When you think this can't get any better and than you see Joscho live 9 years later and he got even better...unbelievable guitar player and funny guy, too.
I like to think of myself as someone who can spot a musician playing without feel - it doesn't take a genius to see that the way in which Joscho plays has an INCREDIBLE amount of heartfelt emotion devoted into every note. If anyone says he plays without emotion, should even be anywhere near this video - especially the gypsy jazz genre. Intricate detail, mixed with emotion and feel go hand in hand with the gypsy jazz scene.
One special thing about Joscho is every single note, no mater how fast it is, is played perfectly. There is not guess work here, all the notes are where they should be and his right rand is fenomenal. He only get better with time.
This young man is GREAT! I see that some complain about his style or he has no feeling in his music, put your video up and lets see what you can do.I've been playing for 40 + years, I haven't seen anybody that can beat him, some are close, but He's the best. This is my personal opinion so it must be right.,
@SavageArfad i went into this prepared to think the same thing, but i love his vibrato and his phrasing is fantastic, right down to the sense of velocity and attack, and of course, his sense of meter, which is impeccable. I love Django and obviously he wrote the instruction manual for this entire genre, the god father of gyspy jazz, etc, this guy is doing fretboard gymnastics that go so far beyond what Django ever did that he deserves praise. It's really hard to push a genre that is this well-entrenched. I'm sick of players all just doing the same thing and what I appreciate about Joscho's playing is that he's elevating and pushing the genre to knew standards, and doing it with impeccable timing and attack and and incredible sense of feeling and lyricism. Don't be fooled by his stoic face; that's something Django had too, where it looks like he "barely cares" but that's a showman's facade. His brain is working feverishly and his muscle memory is off the charts to be able to pull of these kinds of fretboard acrobatics with such feeling and at times delicateness. I'm looking down at the floor to find my jaw and my heart loves this on equal levels. Let's definitely see the guitar work of those who are posting negatively about him and compare what they have to offer. That's usually where the critics receded back into the swamp of amateurish realities.
I talked to him, it's exactly the tone he wants to come out of his guitar, because he loves it like it is. This guy is badass, no need for advice ;) And a very funny and friendly person as well:)
I started learning to play the bass in 1951 and I like everything I see and hear in this video. It would be a real privilege to sit in with these excellent musicians.
Had the opportunity to see him live in Hürth, Germany at a small pub in 2014. An amazing show for almost nothing. The guy can burn but is extremely versatile.
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE WTF i just saw??????? This guy took Gipsy Jazz to a whole new level!!!!!! He mixes Paco de Lucia, Django, Setzer and like 20 other guitarrist styles in there man... awesome!
That's exactly the problem of this guy, this is a succession of guitaristic sentences that are not from him, he didn't write anything in it!!! There is absolutly no personnality in is way to play, only by heart...
Jorim Leclere There's a difference between being a food-taster and being a chef. You can copy every recipe on the planet to perfection, but a chef creating an entirely new brilliant meal will still be the better chef of the two (and get more publicity). So tim BUCHET's point still stands.
Of course he is playing gipsy classics, but he puts his signature on every note. Joscho developed right hand techniques wich i never saw in other players, not even Django or Stochelo. Damn guys even Frank Vignola stares at the guy while he plays his solos. You can´t Judge a guitar player, just because you think he has no heart.
Just transcribed some of these licks. Licks 7-9 on my channel are all from his first 2 choruses. Also just transcribed some licks from Bossa Dorado but I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to play them - he is so dang incredible!!!
If you feel nothing for this music it is because you can't understand or follow what is going on. If you could, you would be moved beyond belief. Make no mistake, this guy is revolutionary and will be a big name in the music history books. Even Django would be amazed by Joscho's complete mastery and blend of melodic interest, subliminal rhythmic phrasing and, most importantly, his originality (his licks are way ahead of anything seen in gypsy jazz and will influence guitarists for a long time to come). This is not music that you just tune out to and put on in the background. This is music that you stand alert, pay close attention to and realise that you are lucky enough to be witnessing history in action.
It is a 3 note chromatic pattern all on one string. So you have an open string played every 3rd note followed by a two note chromatic passage - pretty common GJ lick - he is sooo perfect and virtuosic in how he plays every lick though, no one can match him, he is just unshakeable.
He is Hybrid picking Ami,Dmi F diminished chords. Picking pattern : Down pick on 3rd ,Down on 2nd, then ring finger on 1st string followed by middle finger on 1st string .
hey jon, Sorry for the late reply lol, the main progression is basically a i-iv-v in A minor so it goes Amin-Dmin-E7-Amin // Dmin-Amin-E7-Amin(with e7 Turnaround) So if you hold down a normal Aminor barre chord on the fifth fret and arpeggiate it with the notes of the minor scale on the high E string. Happy to show you if you require - obviously I write only what to figure out... to play it in his speed and accuracy, well this is another story altogether
![Bossa Dorado // Joscho Stephan Trio [LIVE CLIP]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-W6IPk59TNc/mqdefault.jpg)
When you think this can't get any better and than you see Joscho live 9 years later and he got even better...unbelievable guitar player and funny guy, too.
