History of Jazz Piano (THE INSTRUMENTALS - Episode 5)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Thelonious Monk Competition winner, Kris Bowers gives us a comprehensive history of jazz piano, covering over 40 tunes.
Check out Kris' new album "Heroes + Misfits": smarturl.it/Kri...
and his website:
www.krisbowersmusic.com
This is the 5th in CDZA's THE INSTRUMENTALS series.
More to come.
Featuring Tim Crow as "Voice of God"
and Fact Mannequin, as Fact Mannequin
Recorded @ Terminus Recording Studios NYC [www.terminusnyc...]
#BringBackFactMan
#BringBackFatFactMan
michaelshowgenio Every time I look at my original post, I think it says "BringBackFatMan". Oh well, either way my point stands.
Take The A Train must be a really influential piece, I think it's been in half of these videos so far. It deserves it.
the guitar player has to wait for 50 years later to play
Sergio Ríos Campos 😂
Awowkwok
Of course because he came with the wrong guitar. The Fender Strat was not invented until 1954 and due to it's sound has no place in straight ahead or classic jazz. I'm not anti-Strat, I own two of them but I would never use one in a truly jazz context.
Frank Frank : A Tele? Yes!
A Strat? No way!
Everytime a video comes out I spend like an hour rewatching all your other videos! Thanks for the great stuff! :D
What a true artist, and lover of Jazz Kris Bowers is. I'm lost for words.
NOOOO WHERES THE ORIGINAL FACT MAN?
he had a stroke
Ikr
Gol Den strike
He needed a sick day
So far this videos still being the best for explaining jazz history. No other videos yet explaining as detailed as this
Great job. Awesome pianist.
He is an immensely talented pianist. He puts the feeling into it.
SWEEET! NEW CDZA! SO EXCITED!
This is the best video done yet. No one really appreciates or understands Jazz and it's influence in contemporary music. Thank you for this!
You guys should compile a playlist and post it in the description so people can after watching the video listen to to the full songs!
TheRealAntBell and they have it now. My spotify playlist got more cultured. Thx
Great "show & tell" concept....educational, inspirational, and entertaining! The pianist, keyboardist, keytarist, Kris Bowers is AWESOME!!! A credit to the evolution of Jazz!!
I was waiting for Cory Henry in the "contemporary geniuses" part.
wastagwaga Same here dudes a freaking genius. my favorite right now
and jacob collier!!!
Kinda disappointing that those are the first names you all come up with to be honest.... Cory Henry and Jacob Collier are quite skilled in their own right but there are so many other modern pianists who are 100x the players/musicians they are and don't get that kind of recognition. Cats like Aaron Parks, Taylor Eigsti, Sullivan Fortner, Tigran Hamasyan and so many more play circles around those guys. It's not even close.
Zayphe I wouldn't say they could "play circles" around cory henry... you should study what hes doing with jazz improv and rhythm in songs like gotcha now and lingus and also his mastery of the organ and gospel styles. to add to your list, robert glasper and kamasi washington
21 21, you're certainly entitled to your own opinion, but I wholeheartedly believe that the players I mentioned are in a separate league altogether. Also, the fact that you seriously mentioned Kamasi Washington as someone who even comes close to hanging with those guys is completely ridiculous. Kamasi Washington doesn't know how to play jazz, plain and simple. He does his own thing and writes some cool shit, but as far as a jazz saxophonist goes he is extremely limited in many ways...technically, rhythmically and harmonically. Robert Glasper on the other hand can definitely play his ass off.
I was shocked that Earl Hines wasn't in the list...But I figured that there are so many;We could be the rest of our lives talking about all of them...Great vid.
I learned a bunch.
Yo this video is informing and entertaining as hell
Seeing a new cdza video in my feed made my morning.
Another fantastic History Of by the CDZA!! I was surprised to see Medeski, Martin, and Wood overlooked, but was REALLY STOKED to be reminded of Ahmad Jamal! I gotta go home now, dig in the archives and pull out some old albums...
Fact man is looking a little pale... and his acting is wooden.
still gave me a wood
Fact man needs some SHOES! Or, you know, toes.
Lost a bit of weight, too.
yeah he's not looking as fact as he used to.
+SnappyK9 He's gotten quite a bit taller too…
What happened to this channel? This was my absolute favorite back in the day! You guys are amazing! Please come back!❤
This is great! All I'm missing is Oscar Peterson and Joe Zawinul
+Sandow Sinai And George Gershwin
Been listening to jazz for 8-10 years now. But there were still some new ones for me, which is great. Thanks :)
There are no words to describe how happy I am to have found your group. Bravo Brava and skiddly wah wah..sorry couldn't help myself. Play On!
