that's not a child, that's a 60 year old jazz legend that squeezed himself into a small boy-sized costume. I'm an instant fan of this kid, he's incredible!
Jon Batiste has followed Jude"Keyz" socials since Kelly Clarkson introduced him to the world on her show awhile ago! Jude was mentored by Kelly's musical director and Google concerts he's played with celebrities, like Cissy Houston RIP😢
This is an old time, reincarnated 1930s jazz piano player who came back to punk everyone. Listen to him talk. His polite expressions and that LAUGH is the giveaway - he comes from another age! This is an old soul having a go of it! 😅😅😅🎹
I almost non jokingly got that feeling of woah this is wild made me think of stories ive seen of children having vivid memories of events and people that could be fact checked and things like that around the whole reincarnation thing. More likely than not he's just got some incredible mental gifts. Still the older I get the more I wonder about things less scientific.
@@thefiftyyearoldfourtwentyg7377agree. Prince started playing at 3 and mj was in diapers when he started showing musical ability. It's amazing. It's not just with music. Some people are just born to do certain things. Michael jordan is the only person in his family that is tall. He's 6'6 and everyone else is 6ft or under. He was born to play basketball.
With this inherited disease, why did you breed either one of you should not have bread to make a child results of course the child wound up with this disease why did you do this? In the case of Jude he was a preemie. You have no excuse. We breed our animals with for more knowledge and breeding the best of the best. You should have been both sterilized.
I am pianist. The first time I heard him he blows my mind. Its a joke that a kid 3 o 4 years younger than now could feel jazz tensions like that. It is magic becouse the brain needs to grow for process that type of information. Its high level harmony. Sorry for my english. I am fron spain. He will be a legend for sure.
Not necessarily. He certainly has the ABILITY to be a legend. But although the stuff he is playing is virtuoso level it is nothing ground breaking. As it stands he is playing in the style of Oscar Peterson. Will he break new ground or will he just fall within a bracket? What passes for brilliance at 12 becomes pretty ordinary at 24. Not to mention a higher risk probability of being burnout at covering so much ground at such a young age.
What a gift for his parents. To struggle for so many years in and out of hospitals, not knowing what would become of your child. To find out that he not only will live, but will undoubtely live an extradorinary life.
Wow. He’s not only a great pianist but also exudes confidence, speaks with a maturity beyond his years, and possesses better interpersonal skills than most adults I know.
@@rogerroger4816not necessarily, if you’ve ever met a player with perfect pitch? They don’t necessarily need to listen to crazy amounts, their understanding of sound is nearly otherworldly, he just got gifted his first proper piano about a year just over or so ago, I don’t even think his Dad is particularly musical, he was just figuring stuff out off the cuff
@@rogerroger4816 I don’t want to imagine how wretched your life must be to read this comment and feel the need to enforce your personal understanding of positivity to the point where you had to type that out.
Your understanding of the human mind is fundamentally flawed. We dont create from nothing. Thats impossible. Just because you can't see the origin doesnt mean it doesnt exist. @@Sir_P
This has all the hallmarks of someone who has listened extensively to all the jazz greats. He didn't magically know the chords from the bass line, he just recognized what any remotely experienced pianist would recognize -- a standard blues progression. That doesn't diminish his ability or how impressive he is, but it's impossible to listen to him and not hear his influences.
Notice when they do something cool. People point out exactly where the kid is from. But they say Black Americans 🇺🇸 are creating division because we claim we’re different from all other so called blacks 😂😂🤷🏾♂️
Big shout-out to those doctors and nurses. Because if this child didn't survive we will have lost such a great talent. And a big respect to his dad for always been there for him❤❤❤ much love.
His improvise playing is littered with 'expensive' chords and notes, that fit together perfectly... I just don't understand how he can do that at 12 with just 4 years playing. It is beyond incredible
When he said nobody taught him how to play and he just sat at the keys… and you know! That made me so emotional. His talent is amazing and he’s such a great young man.
its wild how when people dedicate themselves to something how good they can become in a relatively short amount of time. I wish more people found a passion and pursued it as relentlessly as this boy does.
