There are a number of other female virtuoso bass players. Tal Wilkenfeld's appeal is not from being any type of virtuoso, but, rather, from being a bassist who has "chops," but also substantial, intelligent musical taste.
@@216Numbskull mohini dey is well below tal as a musician, she is a virtuoso but i dont see harmony in his music, only a trial to be the fastest bass player.
I love that expression on her face when she's playing... her mouth just says "yea I got this, I'm gettn' it gettn' it" "this is my bass, this is my sound" "dig this shit right here" lol LOVE IT
Tal is just amazing. I'm most blown away with the vibrato she pulls off on a fretted bass that only seems possible on a fretless. Incredible performance.
I’m hard to impress - yet I’m impressed!! She’s got music in her bones. I own her first album, Serendipity and give it a high 8/10. I plan on buying her future releases. Kudos to the musicians backing her. They’re exceptional as well!
I love her finger style. Her playing has so many passion. It's seriously impressive. Line is so creative and beautiful, and Tone is so hot!!! She knows how to play finger bass!!!!!!
I Love you Tal, your smile is radiant as your bass playing is great. You don't get to play with the great Jeff Beck and all the other masters you have played with by accident, but by musical brilliance. May you continue with your great career and a life of happiness and well being that culminates in full Enlightenment.
She watches the camera like she wants us that watch this clip to feel that great groove she's in! I love musicians that have that kind of intensity. Great song, very talented bass player fo' suh
+Diego De León Are you sick dude ? Jeff beck is 1 of the best guitar players in this world. If there was a top 10 of the best guitar players, he is one of them
Chan Foresman I agree, almost every bass solo or whatever must contain some kind of slapping and I hate that sound so much.. It's like "I always wanted to be a drummer but I couldn't, so I'll play drums on my bass"
This proves you are born with natural talent or not.... with a little nurturing you get this... Splendid. She has really grown up, doing her own music and singing... Of course she plays with Jeff Beck. And so young... Hope to see her for a long time.
Blows me away everytime i see or hear her. Utterly unique new style she brings to the table. Her J BASS is almost as big as she at this age. I love that she is not just a speed pickeer. She plays so you can hear her notes.
OMG Tal, you are an amazingly talented and beautiful musician! I first watched you play with Jeff Beck '07 tour, and loved your contribution to the group. My favorite Bass players are Jaco, Stanley, Alphonso, Jack, Les, these are my favorite bass players, and now here you are. I just picked up the JB DVD at Ronnie Scott's, and the deluxe edition of the CD, and I am very excited to watch you play. I just watched the video from your solo album, and loved your performance. Outstanding! You are my favorite new bass player! Love your work! Beautiful!
I'm a bassist woman too...and I say : Tal you go girl !, just that =) She's just one of my fav, idoles, she's very simple, and she plays like a godess, that why I really like her; music need that kind of people.
This young lady is talented and very gifted. Every musician who loves music and gets into it can relate to her facial expressions and movements. Some of the ignorance stated below just shows how greatness could smack them and they wouldn't know it it!
Still mystifies me how 2 kids can equally live for music, yet one becomes a virtuoso by 18 and the other is still chipping away at it decades later. She’s just a phenom!
I love when she played with Jeff Beck. It seemed that they were having the time of their life. The smiles that they gave one another were priceless. Man, I miss Jeff Beck, so happy for old footage
holy shit l that was spot on ... the tricky timing bit was flawless ... and i LOVE the tonal shit you got going on with the right hand power and left hand pressure , just wonderful
Oh by the way, thats just Vinnie Colaiuta on drums....she has a true cutting edge drummer playing behind her to support her solo performance, Kinda tells you the level of musician Tal is - the best in the business play with her
I thought the drummer was a local Aussie Vinnie style player. But its really Vinnie himself. Wow. Its like seeing a high school band student up there on stage then thinking holy moelly she's that good. Shatters preconceived beliefs.👍
Frank Zappa was asked "how do you get the London Symphony Orchestra to play your music?" He answered, "you pay them". "But they're a pretty prestigous orchestra". "you pay them a lot". Tal is great, so don't misinterpret this, but Vinnie is an incredible session player that has made a great living because he's good enough to command a high price. He seems to really enjoy the gigs I've seen him play, but "the best in the business play with her" doesn't tell you anything, except that she's an honorable person whose checks don't bounce, and successful and intelligent enough to spring for the best players.