Amazing effort to co-ordinate all that in one take - and educational too, despite the kids having a hissy fit below - really appreciated that :)
Very well thought out and very well done.
Loving the Herbie!
Very cool guys...great job!
I TRULY ENJOYED LISTENING TO THE HISTORY OF JAZZ PIANO!THIS WAS VERY INFORMATIVE!
If you're really interested in Jazz history, check out the Ken Burns documentary series "Jazz". Amazing!
Finally!!! A new episode!!!!
wow i am so mesmerized by this. You gentlemen did a wonderful job, thanks for this.
OMG YESSS SO GLAD YOU MENTIONED HIM
I'm always sad this didn't keep going. You deserved more views than you got.
I am so glad the included 80s Herbie in this video. "Rockit" is my jam.
These are great commentary on how music has changed and yet stayed the same
Love these videos for some reason...
OH MY GOD YESSSSSSS!!!! MORE CDZA!!!!!!
what a great video!!! What a performance on a onetakeXD
Great way to start the day, thanks for that
I missed Oscar Peterson in this bunch.
and Aziza Mustafa :D
and Tigran Hamasyan
Probably couldn't emulate his style
His style of playing was very clean and bouncy, but while being an amazing musician he hardly wrote his own music or brought nuance to the instrument IMO. He had a genius for taking existing styles like stride and whatnot and emulating them to the best of their ability however. While Peterson is a great pianist, I wouldn't call him an innovator in the same sense as Herbie Hancock or Bill Evans.
@@frederikmarohn6358 They included some just for their virtuosity though. Even though he wasn't an innovator he was still incredible and definitely worth mentioning.
Fabulous job wonderful pockets of history would like to hear more about thus group especially the pianist .so glad Jason Moran included
Every person complaining who has been not included so I would nominate Mary Lou Williams ,Danilo Perez and Herbie N.
Thanks a lot for this very interresting video. It brought a whole new light on a lot of music I have been loving for years.
This was beautiful.
FINALLY ANOTHER ONE.
Love what you guys are doing with this series!
Great, Great , Great job !
wow I didn't know the name George Duke before, but now I know. His song is really beautiful!! and Kris' arrange is too!! Great job :)
Kristopher, I knew your autograph was going to be priceless one day! That's why I got mine real early...when you were just a 15 year old kid! I'm so proud of your educational and musical accomplishments. You are among the best, my friend. May God continue to bless you and facilitate you with all that your heart desires. (Smile) Your former NAACP ACTSO Music Coordinator! Go get em' Kris! Bobette Jamison-Harrison
This was great it helps to open peoples eyes to jazz
required listening for every student of jazz! spectacular!
Thank you. Is a beautiful history.
This was brilliant. Now give me more!
Incredible as always!!
Great stuff!!
Missing Oscar Peterson and Joe Zawinul.
Great job everybody!
Keep being great, cdza!
Damn, I have a lot of artists to check out now. One of the best cdza vids.
Amazing! You guys are great! I love how you introduce and pay respect to these ionic artists! You schooled me! Hats off to all your endeavors and best wishes from the Carolinas!
excellent work always entertaining
NIce! You guys are back! I love these videos so much!
Also, kudos to your playing skills!
Fact Man definitely looks a little happier today. I love this series, guys. Keep it up!
I was waiting for bossa nova movement in the 50s\60s!
moviemagic yeaaaah, I can't believe there is no Jobim in the video :(
History of Jazz Piano in U.S. , they forgot the rest of the world.
Ahhh It seems I don't like the US. @@marcelteclas
@@marcelteclas yeah, but latin jazz was partly invented in us, isn't it?
@@noone-jw4gm Not bossa nova. I don't know about the other styles, though
Dude this is so epic ..... I love every minute of this
Top shelf jazz,just soooo good.cheers..LUGERO
Really enjoyed this!
Great video and amazing basslines!!! :P
CDZA is amazing!
Super guys, thanks!
really nice job indeed!