@@jeremyrising Ehh, this is more of a supernatural gift, even practicing four hours a day for three years straight, and I couldn't even attempt to play a percent of that by ear alone without ever having heard the song before at that stage.
Oh my goodness he’s been here before what ancestral family decided to come back through this young man. He has an old soul. I love his laughter and his voice.
You guys don’t understand….the kind of experience you need to have to be this quick and sharp to even know what to play with this song is nothing compared to Jude’s years of experience…Man this is pure talent right here..he’s gifted ❤
It's not "experience." Many autistic prodigies are self taught or begin showing an extraordinary aptitude for learning as toddlers. No toddler has "experience." Many autistic people have an infinite ability for pattern recognition. This is why they're able to replicate sounds nearly 'perfectly' as well as other areas of study like math patterns, etc.
no, he worked at ut and practiced, its not aguift its just practice, hes been playing for 8 hours a day or more for 8 years now. c since he was 4. thats 28k hours of playing time. mosty oro musicians dont get that much time in ten years.
I am a father to a 5 year old boy. He is the joy of my life. Seeing your father witness you thrive and enjoy life makes me feel so good. We fathers live for these moments. I am so proud of you.
I've played keyboards for about 40 years (I'm 49). I'm a fairly advanced keyboardist... This kid is better than me at 12, having only played for 4 years. Beautiful, exceptional, outstanding talent!!!
That's incredible. I don't know how to play keys but I'm sure it's humbling seeing this 12yo absolutely kill it. It happens in my line of music too. I play the snare drum in a pipe band and the kids nowadays know everything and show us (27yo) old timers up. The future is bright.
Yeah I've been playing for years, practically every single day and just am nowhere near that level nor do I think I ever will be. He is gifted with something special.
The amount of self assurance this kid projects is off the charts. And it's not ego. He's really quite carfree, like he was YOUNGER than his 12 years, even while communicating like someone much, much older. Maybe this is what being a Bach or a Mozart looks like...
I first saw this young man featured on, Steve Hartman, On The Road. His story is AMAZING! His dad had an old keyboard in his basement, one day he heard Jude playing the old keyboard. His dad was so shocked at how good he was, that he went out and purchased a newer keyboard. His story gets better, a neighbor heard him constantly playing, came to their house, and introduced himself. The neighbor, gifted the young man, a piano he had in his home, used his inheritance to fine tune the piano, and promised to keep the piano serviced, as long as he’s alive. Jude’s parents were so grateful. Jude is autistic, and is a little genius in the making.
2:02 "... but it is simple though." And felt like I should jump off a bridge. The kid is already a legend not only for how he plays, but for how he interacts and puts all together.
This kid was born old, honestly he was fighting his age in that young body, he needed to adjust for those 8 years, he then remembered who he was and decided to continue where he left off...amazingly gifted.
Way to disregard the kid & replace him with your favourite mythological trope, real humanising. This is why cognitive development is such a neglected field of study, people are more willing to believe in reincarnation than have to learn about real, living people.
@@christofthedead Uh, no, he's more right than what you give him credit for, because in neurophysiology, the development it would take to build the muscle memory to play like that is at the very least, a decade's worth of knowledge. It is scientifically impossible to achieve that level of skill in just four years due to the way the brain works in collating information and building kinetic responses to it through muscle development.
He seems like a truly rare talent. Often people that have that kind of natural ability have other mental sacrifices but he is just feeling and loving every minute. Forget about his piano ability, his ability to enjoy the moment is even more impresssive, his personality seems to be the extra component that lifts his playing and his whole persona. I’d worry that being so talented he might feel the need to grow up quickly but I can imagine him as a 50yr old with that same joyous, childlike enjoyment…. basically I’m just trying to say he’s very cool and I’m glad he exists.
@@jacobpaint Jude is autistic, as well as having suffered from heart trouble in infancy. I suspect Noel may have been suggesting that Jude's talent does in fact come with other mental sacrifices.