He has heart and technique. End of discussion. Bravo!
he deserves all the admirations of this world, because he workt very hard with a lot of passion and dedication to accive this level .
I like to think of myself as someone who can spot a musician playing without feel - it doesn't take a genius to see that the way in which Joscho plays has an INCREDIBLE amount of heartfelt emotion devoted into every note. If anyone says he plays without emotion, should even be anywhere near this video - especially the gypsy jazz genre. Intricate detail, mixed with emotion and feel go hand in hand with the gypsy jazz scene.
One special thing about Joscho is every single note, no mater how fast it is, is played perfectly. There is not guess work here, all the notes are where they should be and his right rand is fenomenal. He only get better with time.
This young man is GREAT! I see that some complain about his style or he has no feeling in his music, put your video up and lets see what you can do.I've been playing for 40 + years, I haven't seen anybody that can beat him, some are close, but He's the best. This is my personal opinion so it must be right.,
+Larry Croft hahaah
Most famous art critics aren't artists themselves so this comment fails in its premise. But, nevertheless, I agree. This guy is great!
I also haven't heard better.
ah, its easy when you've got all your digits ;-)
@SavageArfad i went into this prepared to think the same thing, but i love his vibrato and his phrasing is fantastic, right down to the sense of velocity and attack, and of course, his sense of meter, which is impeccable. I love Django and obviously he wrote the instruction manual for this entire genre, the god father of gyspy jazz, etc, this guy is doing fretboard gymnastics that go so far beyond what Django ever did that he deserves praise. It's really hard to push a genre that is this well-entrenched. I'm sick of players all just doing the same thing and what I appreciate about Joscho's playing is that he's elevating and pushing the genre to knew standards, and doing it with impeccable timing and attack and and incredible sense of feeling and lyricism. Don't be fooled by his stoic face; that's something Django had too, where it looks like he "barely cares" but that's a showman's facade. His brain is working feverishly and his muscle memory is off the charts to be able to pull of these kinds of fretboard acrobatics with such feeling and at times delicateness. I'm looking down at the floor to find my jaw and my heart loves this on equal levels. Let's definitely see the guitar work of those who are posting negatively about him and compare what they have to offer. That's usually where the critics receded back into the swamp of amateurish realities.
*Rosining up her bow, tapping toes, trying to stifle dancing, listening for her jump-in... and GO!*
BTW... nice tribute to Chicago at 1:07. Haha!
Aha someone had to say it! I guess music is subjective to a certain degree but you can't deny that Joscho's technique is flawless. Flawless.
I talked to him, it's exactly the tone he wants to come out of his guitar, because he loves it like it is. This guy is badass, no need for advice ;)
And a very funny and friendly person as well:)
I started learning to play the bass in 1951 and I like everything I see and hear in this video. It would be a real privilege to sit in with these excellent musicians.
HOLY.SHIT.
i cant stop watching the rhythm guitars right hand
Joscho's father playing withouth pick is amazing. Sounds so smooth
Du génie. C'est du génie. On pourrait peut-être dire: beaucoup de talent + énormément de travail = ce génie. Bravo et merci.
Un véritable régal ! Que de merveilleux musiciens ! Bravo ! que disje ? Bravissimo !
Michèle
Had the opportunity to see him live in Hürth, Germany at a small pub in 2014. An amazing show for almost nothing. The guy can burn but is extremely versatile.
This guy is insane! Best right hand I've ever seen. Amazing
when i watch his clips, at some moments i get into a spastic laugh...
thats the moment i cant comprehent it anymore..
What a beast Joscho is.
I saw him live last night and he is quite an amazing musician. Really creative. Nice guy too.
Joscho Stephan is just amazing!
Absolutely stunning!
Joscho Stephan Trio- koncert w Piwnicy Paryskiej w Bolesławcu-zaje...y !!!
That man is a beast 0.o
GREAT ! ! !
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE
WTF i just saw???????
This guy took Gipsy Jazz to a whole new level!!!!!!
He mixes Paco de Lucia, Django, Setzer and like 20 other guitarrist styles in there man... awesome!
That's exactly the problem of this guy, this is a succession of guitaristic sentences that are not from him, he didn't write anything in it!!! There is absolutly no personnality in is way to play, only by heart...
tim BUCHET And you Tim, do you play or do you just have a big mouth ?
AJajahahajajaja true that Jorim
Jorim Leclere There's a difference between being a food-taster and being a chef. You can copy every recipe on the planet to perfection, but a chef creating an entirely new brilliant meal will still be the better chef of the two (and get more publicity). So tim BUCHET's point still stands.
Of course he is playing gipsy classics, but he puts his signature on every note. Joscho developed right hand techniques wich i never saw in other players, not even Django or Stochelo. Damn guys even Frank Vignola stares at the guy while he plays his solos.