@@Gregorypeckory Actually, you're wrong about that. Don't get me wrong, he gets paid, but Vinnie found her. Not the other way around and he basically got her the Jeff Beck gig, Dweezle Zappa and several others. A lot of famous musicians have taken her under their wing because they see something in her that warrants it. It's not all about the money.
@@somersetcace1 I didn't intend to imply anything about how they met, nor that Vinnie doesn't appreciate her talents, nor recommend her for great gigs, all of which I don't doubt. But I stand by pushing back on the implication that the fact that Vinnie was on the gig is proof of her greatness; it is proof that he was hired and showed up, because everyone involved is a pro musician, and they care about their reputation. Obviously Vinnie is unlikely to be hired by hacks (probably not many could afford him anyway), but you have to judge musicians on how they sound, not who they hired for a gig.
I'm impressed by how much coverage she's getting with that 3 fingered fret board technique. Reminds me of Django Reinhart. She's very musical and has obviously been influenced by some of the great contemporary fusion players. She's still young and growing as a person. She'll be an even more mature player and musician in 10 years. Wow, to be backed by Vinnie C. at such a young age. It'll take years just to appreciate that fact.
This is great. I can't say for sure because I'm from the US, but it appears as though this is a normal "morning' show over there. Such a great talent. I wish they would show stuff like this in the US on 'morning' shows.
Yep - this is from the regular "Today" show which is national from 7AM to 9AM. Basically like Good Morning America or the like. The guy interviewing her is Richard Wilkins, who (for no valid reason) has been the country's best-known entertainment reporter for the last 600 years
I love my country but our culture has gone down the toilet. If it was here it would be Miley Cyrus or Justin Beiber or the like. I hesitate to say that they have 0 talent because they have a lot more money than I do but it's so depressing to look at the charts and see RAP dominating here and one has to look elsewhere for music of substance. That's why Marty Friedman moved to Japan and if had the money he has I'd probably do the same thing. I'll expand on my statement from the original post. I wish they would play good music on any medium over here, let alone TV.
A FULLY mature composition by a very young lass... bass chops quite formative even at this early stage. Gawd, I certainly wish intsrumentalists like her could gain so much more exposure and recognition.
Underated....some treat bass that way but over my 60 years of music appreciation I have many times been with people who barely hear the bass while my ears are focused on picking out the bass line and seeing if the musician(s) with their name on the marquee are able to stay with someone like Tal.
So trippy watching this again..finally going to see Tal live this Friday! I bought Transformation 12 years ago (!) and am a long time fan since her appearance with Jeff Beck on Crossroads blew me away...! Love her new stuff, too. Totally different genre but she owns it just like she owned her jazz/fusion stuff. Love Remains is a great album; if you haven't checked it out, do so!
well i hate to say it but its true...you don't see many young ladies that play bass at all out there. That's not to say that they are there, and many are extremely talented. Example A in the video above :P
it is unusual. Playing this kind of music so close to the bridge for so long takes a lot of endurance. I'm an in-shape guy who can barely do this stuff. That is why there aren't many attractive female bassists, whereas there are a ton of great looking guitar shredders.
She is about the music and went for the best instrument for her, bridge problem or not, she works it! I also agree with the condescending attitude of the interviewer who has probably never seen a girl play anything apart from the flute or the harp!
"So, you're a young lady playing the bass. How does it feel to be a young lady playing the bass? Fantastic. Well, here's a young lady playing the bass, who the FUCK would have expected that." Her inner monologue must have been IT'S FOR YOUR CAREER TAL IT'S FOR YOUR CAREER TAL IT'S FOR YOUR CAREER TAL
that's exactly what I thought. How is that really a good question, girl playing bass, and he says it several times. Young person, playing her songs, with Vinnie on drums and Jason on keys, I mean, THAT is a monster trio right there. Holy moly.