@@tedpreston4155 autism is of course a spectrum and to say that someone is autistic is just a choice by doctors to define someone as further to one end of that spectrum to a degree that it causes them issues in their life. I know enough people who are autistic and it’s more of a difference in their thinking than a limitation. I don’t know if Jude is autistic or not and if he is I don’t know to what degree and in what ways so I can only take him as I find him. Autism can also unlock other benefits for some people, as far as I can see in this video any benefits of his personality seem to outweigh the negatives, autism or not… but maybe these videos are edited to show him in a positive light, I could only guess at such things so I will just take it at face value.
I hope Mr. Baptiste hears this. This kid is absolutely amazing. My son was also a premie (born at 24weeks) and had surgery. This youngman's story hits so close to home, and his laugh is infectious. Thank you for exposing us to him and his joy, @pianote
This is beyond incredible, He is a gift from the music God, and his mission is to make people happy and joy. He was struggled in the beginning because he is sent from somewhere else, and now he’s on his way to become one of the greatest in this world. I am very lucky to live and see this. ❤❤
@@masteroogway2853 Gift is something you're given or receive, often from someone else. It can be a physical object, an experience, or even an ability. Talent is a natural ability or aptitude that you're born with. It's something you're good at doing without much effort. In a nutshell: A gift is something you receive, while a talent is something you possess.
I’ve taught music, I’ve told people there not any natural musical gifts just hard work and fun…. I’m wrong. I feel inadequate to a 12 year old. Yet love his laugh and joy in his music.
Anyone else peep that he has Jon Batiste’s Aura? Always happy and smiling. Thank you for entertaining us with your phenomenal skills and awesome job giving back. God bless his support system 👏🏾❤.
WOW WOW WOW... You are right Jude is a prodigy. AND a genius!!!! I loved his playing. He also seems like a fantastic person. Bless him and his Dad and Mom.
What a sweet and special kid! I smiled the whole time he played, and at the end when he laughed, I laughed. (His laughter is contagious.) He is a miracle child, but I think he helped it along. ❤🥰
Jude was born for this. He was probably rehearsing before he was born His mother may not have been able to sit. What a big laugh he ushers out of his mouth. So joyful. Great piano player.
Before he even starts properly playing through - what a deep voice. At 12. This kid will grow up to be an awesome bass singer, if he starts singing along his playing we're sooooo in for a treat!
Pure unadulterated joy from thata young man is such a pleasure to see. God has blessed him 10 fold from what his early life was. Keep on making great music young man!
A gifted child!! God bless and protect him forever!!! 🔝🙏 there must be other ones like him in other arts that are not having appropriate opportunities.
I think this charming, fun boy is a an old soul genius Jazz player, wow! After all his suffering from illness he's as bright as the sun living his best and special life. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤ xxx
that's not a child, that's a 60 year old jazz legend that squeezed himself into a small boy-sized costume. I'm an instant fan of this kid, he's incredible!
Right? Can’t fool us, UA-cam!
First Joey Alexander and now Jude Keyz, these prodigies are getting younger and younger 😅
😂😂
He's pretty good. But not nearly as good as a professional. It's basic blues, and his playing is stilted and immature. But good for his age.
@@SamIAm-kz4hghater
What he actually said in the intro: "I'm Jude Kofie, I'm 12 years old, and I've been playing the keyboard almost 40 years now"
Yep - checks out.
😂😂😂
He said 4 years actually!
"been playing since my past life"... That's what I heard. Lol
He said that in awkwafina’s voice
His laugh is the best. Pure joy.
Jude’s laughing compilation at the end of the video is the best!
@@PianoteOfficial AH Ha!
Old soul laugh.
Ikr. I can live my whole life just listening to him laugh and play the piano. I hope nothing will ever change him on the way to adulthood.
I'm gonna record his laugh as my ringtone haha!
I would love to see him with Jon Baptiste
That's the same thought that went through my mind! I haven't bought an album for years, but I'd buy that one!
I am convinced that Jon Baptiste would be honored to play with this miraculous young man! 🫶❤️💥
Oh hell yea!
Jon Batiste has followed Jude"Keyz" socials since Kelly Clarkson introduced him to the world on her show awhile ago! Jude was mentored by Kelly's musical director and Google concerts he's played with celebrities, like Cissy Houston RIP😢
he’s a little like Jon Baptist.. polite, happy, super talented, awesome vibe, and mischievous !
