"Hymn to Freedom" - Kenny Banks Jr. - 2019 American Pianists Awards

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  • “Hymn to Freedom” by Oscar Peterson
    September 29, 2018
    The Premiere Series provides the first live juried performances of the five 2019 American Pianists Awards finalists. Over the course of five months, each finalist makes an initial appearance on stage at The Jazz Kitchen, located on College Avenue in Indianapolis, IN.
    Musicians:
    Kenny Banks Jr., piano
    Nick Tucker, bass
    Kenny Phelps, drums
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 60

  • @mauricerobertlashambe2897
    @mauricerobertlashambe2897 4 роки тому +28

    during the last hour of my life i would like to hear this over and over until i have run out of time . mmmmmmm. i was at the concert with andree bernard and oscar peterson..... what a quality evening

  • @mitchellwooldridge5118
    @mitchellwooldridge5118 2 місяці тому +3

    I know it's Peterson's song but strong Oliver Jones vibes here. Incredible! :)

  • @_emnpmfcrf
    @_emnpmfcrf 4 роки тому +20

    Somewhere in the heaven Oscar Peterson is smiling !

  • @Pian0Mon
    @Pian0Mon 10 місяців тому +9

    Just a man and his piano in his own Universe, and we can only watch.

  • @zuluvegans6897
    @zuluvegans6897 5 років тому +44

    Superb, Oscar Peterson would be smiling right now

    • @younique90
      @younique90 4 роки тому +2

      mr zulu vegans i see you under alot of oscar videos u must be a superfan like me hgaha

    • @gergokovacsjazzpiano8165
      @gergokovacsjazzpiano8165 10 місяців тому +1

      Oscar is smiling.

    • @zuluvegans6897
      @zuluvegans6897 10 місяців тому

      Yebo, Yes….. I love this guy’s style of play. He reminds me of the great but underrated jazz mucian, Sipho Gumede from Durban, South Africa…. 🇿🇦

    • @zuluvegans6897
      @zuluvegans6897 10 місяців тому

      Khaya van Mieghem - did you know that your first name is so popular here in South Africa 🇿🇦 among black men……. Google it….👍🏽

  • @katskills
    @katskills Місяць тому +2

    Thank you Kenny I couldn’t stop the tears from falling out my eyes this performance is breathtaking

  • @gcats2166
    @gcats2166 2 роки тому +9

    I keep coming back to listen to this and I'm always amazed at how much emotion he managed to get out of that piano. This should have had a billion views by now. MASTERPIECE!!!

  • @duck7237
    @duck7237 2 роки тому +13

    This speaks to my soul. Oscar would be proud. Thank you, sir.

  • @Sunshinepati
    @Sunshinepati 3 роки тому +5

    Musicians think very differently, and this is really cool 😎 ❤️🎵

  • @Bunnies4wool
    @Bunnies4wool 3 роки тому +6

    This brought tears to my eyes. At a time when our freedom has never before been in such dire peril, it was especially poignant. Thank you sirs.

  • @mikemol2934
    @mikemol2934 4 роки тому +5

    Only few people a capable of bringing out the sole of this song. You are most certainly one of them. A dutch great pianist Hans Kwakkernaat is another one. Respect. Mike Mol

  • @Totsnar1
    @Totsnar1 3 роки тому +4

    Now this is what you call Sum Soul Music 🎵🎶!!! Look at the way he's transforming that atmosphere Lord have mercy;!! Much love my brother!!! 👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🎵🎶

  • @foreststewart1968
    @foreststewart1968 5 місяців тому

    Fabulous rendition. I have this peculiar preference, that one wouldn't think would matter, but I just love this played in F. It's not as though Bb is "wrong," & Oscar did later versions in Bb, so who can find fault w/ the composer himself? Still, Oscar just killed this in F, & that's the 1st version I had ever heard, so that's where it feels the most natural to me.
    This splendid rendition delivers the spirit of the piece just the same. He obviously likes it just fine in Bb.
    : ) Bravo!

  • @davidwhittaker9511
    @davidwhittaker9511 8 місяців тому +2

    This is captivating, an amazing improv on this beautiful song. Oscar would be proud.

  • @victorlondonuk7586
    @victorlondonuk7586 5 років тому +20

    Brilliant interpretation! Amazing player!