All I can say is WOW! She has great feel, and I can tell from looking at her face that she feels her music like the rest of us Ol'skool die hards! I'm a fan :-)
What’s even more depressing is he used to host the Australian version of MTV many moons ago... how do you do that for years and not know shit about music? Having met him I can say he’s an absolute knob, something he displays here by being condescending as f#ck to her... no surprise
Some people get the gift, not all of them know how to use the gift. This little lady is gifted and extremely talented and will go down as one of the best ever. She'll be right up there with Jaco in a few years. Hopefully she won't get distracted by the rock and roll lifestyle and all the excesses it can offer. Hats off to Tal, she's got "IT"!!
and 8 years since your comment, she is still going strong, writing albums and performing bass, guitar and vocal parts! Very much an entity of her own and it's great to see
I can hear so much influence in her playing, yet melds it all into something uniquely hers, already at this young age. I hear Jaco, East, Baily, even a bit of Patitucci and Paladino. I'd LOVE to Tal rip it up on a fretless. This girl has got it going on. Can you even imagine being this passionate and ending up in Jeff Beck's band, at her age???
It _IS_ Colaiuta! WOW! This girl is SO well connected. She's played with Dweezil, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and _God knows_ who else! Man! lf Jaco were alive today! XD
Funny he mentions bass as an "unusual" instrument for a young lady--I've been teaching Middle School strings for almost 2 decades, and some of my best bass players have been girls.
stringendo1 I'm an old man now and have been playing bass since 1972. Before that I started playing piano at age 6 and finished when I got to do my A-MUS. I taught myself how to play bass. The point I'm getting to is, that I was surrounded by more talented musicians who were all GIRLS. Wilko is just a presenter and I doubt he's been anything else.
That's the problem; perpetuating stereotypes just because somebody's Neanderthal uncle thinks like that. My experience has been the opposite, so I SURELY don't think that way.
I've been playing guitar mainly for right at 50 years now and have been involved in playing bass for about 46-47 years as well... I have NEVER experienced or heard anybody ever making fun of or belittling the bass guitar.... I have been involved somewhat in the music world for most of those years in Rock, Hard Rock Metal and some Heavy Metal, and one thing is for certain here..... This interviewer has no clue as to what he's talking about..... Her reaction to his claim kind of tells it all... She laugh/chuckled in shock that that came out of his mouth. She IS an absolute Blessed musician.
yeah man, it was cringeworthy watching him and showed that he knew nothing about music. A very naïve and narrow minded man. He's likely a racist as well.
As much as this album exceeded my every expectation, her second release was a complete disappointment. Tal has so much vision, skill, and passion that I wonder why she felt digressing into folk, pop and vocals was the right shift. I truly hope she finds her way back to jazz.
yeah, I feel you on that. Transformation is great. her new stuff was just a diversion. she made a bid of popularity. but she still does jazz. she toured with Herbie Hancock not long ago. I'd love for her to do another jazz record though.
Perhaps those who poked the thumb-down button just don't get it. Truly fine music is often not appreciated by those without the capacity to feel it. To me, this performance was a real treat. It took me back to KRE-FM in Berkeley and RTF. I honestly would have guessed she was Stanley Clarke, had I been blindfolded... She is truly a gift (Thank you, Tal) I look forward to hearing more of what she does in the future. I am always blown away by her performances
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Tal is a gift to all music lovers...….she is an incredible Artist...….
All the power to her ,I could watch/ listen to her all day long.
So many fantastic women bass players recently have come to the fore. Tal, Esperanza Spalding, Rohini Dey, Juno Serita ... This is wonderful!
There are a number of other female virtuoso bass players. Tal Wilkenfeld's appeal is not from being any type of virtuoso, but, rather, from being a bassist who has "chops," but also substantial, intelligent musical taste.
@Martin Katz, Agreed, and as you mentioned others girl bassists. Shout out to a young lady from Mumbai. "Mohini Dey"
@@216Numbskull mohini dey is well below tal as a musician, she is a virtuoso but i dont see harmony in his music, only a trial to be the fastest bass player.