Only 4 years. Only 12 years old. Nowhere close his peak. Sooooo many years left to become one of the best there ever was.
Shine bright, Jude.
This is an old time, reincarnated 1930s jazz piano player who came back to punk everyone. Listen to him talk. His polite expressions and that LAUGH is the giveaway - he comes from another age! This is an old soul having a go of it! 😅😅😅🎹
yeah that laugh hit different FR
Frightening😂 but cool But frightening
I almost non jokingly got that feeling of woah this is wild made me think of stories ive seen of children having vivid memories of events and people that could be fact checked and things like that around the whole reincarnation thing. More likely than not he's just got some incredible mental gifts. Still the older I get the more I wonder about things less scientific.
Facts
This is why I believe we reincarnate. Wild
It's hard to believe that this kid has only 4 years of piano playing experience
He's amazing
I am a firm believer that some humans are born with Music in their soul
Prince Michael Jackson & so many others were BORN to play Music
@@thefiftyyearoldfourtwentyg7377agree. Prince started playing at 3 and mj was in diapers when he started showing musical ability. It's amazing. It's not just with music. Some people are just born to do certain things. Michael jordan is the only person in his family that is tall. He's 6'6 and everyone else is 6ft or under. He was born to play basketball.
He has a form of autism and he's SO gifted. He doesn't read music.
He said he's been playing for 4 years. 8+4=12. He started playing when he was 8; when the feeding tube was removed.
@@paulinesims8652 I put 4 years 😊
This kid is an old soul, the way he talks and behaves. Wow
Pensei a mesma coisa! É uma benção de inteligência! ❤❤😂
miles...
OSCAR PETERSON CANT YOU HEAR IT ?
wait...hear me out. didn't he got a hear transplant? I...huh
@@Seikushim0🤔 I think it was just a valve repair
My wife myself and my son all were born with congenital heart defects and seeing this kid succeed makes me so happy as a dad and a jazz musician ❤
With this inherited disease, why did you breed either one of you should not have bread to make a child results of course the child wound up with this disease why did you do this? In the case of Jude he was a preemie. You have no excuse. We breed our animals with for more knowledge and breeding the best of the best. You should have been both sterilized.
child prodigy jamming to the music of another child prodigy (grown). Awesome. I like this kid's energy too, very positive.
I just watched this kid. Now, feeling a Tru new blessing just entered my life and soul. I will keep him as referrence!
I am pianist. The first time I heard him he blows my mind. Its a joke that a kid 3 o 4 years younger than now could feel jazz tensions like that. It is magic becouse the brain needs to grow for process that type of information. Its high level harmony. Sorry for my english. I am fron spain. He will be a legend for sure.
Not necessarily. He certainly has the ABILITY to be a legend. But although the stuff he is playing is virtuoso level it is nothing ground breaking. As it stands he is playing in the style of Oscar Peterson. Will he break new ground or will he just fall within a bracket? What passes for brilliance at 12 becomes pretty ordinary at 24. Not to mention a higher risk probability of being burnout at covering so much ground at such a young age.
Sir until you told us that your English was not good, i'd have never known. You wrote really well.
I know folks here is the U.S. that write waaay worse. Me for example.
Hater for no reason @@universalman5861
And he said it was a “simple” song
What a gift for his parents. To struggle for so many years in and out of hospitals, not knowing what would become of your child. To find out that he not only will live, but will undoubtely live an extradorinary life.
❤❤
❤❤❤🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Amen. Thank God for the blessings!💪🏾🙏🏿❤️
This is a gift given with the grace of God ,we heard and saw this miracle in Blind Tom .
@@robertsmith2944 is it also gods grace on all the cases where the kids just die instead? god isnt real.
"Pretty impressive" is underselling that skill. It is insane skill.
Just seeing his son so full of life almost brings the Dad to tears.
This kid's laugh is the BEST 😅😅 God bless his parents for creating this miracle child 🎶🎵🎵
They just gave him a good home in this world, God created him and then he created himself through many incarnations.