You can´t Judge a guitar player, just because you think he has no heart.
... Such good performance, thx for recom.
Que hermoso!...que viva Stephan por siempre...y su papa y el bajista tambien....
Just transcribed some of these licks. Licks 7-9 on my channel are all from his first 2 choruses. Also just transcribed some licks from Bossa Dorado but I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to play them - he is so dang incredible!!!
Just incredible !
C'est tres bon. Great job joscho stephan
the cleanest picker ive ever seen for sure
¡Genial! Lo mejor que he visto.......y oido ultimamente, gran guitarrista ¡y sin efectos! acústica pura y dura
these guys are awesome!!
Good god. What playing. Django would actually be running scared, honestly. Incredible!
that was amazing and enjoyable, great to see the video, thanks for posting it, wow.
Fantastic!
He is a great musician!
Bravo Joscho !
beautiful work
one of the top guitar players
Awesome
el gran django está entre nosotros, gracias joscho!
3:24 joscho's hand is to fast for the framerate
i had this in mind...i couldn't export it as .txt and you did it for me...thank you :) !!
Wow, that swings!
that's Formel 1 not real Swing !
Uwielbiam tego gościa! Zarąbiście :**
Amazing!
If you feel nothing for this music it is because you can't understand or follow what is going on. If you could, you would be moved beyond belief. Make no mistake, this guy is revolutionary and will be a big name in the music history books.
Even Django would be amazed by Joscho's complete mastery and blend of melodic interest, subliminal rhythmic phrasing and, most importantly, his originality (his licks are way ahead of anything seen in gypsy jazz and will influence guitarists for a long time to come).
This is not music that you just tune out to and put on in the background. This is music that you stand alert, pay close attention to and realise that you are lucky enough to be witnessing history in action.
+Tonal Ambiguity
At first I thought you were exaggerating, but hearing the first 10 seconds, i think you couldn't be more right!
Take this person word. Joscho has a genius musical mind
My god, that music just flows out of there at mach 3 like it's nothing for him!
Sick, just sick...
amazing
You just watched the video right? Jack Black is one of the greatest guitarists to ever live. Fantastic performance! 10/10
Extraordinaire !
For the guitar freak.... Just the best....
Brilliant !
Fantastici!
great number, as always
TNX
Who said you can't shred in jazz!
great,,
It is a 3 note chromatic pattern all on one string. So you have an open string played every 3rd note followed by a two note chromatic passage - pretty common GJ lick - he is sooo perfect and virtuosic in how he plays every lick though, no one can match him, he is just unshakeable.
....genialne...
Thanks for uploading. Should have more views
the best!!!!!!!!!!!!
Skvělý!
Buenisima!
Bellissime le frasi di Django riprese !
Menudo monstruo! Brutal!
Very good
Wow
Great
genius !! what can I say ..
full marks for the open handed rhythm,the bass player's eyebrows and the abominable showmanship
Мастер!
Analisi perfetta!
totally agree
WOW!
*frisson de bonne humeurr* J'ai envie de marcher dans la rue au rythme de cette chanson et de me laisser à être souriant.
To all the people who think they know guitar. Welcome to the whole world. Meet one of the true greatest in all the world. Jascho Stephan.
che eroe:)
True.
You could cry uncontrollably. Facing a corner. For hours. At least, that's what I do.
nagyon szép
2:12 onwards great stuff
That right hand omg
Это очень круто!!!🌺
Calm down people, guy just loves music.
Marvellous. They should integrate Martin Schmidt-Hahn with his clarinet !!
i always know when i've experienced genius because i just bust out laughing. cuz it's always so over the top, what else can you do
LoL! The video can't keep up with his hand speed at 3.25.
🔥
WTF 1:58 ? How am I supposed to figure this out?
1:58 is bits from Bossa Dorado
You're a wizard. Thanks
He is Hybrid picking Ami,Dmi F diminished chords. Picking pattern : Down pick on 3rd ,Down on 2nd, then ring finger on 1st string followed by middle finger on 1st string .
+nylonsteel thanks. give me something to work on.
hey jon, Sorry for the late reply lol, the main progression is basically a i-iv-v in A minor so it goes Amin-Dmin-E7-Amin // Dmin-Amin-E7-Amin(with e7 Turnaround)
So if you hold down a normal Aminor barre chord on the fifth fret and arpeggiate it with the notes of the minor scale on the high E string. Happy to show you if you require - obviously I write only what to figure out... to play it in his speed and accuracy, well this is another story altogether
yeah!
:)
tnx
4:31 is that you Donald?
This is what the acoustic guitar was made for...
OMFG! How the fuck is he doing dat ultra fast licks???? I cant even see a thing
This is what i call SKILL
holy shit I am blown away I have never seen something like this. Yngwie Malmsteen should watch this.
3:35 what a motor!
What's that quote at 1:05?