Aloha CDZA,
*HERBIE HANCOCK'S ROCKIT 1983!!!!! ahhh.. back in da day... ;-D*
But seriously an *amazing group of musicians!* To those who don't play an instrument, I don't know if one could truly appreciate the fact that you blended decades of jazz into one arrangement... that takes major talent! Isn't it interesting that each era had it's own 'sound/style'? It was an honor to hear... now all you need is an ukulele and steel guitar! ;-) *Excellent work! Well done, and thank you.*
Aloha 'oe and God bless,
- AuntyKeli
Oh... The "Fact Man"... Hilarious to look at but very educational! *I SUBSCRIBED!*
I love the instrumentais. It's so cool! Expecting more soon keep the great work
Your videos are PERFECTTT
I LOVE YOU GUYS
please do one on the jazz guitar, loving this video series, keep it up!
Finally new video!!!
Man, I miss these guys
It's not the same. The new Fact Man doesn't have the same soul.
Does he have at least one?
Zen L the old one did
Could say he sold it for his talent.... soulless soulless talent
Professor Longhair!!! Hahaha yeah Kris that was amazing
Starting this video, I knew we'd see Herbie a couple of times, but not this many :p
To be honest during the early 00's, it seemed like Jazz was a little stagnant, but it's picking up again, with pianists like Kris, and singers like Gregory Porter are doing a wonderful job at bringing Jazz back.
Thank you for making a great video :)
Love that April in Paris is in here
Quite a lesson, thank you!
Amazing !!
thank you so much!mulgrew miller was not on my radar!thank you!
I miss these guys
As a pianist, my favourite would have to be Bill Evans. His light touch was just like none other...
Aloha again,
If I ever win the Lottery, I will fly you guys to Hawai'i to Play for one of my wedding anniversaries, yes? LOL! You guys are so amazing! This is still my favorite! ;-D
I thought that this was fantastic, and then Ray Charles, keytar, and D'Angelo happened and made it even better. So well done.
As a Jazz musician I approve this video (My profile picture is a picture of my playing MY keytar hahaha)
Nice! Missing Mrs. Coltrane though. She was amazing and truly an influence to many
You guys are BEASTS
I Want to see more your piano trio jazz.
Dude! what about Latin-jazz a HUGE part of Jazz history.
Excellent ❤❤❤👍👍👍
Very nice!!!
This is awesome! You guys should do trumpet !
Very cool!
CDZA is awesome.
BRAVO!🎶
Excellent teaching and entertaining moment for all...regardless of prior piano jazz knowledge. Thanks.
:-)
You've got them all down pat!
I didn't realize that the guy playing made the last song until I came back to watch it again!
I'm a female jazz pianist so you know what's coming. You guys deserve a mansion and a yacht for this incredible video!! This was strongly needed! Sooooo amazing...BUT!! (you knew this was coming) I'm taking back the mansion for a specific reason. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!! Do you have any female musician friends? Or someone you could consult to find more than Nina Simone and Patrice Rushen for female jazz pianists??? Instead of including Herbie Hancock 3 or 4 times above all the others, all you even had to do was reference the Jazz Portrait to find Mary Lou Williams and Marion McPartland up front and center! Without Mary Lou Williams there'd be no Miles, Thelonious, Dizzy or Bird!!! There'd be no ME as she taught my teacher. GRRRRRRR!!!!!! Hazel Scott!! A highly accomplished classical player who then popularized "Jazzing The Classics" in a profound manner that was by no means, sugar coated. You MIGHT catch a break with her since she was effectively black listed (pretty much eradicated) for being a communist. Heck, Geri Allen, Carla Bley, Diana Krall, Shirley Horn FFS!! I'm even trying to help you out by including women who've got some chops! And I can't hold back because this video was made in 2014 and Google existed then, I believe... (sigh) (I love Herbie but not 3 times worth at the expense of other pioneers). Ok, you guys are good sports to endure my little smack down here. Thanks for the video, it still remains ABSOLUTELY STELLAR!
Sadly they have not been active for 4 years so you wish will not be granted.
@@yizharamir5915 The important thing is that it only took 24 hours for someone (you) to see it which means there's hope that other's will see it and learn. All the jazz pioneers mentioned in this video deserve the attention and honor received in this video, it was just painful to see that the actual heavy weights of female jazz pianists were not mentioned. Nina Simone was a reluctant jazz player, her dream was to be a classical player and Patrice Rushen is an R&B/Pop player heavily influenced by jazz, but not a first thought jazz pioneer. Anyway, I'm climbing off of the high horse, but thank you for responding.
Would love to see a history of punk rock/hardcore!
HISTORY OF HARMONICA!!
Amazing and super fun, but dudes -- @ 5:35-- it's quartal harmony (as in based on 4ths) not chordal...