🙂💕☀️
@@LichtAnker.There is no “god.” It’s about science not superstition.
Wow. He’s not only a great pianist but also exudes confidence, speaks with a maturity beyond his years, and possesses better interpersonal skills than most adults I know.
Very true. Genius stuff.
his entire demeanor is like a cartoon wise turtle and I love that
That's not confidence it's arrogance
Stylish dresses too!
Wouldn't you be? @@larrynelson4909
His “woooo”s are pure joy. He’s like y’all hearing what I’m hearing 😂
🙌😁🤌💯🔥💪🙌
They do this in Irish music too - sounds like “eeeeee!-yah!” Session and improv is so amazing!
Imagine all the music he hasn't heard, not influencing his style at all and he is just drawing from pure creativity. Wow.
I think that he already listened to more music than you'll ever do
@@rogerroger4816not necessarily, if you’ve ever met a player with perfect pitch? They don’t necessarily need to listen to crazy amounts, their understanding of sound is nearly otherworldly, he just got gifted his first proper piano about a year just over or so ago, I don’t even think his Dad is particularly musical, he was just figuring stuff out off the cuff
@@rogerroger4816 I don’t want to imagine how wretched your life must be to read this comment and feel the need to enforce your personal understanding of positivity to the point where you had to type that out.
Your understanding of the human mind is fundamentally flawed. We dont create from nothing. Thats impossible. Just because you can't see the origin doesnt mean it doesnt exist. @@Sir_P
This has all the hallmarks of someone who has listened extensively to all the jazz greats. He didn't magically know the chords from the bass line, he just recognized what any remotely experienced pianist would recognize -- a standard blues progression.
That doesn't diminish his ability or how impressive he is, but it's impossible to listen to him and not hear his influences.
This is no kid. This man keeps coming back in the living world to bless us with piano music.
Jude’s making Ghana proud 🇬🇭
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Notice when they do something cool. People point out exactly where the kid is from. But they say Black Americans 🇺🇸 are creating division because we claim we’re different from all other so called blacks 😂😂🤷🏾♂️
He’s Ghana make everyone proud 😁
@@nickcarroll8565nice pun there 😂😂
He wouldn’t survive if he was born in Korle bu though🤷🏿♂️. We don’t deserve him.
Big shout-out to those doctors and nurses. Because if this child didn't survive we will have lost such a great talent. And a big respect to his dad for always been there for him❤❤❤ much love.
THIS CHILD WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALIVE IF ABORTION HAD BEEN CHOSEN .
His improvise playing is littered with 'expensive' chords and notes, that fit together perfectly... I just don't understand how he can do that at 12 with just 4 years playing. It is beyond incredible
Yeah, neurologically it's impossible to develop that naturally via muscle memory alone.
That laugh is the cherry on top. This kid is a gift to us all
This Kid was born with God-given natural talent.❤
There is no “god.” Just because you don’t understand how he does it - you don’t just make up some excuse like an imaginary sky daddy.
When he said nobody taught him how to play and he just sat at the keys… and you know! That made me so emotional. His talent is amazing and he’s such a great young man.
His laugh followed by “allrrrriiiight!!!!” Bless his heart! Such Talent!
12Years Old... Playing The Keyboard from 4years ...how is that possible ... that is a Small Genius Coming from another Galaxy.
No, he was playing for 4 years, so he started at 8 years old, even more impressive.
@@utha2665 yep my "Bad English"... just 4 Years Playing... even i was doing that for 4 years 24/7 probably i was able to reach 10% of his skills...
its wild how when people dedicate themselves to something how good they can become in a relatively short amount of time. I wish more people found a passion and pursued it as relentlessly as this boy does.
I've been playing for over 20 years and he's already technically better. That gives you perspective as to how advanced and what a genius he is.
@@jeremyrising Ehh, this is more of a supernatural gift, even practicing four hours a day for three years straight, and I couldn't even attempt to play a percent of that by ear alone without ever having heard the song before at that stage.
The Jude x Jon real life meet up is going to be a ball of positive joy!
