Wes Montgomery Guitar Competition ( Finale ) With all Five Contestants
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- Опубліковано 10 жов 2015
- Live at Merkin Hall in NYC - 10/10/15
Judges for the event :
Pat Martino
Robert Montgomery ( son of Wes )
Bill Milkowski,jazz journalist
Gary Walker,WBGO Radio Personality & announcer
Todd Barkan,jazz historian
George Klabin,founder/president of Rising Jazz Stars - Розваги
How is it possible to have such a high level of both players and judges and not have 5 guitar amps??? :)
its amazing how much budget goes into these competitions, no wonder jazz players have such outstanding wealth, in accordance to their level of playing
You're obviously right, but they somehow manage to make it sound "good" against the odds.
you're so right!! I'm stunned by such an incompetence of the organizers...
I could hear the audience perfectly
That's so unfortunate that there wasn't enough equipment. Come on, it's an electric guitar competition!
Imagine a jazz guitar genius like Ed Bickert attending this contest.. with a Telecaster and no amp
exactly - !
No amps or even DI boxes for the jam? Money can't be THAT tight? These guys are the top young jazz guitar players in the WORLD. Still, thank you BLUESGUITAROCKER for filming this!
5:56 is such a smooth line I love it
Ok guys so I don’t think the Wes Montgomery competition name meant play like him, they just named the competition after him cause he was a great guitar player. It’s kinda like when they name a high school after a pretty well known person, they don’t expect them to come out and act exactly like Alexander Hamilton but people still go to Hamilton high school lol
Finally someone gets it
Amazing vids! Thanks for sharing all these shows. Subscribed!
I guess that the last thing Wes would like to see was a guitar competition with his name. Music is not olympic games. No one in this video deserves to lose.
Pasquale Grasso don't play to compete but to share .He is absolutely where was
(and still is) Wes :The heart of Music .....through his guitar ! One of those happy
few ......a rare and precious talent !
They are all such wonderful players. Strange that the competition organisers didn't respect them enough to allow them to the facility to utilise the full tone or timbre of their instruments. None of the players are playing an acoustic instrument - they all inherently rely on a guitar amplifier as part of their instrument's colour, and thus, a large part of the player's musical statement. Are they really that lacking of understanding that tone is part of what captures the listener's and the performer's imagination and attention? It's not just about the notes - especially when largely inaudible. Amazingly stupid and totally ignorant. I really feel for those great young players.
umm
so you say charlie christian, nm...
They are very impressive musicians but the competition committee members acted like amateurs, the sound quality is ridiculous.
it was a gypsy jam session
Shouldn't you have to use your thumb in a Wes contest? Just sayin'. LOL!
Nope
astonishing solo by Dan Wilson
an electric guitar competition with no amplifiers.... really????
Pasquale Grasso for the win!!
what sound !!
great guitarists .... absolutely incomprehensible that amateur audio staff and equipment is so weak ,
sounds like there is no engineer nor mixer !! this is not in a parking lot , it is in merkin hall n.y.c. ...
a complete embaressment for merkin hall , !
I agree with all the comments about the strange sound set-up, though in an odd way this seems to add to the variety and inventiveness of each player. Amazing jazz 'chops' from all concerned, I especially liked the 175 guy [and the red one, whatever model it is].
5:20-7:20 two best solos
Pasquale como siempre insuperable!
Pity that the audio was so poor!
What the fuck is this, why aren't they amplified? would love to hear the people actually playing.
Was there ever a complete video of this event?
Fantastic players but this step really favours those with a more acoustic sounding guitar. The way you play really changes based on the tone you are able to get from the instrument.
Who ever has the loudest guitar wins!
I like how everyone looks at Pasquale De Grasso to get the chord changes excatly
They're like "ok, so how's this gonna make any se ... Oh wait! Duuuuuuuude!".
The guy in the far left plays very interesting material !!
I agree. So unfortunate, a competition based on sound didn’t have the key component to judge and that’s a solid enough sound. What’s the point of judging something that can barely be heard.
The second guy Roland is a monster! He won lots of competition! ;)
Roland what? What's his surname?
@@SlashRNFR Roland Balogh
Dan wilson nr 1
They were all really good players, but the two on the left were heard the best. That said, my vote goes to the guy in the gray suit on the far left with the Maple Gibson! It's a real shame that some of the players had mics, WTF?! The organizers of this event didn't check the sound or equipment for each player, that's a shame! Kudos to all!
Octaves?
What are the guitarists names?
All were good and the guy on the far right did the most interesting solo, to me.
There is something about working your butt off in a factory five days a week for years and holding down a groovin' little club gig six nights while you raise seven children that makes you play a certain way. None o' these cats did that.
+Freddy Mclain Transcribed licks,scales and no feeling!
+Traveling man u serious? i thought they were good as hell. They are not there to replicate what wes did.... but to play their style
+Freddy Mclain Thats strange, I heard that cat Lucian is raising 8 children and workin 6 days a week in retail while holding down a gig at the Rex Hotel 7 nights a week! He's been doing it for years!
