards his audience and can be hurt if people do not immediately react positively to his ideas. I think Oscar Peterson got past that stage and so will he. To Peterson, gaps in music were rests to produce the next, the most obvious, the best continuation of that silence. This is something of supreme talent. This young man needs to be patient but he lacks nothing.
A few years have passed since this performance Robert! Take a look at a few more recent ones in Bad Ems a few days ago (Let the videos continue automatically after the first piece. They're his own compositions.) czcams.com/video/cRpkI6jopG0/video.html Enjoy !
Thank you Laszlo Szechenyi,
I was this morning listening to a little known recording made in Tallin, (Estonia) by Oscar Peterson in 1974. Having visited USA myself I can only say that in Florida in particular there are many opportunities for performances of this type of music. I am not suggesting there is a necessary link between your friend and Oscar Peterson but I note it was from around that time (1974) that Peterson had realised he had to travel widely - which he of course did, to Prague, Tallin, London, Italy etc etc - and this because of course he was not native American born (Canada) and because the music scene in the States was almost inaccessible to his real talent for some considerable time. Edinburgh in Scotland has a wonderful music festival every year attended by Asians, Russians, Americans and everyone else. Its 'fringe' events include jazz performances.
Thanks for the suggestion of listening to Luca Sestak from his work made at Bad Ems. Do you have a postal address ? I would like to send you and your friend a copy of that rare recording made by O.P. in late 1974.
My email is robnewman111@yahoo.co.uk
I live in Dorset, Southern England.
RN
Oh yes, OP was incredibly talented, he followed in Art Tatum's footsteps and was marvelous. Thanks for sending me the recording, but if you have it on line it can be sent via We Transfer (up to 2 GB free) wetransfer.com/ to my email address laszlos01@comcast.net or by snail mail to my postal address which is 1450 Venice East Blvd. Apt 111, Venice, FL 34275. I have a tremendous collection of Jazz, Big Bands, Dixieland, Blues and of course Boogie-woogie! I've been taking videos of Luca's concerts and private performances since he was 14. He played in the UK several times.
Wie nett, danke! Ich entdeckte Luca früh 2009 und lernte ihn danach in Münster bei seinem Konzert mit Daniel Paterok kennen. Seitdem ist er tatsächlich wie unser "Enkelsohn" geworden, wir feierten seinen 17-ten Geburtstag hier bei uns in Florida. Seine Boogies und Blues werfen mich einfach um! Habe schon Auftritte mit ihm in Italien, Österreich, Deutschland und USA organisiert. Möchte auch noch mehrere veranstalten und nimm jede Unterstützung dazu gerne an! LG Laszlo
no matter what anyone says you keep playing the way you feel it!!!
Man you can hear the spiritual overtones coming thru really well on this one, esp when be plays with the left hand.
I DONT THINK ANYONE CAN PLAY BLUES LIKE HIM. IM THINKING OF COMPOSING A BLUESY TUNE BUT I ALREADY KNOW ITS NOT GOING TO BE AS GOOD AS THIS.
amazing ! I love that !
made my day !
Eh bien, merci! Je suis Hongrois, moi ! Refugee de L'Hongrie en 1944, vivé an Autriche 5 ans, epuis émigré aus Etats Units en 1949. Americain depuis ce moment dans l'histoire... ha.. ha.. me j'adore les langues. Je parle Hongrois, Anglais, ce movais Francais que vous voyez, et l'Allemand aveq pluseurs dialect locale! Jais aussi appris l'Espanol parce que je l'usé dans mais affairs internationaous pendent mais 34 annee avec IBM. Le Blues at le Boogie sont les musiques que j'adore. Bon soir!
merci pour votre reponse so well expressed @ NZ . sometime piano player
I like how every time you think he's going to end, he goes right back to the IV chord...
Great player. I wish I was half as good as him.
FANTASTIC!!!!!