What a collab that would be 🎉
The universe can't handle 2 such positive forces colliding...it would result in an explosion of rainbows and sunshine and music. 😂
I would weep.
Oh my goodness he’s been here before what ancestral family decided to come back through this young man. He has an old soul. I love his laughter and his voice.
talk about a gift from God, words can't describe the miracle this kid is!
Not just his playing that's mature - he talks like he's 15-20 years older.
Amazing kid.
Helicopter parents i hope not.
You guys don’t understand….the kind of experience you need to have to be this quick and sharp to even know what to play with this song is nothing compared to Jude’s years of experience…Man this is pure talent right here..he’s gifted ❤
It's not "experience." Many autistic prodigies are self taught or begin showing an extraordinary aptitude for learning as toddlers. No toddler has "experience." Many autistic people have an infinite ability for pattern recognition. This is why they're able to replicate sounds nearly 'perfectly' as well as other areas of study like math patterns, etc.
Yes indeed, you’re correct
no, he worked at ut and practiced, its not aguift its just practice, hes been playing for 8 hours a day or more for 8 years now. c since he was 4. thats 28k hours of playing time. mosty oro musicians dont get that much time in ten years.
@uncledeadhead3674 keep that troll energy
@@uncledeadhead3674 so true! Sometimes i feel the focus on talent diminish the work people like this put into their craft!
The amount of fun this kid is having, not to even mention his talent, just made my day
Life on earth just got a whole lot better❣
This little dude's a 12 year old with 32 years of experience!
This kid is special
Understatement of the decade 😅
No tell😂
I am a father to a 5 year old boy. He is the joy of my life. Seeing your father witness you thrive and enjoy life makes me feel so good. We fathers live for these moments. I am so proud of you.
Thats an old soul thats been around for awhile. This kid is phenomenal!
This child has that Jon Batiste joy! Jude, you are a ray of sunshine!
I've played keyboards for about 40 years (I'm 49).
I'm a fairly advanced keyboardist...
This kid is better than me at 12, having only played for 4 years. Beautiful, exceptional, outstanding talent!!!
That's incredible. I don't know how to play keys but I'm sure it's humbling seeing this 12yo absolutely kill it. It happens in my line of music too. I play the snare drum in a pipe band and the kids nowadays know everything and show us (27yo) old timers up. The future is bright.
Yeah I've been playing for years, practically every single day and just am nowhere near that level nor do I think I ever will be. He is gifted with something special.
The amount of self assurance this kid projects is off the charts. And it's not ego. He's really quite carfree, like he was YOUNGER than his 12 years, even while communicating like someone much, much older. Maybe this is what being a Bach or a Mozart looks like...
This is the coolest kid ever. Pairing him with Jon Batiste (also a certifiable genius) was inspired.
I love how children like this keep coming along.
What a gift! This kind of talent only comes along once in a lifetime. Wishing you all the best Jude. ❤
Jon Batiste is an amazing musician. Love this song. Jude is very impressive. Just 4 years playing? Insane.
I first saw this young man featured on, Steve Hartman, On The Road. His story is AMAZING! His dad had an old keyboard in his basement, one day he heard Jude playing the old keyboard. His dad was so shocked at how good he was, that he went out and purchased a newer keyboard. His story gets better, a neighbor heard him constantly playing, came to their house, and introduced himself. The neighbor, gifted the young man, a piano he had in his home, used his inheritance to fine tune the piano, and promised to keep the piano serviced, as long as he’s alive. Jude’s parents were so grateful. Jude is autistic, and is a little genius in the making.
Thank you for all the added information! He's a joy, pure light in what are challenging times.
@@clairevariandeacon6906 You’re most welcome.
Wow, thanks for sharing this. It makes him even more special.
@@clairevariandeacon6906 Here’s the link to the Steve Hartman segment, that was done on Jude, sometime ago.
Every child needs a village ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Ghana 🇬🇭 is proud of you Sir
The Joy He exudes is just so amazing and sweet. Jude/Jon combination will be waw. Two brilliant souls.
2:02 "... but it is simple though." And felt like I should jump off a bridge. The kid is already a legend not only for how he plays, but for how he interacts and puts all together.