+Traveling man No feeling? interesting, can you elaborate on that? I can tell you one thing for sure, these guys aren't playing just a bunch of transcribed licks...I see/hear so many people saying shit like this but with no explanation. I thought the majority of these guys sounded great but maybe I'm just not on your level of musicianship...
Chuck Norros Its a ‘Wes’. competition not ‘your own style’ competition. They could have called this anything
That one dude seems like he really loves Al Dimeola. He plays super fast.
Um......that one dude? They all play fast
Pasquale Grasso is the best up there
Where is the octave playing? The thumb?
Ken Akoh-Arrey riiiiiiggghhhttt!!!! Exactly what I was thinking 😂
Names of the contestants please.
Very difficult to hear the players! I'm sure it was a high level of playing.
Balogh Roland❤
What are the names of these players?...
If you still not got the names (from left to right): Lucian Gray, Roland Balogh, Michael Valeanu, Dan Wilson and Pasquale Grasso. :)
all these cats are great music is a gift from God competition or not
Pasquale Grasso n^1! :)
Pasquale Grasso for the win!!!!
who won?
+no google plus Pasquale Grasso on the ultimate right of the screen
with his black Trenier guitar .
Was expecting amplification...
This video is hilarious, though it shouldnt' be. How the fuck are there no amps or mics on this
Electric guitars through mics? Not even bluegrass is that bad. They cannot be serious, man!
I didn't catch the song. Sounds familiar
Tangerine, old jazz standard.
All The Things You Are
Red guitar guy is playing alot in the style of Bireli Lagrene
I mean, what can I add to all the other comments? Absolutely ridiculous that the organizers of the event would allow this. I seriously thought this was Spinal Tap: The Jazz Edition for a moment.
This was painful to watch I’m sorry. No one had a Wes vibe
Roland Balogh is the best of all time! Since this, he won many competition. His technique, quickness and style is inimitable.
Too bad Robert Lowe had passed away. He would’ve dominated.
no Wes there !
balogh roland best!!!
Is it a criteria of this comp that you need to be dressed like you just stepped out of the 40s?? wtf?
the sound quality is ridiculous.poor and amateur
Next time you can come and capture the audio . The people that put on this concert should have been aware of their audio !
I'm reasonably sure that a random internet stranger wouldn't have done a worse job
The applause was too loud
All the things you are...a Wes Montgomery guitar competition?? None of these guys sound anything like Wes and all sound alike even the guy with the L5. They sound pretty ok though even though with the recording and all
I'm pretty sure its just an award for innovators rather than people who 'sound' like wes.
Kyle Marcus Imlah Yes but they should have called it something else
Man. No mix, seriously?
Wtf is this? Unplugged?
Good players, unfortunately such poor sound, and their tones was not Wes like or their playing Wes style, and I concur with another reader in this post, that it is so odd to have a Wes Montgomery competition and none of these player used the thumb once. These young players immediately go for speed and fast runs, in time I am sure they will learn to let the music breathe, nonetheless Jazz Guitar is in good hands👍🏼🎼🎶🎵
Sound is so bad...Doesn't show what these folks have to offer.
Weird competition ever....
The sound is absolutely APPALLING but it doesn't really matter because NOT A 1 even remotely comes close to Wes's soul or approach to music indeed the 1st 2 guys on the left should have been in a Django competition[next hall down the block]
I love the guitar but this recording shouldn't be allowed. Misrepresents the beauty of the passion that drives people to play well, namely Tone!!
Struggle.....lol
It sounds like all the things you are from joe pass lol.
How could the organizers be so incompetent? What a bullshit "competition" when half the players don't have the required tools to play.
están tan aburridos como yo, no me gustó ninguno
Comment des musiciens peuvent ils se prêter à ce genre de manifestation débile ???!
+nanou giuly Pour le plaisir .....le nôtre ...et le leur ! la la lère !! Nanou !
+Jean-Luc Bersou_ je sais bien jean Luc... mais ramener des guitaristes de ce niveau au rang de coureurs cyclistes disputant une course me parait plutot bizarre! ... il est vrai que l'époque est a la performance...voir les competitions de "Air Guitar"....on arrete pas le progres !!
Mais dans cette "rencontre" (qui peut être
vue dans le sens de l'affrontement comme on
dit pour les combats de boxe ....) donc assez
vaine et stupide on peut découvrir et apprécier un véritable Musicien qui joue de la guitare
et pas seulement de bons "guitaristes" pas
forcément bons musiciens ! A une certaine
époque les meilleurs solistes des meilleurs Big-Bands se livraient à ce genre de joutes
déjà.....pour s'amuser et exciter un public
très réceptif et connaisseur .
+Jean-Luc Bersou... il y a un vieux film que l'on trouve sur internet ou l'on voit Django lui même, participer a ce genre de competition...cordialement et bonne continuation.
nanou giuly ah oui ? Un lien pour ce film ? Merci.
The producers should all be ashamed of themselves! It's difficult to appreciate what they've done with such a poor production.
Lame
ridicolous format, a joke for all music ever
very bad sound
first 3 guys.... totally forgettable!
AL_2017 .....is he not entitled to his opinion?.........why the insults?