Depends on your definition of "virtuoso". For as far as I can see she is a true musician with more then enough "virtuosity" in terms of fingerspeed.
You’re probably a virtuoso if you can impress Jeff Beck when you’re already in his band.
Saw her first on Jeff Beck Live at Ronnie Scott’s. Blew me away ever since. She’s one of the best in the world.
You’ve heard every bass player in the world and matched notes?😳
Bit of an exaggeration! eh what??? cheers
@@morganclare4704 no, no eagerations. she has been awarded as the best female bass player in the world.
AND THE MONKEES OUT SOLD THE BEATLES 2 YEARS IN A ROW. cheers
@@whynottalklikeapirat what are you blithering on about? It’s obvious she is ONE Of the best bassists in the world. Not just female bassists either.
If you are a bass player and this doesn't inspire you then nothing will. She is incredible!
So much grace in the bass way of playing. Great musician.
I love that expression on her face when she's playing... her mouth just says "yea I got this, I'm gettn' it gettn' it" "this is my bass, this is my sound" "dig this shit right here" lol LOVE IT
And what can you say about one of the 5 finest drummers alive! Always brilliant, Vinnie!
Tal is just amazing. I'm most blown away with the vibrato she pulls off on a fretted bass that only seems possible on a fretless. Incredible performance.
I’m hard to impress - yet I’m impressed!! She’s got music in her bones. I own her first album, Serendipity and give it a high 8/10. I plan on buying her future releases. Kudos to the musicians backing her. They’re exceptional as well!
I love her finger style. Her playing has so many passion. It's seriously impressive. Line is so creative and beautiful, and Tone is so hot!!! She knows how to play finger bass!!!!!!
I Love you Tal, your smile is radiant as your bass playing is great. You don't get to play with the great Jeff Beck and all the other masters you have played with by accident, but by musical brilliance. May you continue with your great career and a life of happiness and well being that culminates in full Enlightenment.
Me encanta el sonido y sus maneras de tocar...ahhhh...y el ritmo que lleva..OOOOLLLEEEE..ella.
A sus pies madmoiselle..
She is so absorbed in her music that it shows in her face and movements. I love her. Inspiring. Brilliant.
When you get Vinnie Colaiuta to play drums for you, you know you have something special. And that’s just one example
I bow before thee, O, Tal Wilkenfeld! Tremendous technique and technicality, but also so harmonious, flavorful, and tasty!
She watches the camera like she wants us that watch this clip to feel that great groove she's in! I love musicians that have that kind of intensity. Great song, very talented bass player fo' suh
Vinnie is CRUSHING it that back there while still letting Tal shine...insane playing
Took me ten years of watching this to realise it’s Vinnie . I also remember watching this live on morning tv as a 13 year old I guess
She's good enough to tour with Jeff Beck. Nothing more need be said.
ShikataGaNai100 What about ChickCorea and AllmanBros...?
+ShikataGaNai100 Jeff Beck is good enough to tour with her... Enough said... xD
+Diego De León Are you sick dude ? Jeff beck is 1 of the best guitar players in this world.
If there was a top 10 of the best guitar players, he is one of them
I know, but Tal is Tal and bass is bass, there is no argument... xD
She might be the next Entwisle!
She has such joy when she plays. One of the many reasons I love her
My daughter and I are big fans. Tal does great work. So fun to hear her. So excellent. Works with such excellent musicians. I’m always knocked out.
It's great to see solid bass playing that doesn't involve slap..
Chan Foresman ...LOL...good point.....maybe it's because she's as far as possible from Larry Graham, physically?
Chan Foresman I agree, almost every bass solo or whatever must contain some kind of slapping and I hate that sound so much.. It's like "I always wanted to be a drummer but I couldn't, so I'll play drums on my bass"
Chan Foresman you sound like a salty guy who feels the need to b negative in order to hie his insecurity
She doesn't need to slap because no.1 it doesn't compliment the music and no.2 she has a damn good drummer.
Slap haters- cant slap themselves.
Only one word arguably comes to mind-WOW!! I could listen to and watch her for hours!! So incredible!!!
She's truly a music prodigy.
I listen. Over and over and over...amazed...