The true old soul. I can hear his emotion flowing through the sound. Never felt that way when i was playing the piano at age 12 lmao
This young man is a firecracker. That "True" at 2:28 speaks volumes.
I think his piano skills are just the tip of the iceberg.
Why is he making me cry? He’s so wonderful! Awesome to see his father quietly proud of him in the background.
Humans are so beautiful and genuine.
Now that's what I call a God given talent! Keep playing Jude, God bless you.
His laugh and enthusiasm is absolutely contagious. A very blessed young man I can't wait to see what he continues to do.
This kid was born old, honestly he was fighting his age in that young body, he needed to adjust for those 8 years, he then remembered who he was and decided to continue where he left off...amazingly gifted.
Love your interpretation.
This is exactly another reason why I believe in reincarnation
True😅.
Way to disregard the kid & replace him with your favourite mythological trope, real humanising. This is why cognitive development is such a neglected field of study, people are more willing to believe in reincarnation than have to learn about real, living people.
@@christofthedead Uh, no, he's more right than what you give him credit for, because in neurophysiology, the development it would take to build the muscle memory to play like that is at the very least, a decade's worth of knowledge. It is scientifically impossible to achieve that level of skill in just four years due to the way the brain works in collating information and building kinetic responses to it through muscle development.
He seems like a truly rare talent. Often people that have that kind of natural ability have other mental sacrifices but he is just feeling and loving every minute. Forget about his piano ability, his ability to enjoy the moment is even more impresssive, his personality seems to be the extra component that lifts his playing and his whole persona. I’d worry that being so talented he might feel the need to grow up quickly but I can imagine him as a 50yr old with that same joyous, childlike enjoyment…. basically I’m just trying to say he’s very cool and I’m glad he exists.
read his whole story
@@noelskizalotti9972 why, what?
@@jacobpaint Jude is autistic, as well as having suffered from heart trouble in infancy. I suspect Noel may have been suggesting that Jude's talent does in fact come with other mental sacrifices.
@@tedpreston4155 autism is of course a spectrum and to say that someone is autistic is just a choice by doctors to define someone as further to one end of that spectrum to a degree that it causes them issues in their life. I know enough people who are autistic and it’s more of a difference in their thinking than a limitation. I don’t know if Jude is autistic or not and if he is I don’t know to what degree and in what ways so I can only take him as I find him. Autism can also unlock other benefits for some people, as far as I can see in this video any benefits of his personality seem to outweigh the negatives, autism or not… but maybe these videos are edited to show him in a positive light, I could only guess at such things so I will just take it at face value.
I hope Mr. Baptiste hears this. This kid is absolutely amazing. My son was also a premie (born at 24weeks) and had surgery. This youngman's story hits so close to home, and his laugh is infectious. Thank you for exposing us to him and his joy, @pianote
Heart warming and breaking; Around eight minutes of beatiful music, followed by one minute of sharing the love - thank you Jude.
This is beyond incredible, He is a gift from the music God, and his mission is to make people happy and joy. He was struggled in the beginning because he is sent from somewhere else, and now he’s on his way to become one of the greatest in this world. I am very lucky to live and see this. ❤❤
Oh MAN! This kid! His body might be 12 but his SOUL...he been around! That soul was fighting to stay here cuz it's got something to GIVE!❤❤❤❤
Man he is set. To know what you love this early and to actually be doing it for a living, at a professional, level at 12?? I'm so happy for him!!!
There is a difference between being GIFTED and being TALENTED. Jude is incredibly GIFTED & TALENTED!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥
Wtf is the difference 😂
@@masteroogway2853 Gift is something you're given or receive, often from someone else. It can be a physical object, an experience, or even an ability.
Talent is a natural ability or aptitude that you're born with. It's something you're good at doing without much effort.
In a nutshell: A gift is something you receive, while a talent is something you possess.
Jon would love and cherish this kid
I’ve taught music, I’ve told people there not any natural musical gifts just hard work and fun…. I’m wrong.
I feel inadequate to a 12 year old. Yet love his laugh and joy in his music.