  • @bobaldo2339
    @bobaldo2339 4 роки тому +2

    Every time I hear this piece played by anyone, my first take is that I am listening to "My Wild Irish Rose". I guess I am tone deaf after all. ua-cam.com/video/io68lcmujBo/v-deo.html

  • @crazypianolady
    @crazypianolady 4 роки тому +12

    Oscar Peterson would be so proud

  • @ntandolugwazi9521
    @ntandolugwazi9521 Рік тому +1

    Drummer 🙈

  • @OwenL2020
    @OwenL2020 3 роки тому +7

    I mean my God.
    One of my favorite all-time compositions. The people sitting in the audience don't know what they just experienced, and how sublime it was.
    Pure poetry on those keys.

  • @stephenthompson5413
    @stephenthompson5413 3 роки тому +2

    roly-poly hum-drum ho-hum, nicely framed w/ suspenders

  • @natejohnson5897
    @natejohnson5897 5 років тому +7

    SO GOOD !!!!!

  • @villheims
    @villheims 3 роки тому +3

    Yessss Bro. Just yes. Top job.

  • @배기헌-g2t
    @배기헌-g2t 2 роки тому +2

    미쳣네이거레알

  • @jaimeboetsch
    @jaimeboetsch 6 місяців тому

    Finalmente, le copia todo al gran Oscar Peterson.

  • @josephbaraka4091
    @josephbaraka4091 10 місяців тому +2

    Those drum rolls were legendary

  • @rolandcharlesrandriambolol6532
    @rolandcharlesrandriambolol6532 3 роки тому +2

    Naly Ratsimba

  • @musicmania4522
    @musicmania4522 3 роки тому +3

    Damn man 🔥🇳🇵

  • @pigeon_the_mighty
    @pigeon_the_mighty 3 роки тому +3

    5:08 is gorgeous

  • @rogervalentine264
    @rogervalentine264 3 роки тому +5

    Oscar Peterson instilled a soulful spirit in this song and Kenny feels it and renders true depth in playing it. Hallelujah.

  • @hammondoverkeyz
    @hammondoverkeyz 3 роки тому +3

    🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @Jsung.P.8872
    @Jsung.P.8872 2 роки тому +1

    하 주긴다

  • @juliberk
    @juliberk Рік тому +1

    I wish I could have been there to experience this live 🔥

  • @markd523
    @markd523 3 роки тому +3

    What a treat!

  • @MahleGqweta
    @MahleGqweta 28 днів тому

    This heals my soul. Sense?

  • @kevinellsworth9318
    @kevinellsworth9318 4 роки тому +4

    Bring it!

  • @robertoluizcauduro4581
    @robertoluizcauduro4581 4 роки тому +3

    My God!!!

  • @rhashanr
    @rhashanr 5 років тому +2

    This guy is amazing

  • @lavoltabbona
    @lavoltabbona 3 роки тому +2

    Yes Sir!!!

  • @MDZac2024
    @MDZac2024 4 місяці тому

    God, what a beautiful and soulful piece. Oscar was surely nodding his head and tapping his foot to this one

  • @pecsiv
    @pecsiv 4 роки тому +3

    WOW!

  • @John-so3gp
    @John-so3gp Рік тому +1

    Thank You !!

  • @salvalegrand3731
    @salvalegrand3731 7 місяців тому

    ❤‍🩹

  • @mrfudd13
    @mrfudd13 9 місяців тому

    Not going to listen to this if there's a commercial in front of each one.

  • @배기헌-g2t
    @배기헌-g2t 2 роки тому +1

    ….

  • @AndreeaAlexievici
    @AndreeaAlexievici 3 роки тому +1

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @jamesandrianarivelo8936
    @jamesandrianarivelo8936 2 роки тому

    Oh yeahhhh my man👍👍🙏🙏 Goes straight to the heart

  • @siphondhlovu1153
    @siphondhlovu1153 5 років тому +6

    Very clean.

  • @Isi-EmiAseto
    @Isi-EmiAseto 10 місяців тому

    What a boring version

  • @MrMsubo
    @MrMsubo 4 роки тому +4

    I had to listen to this superp piece again after six months. We are all Africans and this is the music of the African nubians who predicted long ago that this type of music will stand the test of time.

    • @harrywkendall1641
      @harrywkendall1641 4 роки тому +1

      Thank you, Thami. Every so often we need a reminder of who we really are, and tremendous gifts of the soul we have contributed to the greatness of this American society. There are so many outstanding renditions of this piece, all of them equally important in the artists' personal signatures.

    • @jacquesmonnier1041
      @jacquesmonnier1041 4 роки тому +1

      Desole... je prefere oscar!