This proves you are born with natural talent or not.... with a little nurturing you get this... Splendid. She has really grown up, doing her own music and singing... Of course she plays with Jeff Beck. And so young... Hope to see her for a long time.
That "little nurturing" includes years of hours a day practicing and playing.
You have to have some "natural talent", Hard work does follow. Those without any natural talent won't get far.
What a song of this bass!?!? Girl...God bless u, every day...the song of the Gods of music....thank u for this 5:23 minutes in my life!
Blows me away everytime i see or hear her. Utterly unique new style she brings to the table. Her J BASS is almost as big as she at this age. I love that she is not just a speed pickeer. She plays so you can hear her notes.
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Yeeee ... she can play, wow! Great music - love it!
Goota love lil Tal ! Always smiling in her groove!!!!!!!!!!
Tal is a sweetheart ❤❤ and and incredible bass player
OMG Tal, you are an amazingly talented and beautiful musician! I first watched you play with Jeff Beck '07 tour, and loved your contribution to the group. My favorite Bass players are Jaco, Stanley, Alphonso, Jack, Les, these are my favorite bass players, and now here you are. I just picked up the JB DVD at Ronnie Scott's, and the deluxe edition of the CD, and I am very excited to watch you play. I just watched the video from your solo album, and loved your performance. Outstanding! You are my favorite new bass player! Love your work! Beautiful!
The tone, the pocket, the phrasing, the groove, the joy...I am in love. She is still single...there is hope for me.
Bass is key in whatever style of music especially rock ∞ Tal is very talented and made the right choices! ∞
I'm a bassist woman too...and I say : Tal you go girl !, just that =)
She's just one of my fav, idoles, she's very simple, and she plays like a godess, that why I really like her; music need that kind of people.
Very TALented young person - dear and sweet too.
nyuck nyuck nyuck lol
This young lady is talented and very gifted. Every musician who loves music and gets into it can relate to her facial expressions and movements. Some of the ignorance stated below just shows how greatness could smack them and they wouldn't know it it!
Still mystifies me how 2 kids can equally live for music, yet one becomes a virtuoso by 18 and the other is still chipping away at it decades later.
She’s just a phenom!
Es maravillosa, que bueno que le has encontrado , añossssssssss sin escucharle. Gracias mi cielo , eres lo máximo. Abrazos
Not just one of the best bass players, but she looks so happy when she's playing....THAT is what it's all about.
I love when she played with Jeff Beck. It seemed that they were having the time of their life. The smiles that they gave one another were priceless. Man, I miss Jeff Beck, so happy for old footage
@@rogerwilliams5382 👍👍
holy shit l that was spot on ... the tricky timing bit was flawless ... and i LOVE the tonal shit you got going on with the right hand power and left hand pressure , just wonderful
she's got killer musical phrasing and feel, and great tone, none of that rubber band snappy slappy non sense, she's very enjoyable to listen to
Been Lovin' Tal since 2009......she can play on anybody's set !!
Oh by the way, thats just Vinnie Colaiuta on drums....she has a true cutting edge drummer playing behind her to support her solo performance, Kinda tells you the level of musician Tal is - the best in the business play with her
Zappa alumni....nuff said
I thought the drummer was a local Aussie Vinnie style player. But its really Vinnie himself. Wow. Its like seeing a high school band student up there on stage then thinking holy moelly she's that good. Shatters preconceived beliefs.👍
Frank Zappa was asked "how do you get the London Symphony Orchestra to play your music?" He answered, "you pay them". "But they're a pretty prestigous orchestra". "you pay them a lot". Tal is great, so don't misinterpret this, but Vinnie is an incredible session player that has made a great living because he's good enough to command a high price. He seems to really enjoy the gigs I've seen him play, but "the best in the business play with her" doesn't tell you anything, except that she's an honorable person whose checks don't bounce, and successful and intelligent enough to spring for the best players.
@@Gregorypeckory Actually, you're wrong about that. Don't get me wrong, he gets paid, but Vinnie found her. Not the other way around and he basically got her the Jeff Beck gig, Dweezle Zappa and several others. A lot of famous musicians have taken her under their wing because they see something in her that warrants it. It's not all about the money.