Seems like a happy and well balanced child with a warm and supportive dad. And a piano habit :) May all children be so well supported!!!
This kid's a prodogy. 4 years already playing like this!? Im just baffled, hes going to become a great one
A skill learned in a previous life so treasured it found its way into a current life.
Exactly.
No. Probably a case of adquired savanth syndrome.
That was beyond incredible! It is hard to top Jon Babtiste, I would love to hear them together. Thanks Jude Keyz!!
This young man made me smile! What an old soul, with so much talent and joie de vivre. ❤
I wish all the success in the world to this young man....honestly Jude you are far too good to do anything but applaud...well done young man,,
I'm the biggest fan of this kid! His talent genuinely blows my mind...
This boy exudes the same joyfulness that Jon Batiste does, along with the phenomenal talent!👏🏽🙏🏽♥️
Human beings are the MOST EXTRAORDINARY LIFE FORMS EVER, and people like this young man PROVE IT!
lifted him out of hopelessness, turning his trauma into blessing, "miracle indeed" ...all glory to God!
Anyone else peep that he has Jon Batiste’s Aura? Always happy and smiling. Thank you for entertaining us with your phenomenal skills and awesome job giving back. God bless his support system 👏🏾❤.
WOW WOW WOW... You are right Jude is a prodigy. AND a genius!!!! I loved his playing. He also seems like a fantastic person. Bless him and his Dad and Mom.
0:56 bro got perfect pitch😮, first chord and riff was just in the right key😮not me finding the key when the song is almost over
Dudeeee😭😭
I can relate with you broo😂😂😢😢
Lol yep yep
@@danieleoduro3829 hey bro you live in italy?
sorry Bro 😂😂😂😂
What an incredible brain this child has. I wish him every success in his private and professional life.
Holy cow. I was raised by two jazz musicians, my mom taught us how to sing from a young age, ive seen everyone play live, this guy is amazing.
Jude has a direct line with God. Thanks for bringing him to us!
What a sweet and special kid! I smiled the whole time he played, and at the end when he laughed, I laughed. (His laughter is contagious.) He is a miracle child, but I think he helped it along. ❤🥰
Am I happy now? Pretty much, yeah.
Thank you Jude. Thank you Pianote.
I am convinced this is secretely Jon Batiste Jr. With that skill and energy and those LAUGHS! It's almost too perfect
Jude was born for this. He was probably rehearsing before he was born His mother may not have been able to sit. What a big laugh he ushers out of his mouth. So joyful. Great piano player.
Perfect pitch isn't the only thing this musical genius has. Among his many gifts he most definitely has perfect time as well.
Before he even starts properly playing through - what a deep voice. At 12. This kid will grow up to be an awesome bass singer, if he starts singing along his playing we're sooooo in for a treat!
i absolutely LOVE this kid 😭 I wish Jude nothing but success and joy!
❤❤❤
I would love to see Jon Batiste watch this young man play!
0:29 I heard "40 years" at first before I realized he meant "4" that's still sounds about right 😂
Thanks!
A TRUE prodigy! One of a kind with a true God given gift! Amazing and awesome playing!
Pure unadulterated joy from thata young man is such a pleasure to see. God has blessed him 10 fold from what his early life was. Keep on making great music young man!
My mind is blown! His improvisation is so genuine and fun. I'm wishing him a long career.
This made me very happy! Go Jude!
God's glory is shown in many ways and Jude "Keyz" Kofie is one of those ways. Amazing!!! Keep playing sir.
I've perhaps never seen a Dad more proud than this one.
Having gone through what he and his wife went through for the first 8 years of his son's life, Jude is a constant reminder that God is real.
A gifted child!! God bless and protect him forever!!! 🔝🙏 there must be other ones like him in other arts that are not having appropriate opportunities.
He's self-taught. When he said it was a miracle, I was touched . God Bless these people who have beautiful heart 🙏.
I think this charming, fun boy is a an old soul genius Jazz player, wow! After all his suffering from illness he's as bright as the sun living his best and special life. Thank you. ❤❤❤❤ xxx
I'd love to hear Jon and Jude play together ❤