I’ve been obsessed with Jacob Collier since I first saw his Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing cover on YouTube, and one of my favorite genres of videos is genius musicians breaking down the incredible musical stuff Jacob is doing. (He even has his own instrument now.) This reaction and breakdown from Michael Palmisano, who is an incredible musician, go through Jacob’s amazing Little Blue video is amazing.
I know I share a lot of Jacob Collier content, but this one is particularly interesting because you can see him learning things in real-time, exploring an instrument that is not his native tongue but he's already world-class in. It's so interesting to me the polymath musician friends I have…
http://vimeo.com/118946875 Incredible music ("Take Me To Church" by Hozier), incredible artist (the dancer, Sergei Polunin), and incredible photographer / director (David LaChapelle).
It's hard to pick a favorite tenor player, but the GOATs that come to mind are Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, and I'm missing people but if I had to pick someone to express the human condition and soul, it would be Joshua Redman. He has such…
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Ah what do you think of Jesus Molina?
I really like Jacob but I am british so I’m bias a little. He has an amazing ear for music and his mum is pretty cool too
Your posts always trigger a great “call and response” reflex, Matt. Made me think about Quincy Jones. He’s shown at the very end of the clip. RIP. https://youtu.be/OsHD7IOX6c4?si=ibxYjAJ0inl_U5pA
Ah what do you think of Jesus Molina?
I really like Jacob but I am british so I’m bias a little. He has an amazing ear for music and his mum is pretty cool too
Your posts always trigger a great “call and response” reflex, Matt. Made me think about Quincy Jones. He’s shown at the very end of the clip. RIP.
https://youtu.be/OsHD7IOX6c4?si=ibxYjAJ0inl_U5pA
I continually go back to hear some of the magically unexpected notes he adds to sparks by Coldplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiYGI0CounQ