@@somersetcace1 I didn't intend to imply anything about how they met, nor that Vinnie doesn't appreciate her talents, nor recommend her for great gigs, all of which I don't doubt.
But I stand by pushing back on the implication that the fact that Vinnie was on the gig is proof of her greatness; it is proof that he was hired and showed up, because everyone involved is a pro musician, and they care about their reputation. Obviously Vinnie is unlikely to be hired by hacks (probably not many could afford him anyway), but you have to judge musicians on how they sound, not who they hired for a gig.
I've been around for a while and I think Talk is probably the best I've listened to . Go baby !🤠😘
I love her game face. Really getting in to it is what matters.
One of her best performances I’ve seen yet. Love the kid.
Very tasty...reminds me of both Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke.
Oh she's totally influenced by Jaco.. She's mimicking his moves for gosh sakes
Jeff Beck agrees with you stating that she is another Jaco.
I would like to see her in a trio with Hirome and Senri Kawaguchi
LOL... no
I love how much she enjoys playing. She’s in the moment and very expressive.
I'm impressed by how much coverage she's getting with that 3 fingered fret board technique. Reminds me of Django Reinhart. She's very musical and has obviously been influenced by some of the great contemporary fusion players. She's still young and growing as a person. She'll be an even more mature player and musician in 10 years. Wow, to be backed by Vinnie C. at such a young age. It'll take years just to appreciate that fact.
Enjoyed this side of Tal most. Miss hearing it more
This is great. I can't say for sure because I'm from the US, but it appears as though this is a normal "morning' show over there. Such a great talent. I wish they would show stuff like this in the US on 'morning' shows.
Yep - this is from the regular "Today" show which is national from 7AM to 9AM. Basically like Good Morning America or the like. The guy interviewing her is Richard Wilkins, who (for no valid reason) has been the country's best-known entertainment reporter for the last 600 years
I love my country but our culture has gone down the toilet. If it was here it would be Miley Cyrus or Justin Beiber or the like.
I hesitate to say that they have 0 talent because they have a lot more money than I do but it's so depressing to look at the charts and see RAP dominating here and one has to look elsewhere for music of substance.
That's why Marty Friedman moved to Japan and if had the money he has I'd probably do the same thing.
I'll expand on my statement from the original post. I wish they would play good music on any medium over here, let alone TV.
Don't get the impression we are so enlightened... this was a rare aberration. Normally it is "Australian Idol" contestants and the like.
I see.. Wilkenfeld is WELL known in the industry too (not just with the jazz cats) so it's no surprise she got on there. It's still cool.
... plus, she's not too hard on the eyes so it doesn't appear to be a huge effort on their part. It's still pretty cool though :).
This girl is totally amazing and totally awesome. I really love the song killing me. YOU ROCK 👍😜
She smokes that bass for sure..Go Tal!!
A FULLY mature composition by a very young lass... bass chops quite formative even at this early stage. Gawd, I certainly wish intsrumentalists like her could gain so much more exposure and recognition.
If Vinnie is willing to back you up without any acknowledgment on TV, you must be really something
VINNIE IS THE MAN!
He has a thing for bass players who lead the band.
Fantastica!!! Y....como me recuerda a Jaco Pastorius.
Colaiuta la ayuda bastante ambientando.
Muy pero muy bueno!!!
Both the drummer and keyboardist along with Tal are all from Jeff Beck Group. Awesome music.
what a talent, what an awesome composition an what an outstanding band!!
Seeing as she was the featured player, I wish they'd turned up her amp before the gig!!
Great❤❤❤
such underrated intstrument..and she can make it live..
"Such an underrated instrument"
Not in the world of Jazz/Funk/Fusion it isn't!
Underated....some treat bass that way but over my 60 years of music appreciation I have many times been with people who barely hear the bass while my ears are focused on picking out the bass line and seeing if the musician(s) with their name on the marquee are able to stay with someone like Tal.
great great !!!!!!! fantastic musician
Shes a prodigy. Amazing Tal-Ent.
Lovely composition.!!!, Nicely done Tal and friends.!!!
Whoever thumbed this down, you don't deserve to listen to music.
Probably thumbing down the interviewer.
Jealous guys
So trippy watching this again..finally going to see Tal live this Friday! I bought Transformation 12 years ago (!) and am a long time fan since her appearance with Jeff Beck on Crossroads blew me away...! Love her new stuff, too. Totally different genre but she owns it just like she owned her jazz/fusion stuff. Love Remains is a great album; if you haven't checked it out, do so!
Kick it Tal!!! Tell that interviewer to shut up. A musician is a musician,gender doesn't matter!
beautiful amazing phrasing. A new bass hero.
Seriously... an instrument unusual for a young lady to pick up. Can we get more condescending? Stop it.
Richard Wilkins was always a dickhead.
well i hate to say it but its true...you don't see many young ladies that play bass at all out there. That's not to say that they are there, and many are extremely talented. Example A in the video above :P
it is unusual. Playing this kind of music so close to the bridge for so long takes a lot of endurance. I'm an in-shape guy who can barely do this stuff. That is why there aren't many attractive female bassists, whereas there are a ton of great looking guitar shredders.
C'mon... I'm female myself and I love to play the bass. I just don't like to upload stuff. I do it for fun and I'm sure most people do the same.
She is about the music and went for the best instrument for her, bridge problem or not, she works it! I also agree with the condescending attitude of the interviewer who has probably never seen a girl play anything apart from the flute or the harp!
Fantastic ... I like this a lot .. Her roots are Jazz .. Great sounding Bass Guitar Cutting thru the mix !! !
she must be some kind of pat metheny relative,
because of her respetable and humble actitud and presence.
cela fait plaisir
et quel plaisir !!!!!!
une révélation musicale !!!!!!!
good job for later !!!!!!
the best in the world no doubt. period.
precise word choice.
thank you,i see w are in the same fan base. lol
Jeff Beck's bass player and his drummer of choice. Seriously cool musos. Thanks for sharing.
"So, you're a young lady playing the bass. How does it feel to be a young lady playing the bass? Fantastic. Well, here's a young lady playing the bass, who the FUCK would have expected that." Her inner monologue must have been IT'S FOR YOUR CAREER TAL IT'S FOR YOUR CAREER TAL IT'S FOR YOUR CAREER TAL
that's exactly what I thought. How is that really a good question, girl playing bass, and he says it several times. Young person, playing her songs, with Vinnie on drums and Jason on keys, I mean, THAT is a monster trio right there. Holy moly.
The interviewer is an absolute moron. Why exactly is the bass an "unusual instrument for a young lady to play"? What would you have her play, asshole?
All I can say is WOW! She has great feel, and I can tell from looking at her face that she feels her music like the rest of us Ol'skool die hards! I'm a fan :-)
Tal's just great, as always, skip the interviewer, he should stick to announcing the weather.
Sublimely marvellous all!
is that vinnie behind the drums??
Es una chica muy talentosa y ademas carismatica y bellisima...... tiene un gran futuro por delante...
She really reminds me of Jaco when you watch him perform...
imádom őt hallgatni és nézni!
Interviewer is pretty crap. But this girl can play the crap out of that thing!!!
Just that guy just couldn't get over the fact that a girl played bass! haha dork
He didn't even pointed out that the drummer was Winnie Colaiuta. He deserved to be presented to the public. He's the best living drummer, fuck!!!
Wish he knew how to shut up
What’s even more depressing is he used to host the Australian version of MTV many moons ago... how do you do that for years and not know shit about music? Having met him I can say he’s an absolute knob, something he displays here by being condescending as f#ck to her... no surprise
Some people get the gift, not all of them know how to use the gift.
This little lady is gifted and extremely talented and will go down as one of the best ever. She'll be right up there with Jaco in a few years. Hopefully she won't get distracted by the rock and roll lifestyle and all the excesses it can offer.
Hats off to Tal, she's got "IT"!!
and 8 years since your comment, she is still going strong, writing albums and performing bass, guitar and vocal parts! Very much an entity of her own and it's great to see
I can hear so much influence in her playing, yet melds it all into something uniquely hers, already at this young age. I hear Jaco, East, Baily, even a bit of Patitucci and Paladino. I'd LOVE to Tal rip it up on a fretless. This girl has got it going on. Can you even imagine being this passionate and ending up in Jeff Beck's band, at her age???
That track sounds so fun to play. Great stuff.
what a terrible host!
Tal is amazing, love this xD
Sick pocket playing. Everything is just placed perfectly. This is the best kind of bass player to jam with, by far.
Vinnie Colaiuta in the drums????????????????? FUCK MY LIFE...
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+cnarro890 hearing Vinnie play *will* humble a drummer quick.
+cnarro890 they played togheter with Jaff Beck...
It _IS_ Colaiuta! WOW! This girl is SO well connected. She's played with Dweezil, Herbie Hancock, Prince, and _God knows_ who else! Man! lf Jaco were alive today! XD
She did because she's among the best 5 bass players of all times, if not THE best. Herbie Hancock, Jeff Beck Winnie know that.
This made me shed tears. That was amazing
Funny he mentions bass as an "unusual" instrument for a young lady--I've been teaching Middle School strings for almost 2 decades, and some of my best bass players have been girls.
stringendo1 Richard Wilkins is a sexist idiot, without a musical bone in his body..
stringendo1 I'm an old man now and have been playing bass since 1972. Before that I started playing piano at age 6 and finished when I got to do my A-MUS. I taught myself how to play bass. The point I'm getting to is, that I was surrounded by more talented musicians who were all GIRLS. Wilko is just a presenter and I doubt he's been anything else.
I don`t think he is sexist, he is just speaking out, what most people think (but would be afraid to ask)...
That's the problem; perpetuating stereotypes just because somebody's Neanderthal uncle thinks like that. My experience has been the opposite, so I SURELY don't think that way.
I love it when white dudes say something isn't sexist. As if they know what it looks like, from experience.
I've been playing guitar mainly for right at 50 years now and have been involved in playing bass for about 46-47 years as well... I have NEVER experienced or heard anybody ever making fun of or belittling the bass guitar.... I have been involved somewhat in the music world for most of those years in Rock, Hard Rock Metal and some Heavy Metal, and one thing is for certain here..... This interviewer has no clue as to what he's talking about..... Her reaction to his claim kind of tells it all... She laugh/chuckled in shock that that came out of his mouth. She IS an absolute Blessed musician.
She loves those octaves. Isnt the interviewer a real dip? So condescending. "Should a little girl like you really be playing a man's instrument?"
yeah man, it was cringeworthy watching him and showed that he knew nothing about music. A very naïve and narrow minded man. He's likely a racist as well.
Superb sound, playing and attitude.
As much as this album exceeded my every expectation, her second release was a complete disappointment. Tal has so much vision, skill, and passion that I wonder why she felt digressing into folk, pop and vocals was the right shift. I truly hope she finds her way back to jazz.
I completely agree. She could be a huge name in the jazz scene right now if she had kept up with this type of stuff.
yeah, I feel you on that. Transformation is great. her new stuff was just a diversion. she made a bid of popularity. but she still does jazz. she toured with Herbie Hancock not long ago. I'd love for her to do another jazz record though.
Absolutely brilliant !!! How come there are 71 disliked here ? Dont they understand talent ???
Perhaps those who poked the thumb-down button just don't get it. Truly fine music is often not appreciated by those without the capacity to feel it. To me, this performance was a real treat. It took me back to KRE-FM in Berkeley and RTF. I honestly would have guessed she was Stanley Clarke, had I been blindfolded... She is truly a gift (Thank you, Tal) I look forward to hearing more of what she does in the future. I am always blown away by her performances
"In rock bands people will make fun of the bass" ???????????????????????????? Where this guy took that from? Ridiculous.
"a bassist is just a failed guitarist."
--Frank Zappa
ridiculous
+Gabriel Costa www.talkbass.com/threads/bass-player-jokes.745190/
funny, I thought drummers had that fame
No shit... how do you get a drummer off your porch? Pay him for the pizza.
the best jazz bassist i love her